Grace Elliott

(1754-1823)

Scottish socialite, courtesan and memoirist

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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. 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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Born	Grace Dalrymple Elliott 1754 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	1823 (aged 68) Ville d'Avray
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George IV of the United Kingdom 1762-1830 · King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830 info edit

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Georgiana Augusta Frederica Seymour info 1st child with George IV of the United Kingdom Female b. 1782 d. 10 Dec 1813 · Age: 31 (at death) · 1782-1813 ·

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