Arcadie Claret

Arcadie Claret (1826–1897) was a Belgian noblewoman. She was the mistress of Leopold I of Belgium for twenty years, from 1844 until the king's death in 1865.[1] The public affair caused a scandal and attracted great attention in contemporary Belgium.

Portrait of Arcadie Claret, King Leopold of Belgium's lover.

Arcadie bore Leopold two sons, who were ennobled as the Barons d'Eppinghoven by Leopold's nephew, Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

in 1863 Arcadie was also awarded the title of Baronin von Eppinghoven.[2]

References

Capron, Victor (2006). Sur les traces d'Arcadie Claret : le Grand Amour de Léopold Ier (in French). Brussels.
Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels [Genealogical Handbook of the Nobility]. Freiherrlichen Häuser (in German). Band XXI. C. A. Starke. 1999. pp. 101–3.

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[1] Capron, Victor (2006). Sur les traces d'Arcadie Claret : le Grand Amour de Léopold Ier (in French). Brussels.

[2] Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels [Genealogical Handbook of the Nobility]. Freiherrlichen Häuser (in German). Band XXI. C. A. Starke. 1999. pp. 101–3.