Blanche Zélia Joséphine Delacroix, more commonly known as Caroline Lacroix, was the mistress and second wife of Leopold II, King of the Belgians. The king presented her with large sums of money, estates, gifts, and a noble title, Baronne Vaughan. Since no official royal decree was ever issued by Leopold, the Belgian government, or any other foreign state, the title bestowed upon Caroline was deemed to be honorary.
Caroline was the mother of two sons by the king. Five days before the king's death, on December 12, 1909, he married Caroline in a religious ceremony performed by his personal chaplain, but the marriage had no legal authority under Belgian law as it was performed religiously, not civilly. Nevertheless, she was left extremely rich from her many gifts given to her by King Leopold.
She was married at Arronville on August 18, 1910 to Antoine Emmanuel Durrieux (1865-1917).
They were to divorce on May 10, 1913. Durrieux informally adopted Caroline's sons by the king, giving them his surname.
Caroline published her memoir, A Commoner Married a King: As Told by Baroness de Vaughan to Paul Faure, in 1937.
Caroline was the mother of two sons by the king. Five days before the king's death, on December 12, 1909, he married Caroline in a religious ceremony performed by his personal chaplain, but the marriage had no legal authority under Belgian law as it was performed religiously, not civilly. Nevertheless, she was left extremely rich from her many gifts given to her by King Leopold.
She was married at Arronville on August 18, 1910 to Antoine Emmanuel Durrieux (1865-1917).
They were to divorce on May 10, 1913. Durrieux informally adopted Caroline's sons by the king, giving them his surname.
Caroline published her memoir, A Commoner Married a King: As Told by Baroness de Vaughan to Paul Faure, in 1937.
Blanche Zélia Joséphine Delacroix, more commonly known as Caroline Lacroix, was the mistress and second wife of Leopold II, King of the Belgians. The king presented her with large sums of money, estates, gifts, and a noble title, Baronne Vaughan. Since no official royal decree was ever issued by Leopold, the Belgian government, or any other foreign state, the title bestowed upon Caroline was deemed to be honorary.
Caroline was the mother of two sons by the king. Five days before the king's death, on December 12, 1909, he married Caroline in a religious ceremony performed by his personal chaplain, but the marriage had no legal authority under Belgian law as it was performed religiously, not civilly. Nevertheless, she was left extremely rich from her many gifts given to her by King Leopold.
She was married at Arronville on August 18, 1910 to Antoine Emmanuel Durrieux (1865-1917).
They were to divorce on May 10, 1913. Durrieux informally adopted Caroline's sons by the king, giving them his surname.
Caroline published her memoir, A Commoner Married a King: As Told by Baroness de Vaughan to Paul Faure, in 1937.
Caroline was the mother of two sons by the king. Five days before the king's death, on December 12, 1909, he married Caroline in a religious ceremony performed by his personal chaplain, but the marriage had no legal authority under Belgian law as it was performed religiously, not civilly. Nevertheless, she was left extremely rich from her many gifts given to her by King Leopold.
She was married at Arronville on August 18, 1910 to Antoine Emmanuel Durrieux (1865-1917).
They were to divorce on May 10, 1913. Durrieux informally adopted Caroline's sons by the king, giving them his surname.
Caroline published her memoir, A Commoner Married a King: As Told by Baroness de Vaughan to Paul Faure, in 1937.
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