So, I got curious and looked it up: Andrew Lee "inherited" his claim from Prince(?) Yi Seok, who is the tenth son of Yi Kang (King Uichin), who was the fifth so

So, I got curious and looked it up: Andrew Lee "inherited" his claim from Prince(?) Yi Seok, who is the tenth son of Yi Kang (King Uichin), who was the fifth son of Emperor Gojong. ("Yi" and "Lee" are just two different ways to Latinize the same family name.) It already casts doubt on what legitimate claim Yi Seok could have on the Imperial Throne - the matter was not resolved only because monarchy is dead in Korea and nobody gives a damn any more, and people kinda feel sad that these imperial descendants went through so much tragedy and struggles in the last century, so we just politely nod, in the same way we would talk to our grandma suffering from dementia. But some guy who grew up in America crashing a family reunion and claiming he's the inheritor of the family house because he met grandma once and got her to sign some document? Lol, nice try.