Clara Ward, Princesse de Caraman-Chimay

Who was Clara Ward, Princesse de Caraman-Chimay?

Clara Ward was a wealthy American socialite who married a prince from Belgium.

The story of Clara Ward, who commonly used one or another version of the title "Princesse de Caraman-Chimay", is poorly known today, but for some years in the early 1890s she was the toast of the United States. During the late 1890s and the Edwardian years she spent much time in both the society and gossip columns of two continents. She was widely known, envied and admired, desired, loathed and reviled.