"<p>While it was only a rumor that King Leopold I was Prince Albert's dad, it was confirmed that the king fathered two other children out of wedlock—George and Arthur. Leopold's mistress Arcadie Meyer gave birth to George in 1849 and Arthur just three years later, in 1852. Both sons were granted the title <a href=""https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_I_of_Belgium"" rel=""nofollow noopener"" target=""_blank"" data-ylk=""slk:Freiherr von Eppinghoven"" class=""link rapid-noclick-resp"">Freiherr von Eppinghoven</a> in 1862 by the king's nephew Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.</p>"
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