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Grace Elliott
Scottish socialite, courtesan and memoirist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Grace Dalrymple Elliott (c. 1754 – 16 May 1823) was a Scottish courtesan, writer and spy resident in Paris during the French Revolution. She was an eyewitness to events detailed in her memoirs, Journal of my life during the French Revolution (Ma Vie sous la Révolution) published posthumously in 1859.[1][2] She was mistress to the Duke of Orléans and to the future George IV, by whom she is said to have borne an illegitimate daughter. Elliott trafficked correspondence and hid French aristocrats escaping from the French Revolution. She was arrested several times but managed to avoid the guillotine, and was released after the death of Robespierre.
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![]() Portrait of Grace Elliott by Thomas Gainsborough, circa 1778 (in the Frick Collection) | |
Born | Grace Dalrymple c. 1754 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 16 May 1823(1823-05-16) (aged 68–69) Ville d'Avray, France |
Burial place | Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris |
Nationality | Scottish |
Occupation(s) | Writer, courtesan, spy |
Known for | mistress of the Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans |
Notable work | Journal of my life during the French Revolution |
Spouse | Sir John Eliot (divorced) |
Children | Georgina Seymour |
Parent(s) | Grisel Craw (mother) Hew Dalrymple (father) |
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