Draft:Arthur von Eppinghoven

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Christian Friedrich Arthur Meyer von Eppinghoven (25 September 1852 – 9 November 1940) was the youngest of the illegitimate children of King Leopold I and Arcadie Claret.[1]

Biography

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After years spent with his parents at Stuyvenberg Castle in Laeken, where he and his brother Georg von Eppinghoven received a princely education, Arthur became Grand Marshal at the ducal court of Coburg and aide-de-camp to the King of Bulgaria. As a representative of the ducal family of Coburg, he attended the funeral of King Leopold II, his half-brother. [2]

Arthur von Eppinghoven married Anna Lydia Harris, the daughter of the British Consul General in Nice, Sir James Harris and his wife, Baroness Gerhardine von Gall. They had a daughter, Louise-Marie von Eppinghoven, whose godmother was Princess Louise of Belgium and her godfather was King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.[1]

Arthur von Eppinghoven
 
Born(1852-09-25)September 25, 1852
DiedNovember 9, 1940(1940-11-09) (aged 88)
Resting placeLaeken Cemetery
SpouseAnna Lydia Harris
ChildrenLouise Marie von Eppinghoven
Parents

References

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  1. ^ a b Capron, Victor (2006). Sur les traces d'Arcadie Claret : le Grand Amour de Léopold Ier (in French). Brussels.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Edmond Carton de Wiart, Edmond Carton (December 1959). "Léopold II que j'ai servi", dans Les cahiers léopoldiens. p. 21.