Fanny Mosselman

Who was Fanny Mosselman?

Françoise Zoé Mathilde Mosselman, known as Fanny Mosselman, was a Belgian noblewoman, notable as the maîtresse en titre of the duke Charles de Morny.

In 1827 she married Charles Le Hon who was made a Belgian count in 1836, so she also held the title of comtesse Le Hon or Lehon. Nominally, they had three children - Eugène and Léopold, the latter being supposed to be the son of her lover, the diplomat Charles-Joseph Bresson - and Louise.

In the words of one historian, "Fanny chose a man over whom she had great influence and who allowed her freedom of movement and especially freedom to follow her heart".