11 Facts About Veronica Micle

Veronica Micle is best known for her love affair with the poet Mihai Eminescu, one of the most important Romanian writers.

Veronica Micle was born to him posthumously: Ilie died in 1849, taking two bullets to the chest while fighting under Avram Iancu against the Hungarian revolutionaries.

Veronica Micle's mother went to Moldavia, settling in Targu Neamt in 1850, then to Roman, and finally in Iasi in 1853.

Veronica Micle had two daughters: Virginia, a poet who married Eduard Gruber, and Valeria, an opera singer who used the name Hilda professionally.

Veronica Micle's husband died in 1879, leaving her rather poor.

Veronica Micle came to Bucharest to seek a pension and Eminescu publicly called her his fiancee, but further stresses intervened and while he took up the subject again in 1881, he was diagnosed with syphilis in 1883.

Veronica Micle is buried on the monastery grounds, in Varatec village.

Veronica Micle's house in Targu Neamt, given to her by her parents as a wedding dowry and which she donated to the monastery in 1886, is a museum.

Veronica Micle made her publishing debut in Noul Curier Roman in 1872, with two romantic sketches published under the pen-name Corina.

Veronica Micle published her poems, influenced by Eminescu, in Columna Lui Traian in 1874 and in Convorbiri Literare the following year.

Veronica Micle contributed to Familia, Revista Noua and Revista Literara.