Verginia was betrothed to Lucius Icilius, a former tribune of the plebs, and when she rejected Claudius, Claudius had one of his clients, Marcus Claudius, claim that she was actually his slave.
Verginia bertunangan dengan Lucius Icilius, bekas Tribunus plebs, dan ketika ia menolak Claudius, Claudius membuat salah satu kliennya, Marcus Claudius, menyatakan bahwa ia sebenarnya adalah budaknya.