Francesca Arundale

Who was Francesca Arundale?

Francesca Arundale was an English theosophist and freemason.

She became a member of the Theosophical Society Adyar in 1881 and was a close friend of Helena Blavatsky and Annie Besant. In 1896 she became a member of Le Droit Humain. She also participated at Besant's foundation of the first London Lodge of "Le Droit Humaine". She also lived many years in Germany. In 1902 she moved to Adyar. Her adopted son, who was also her great-nephew, George Arundale later became president of the Theosophical Society Adyar. In India she was especially active in the Varanasi branch of the T.S.