Grace Elliott

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, first to the future George IV, by whom she is said to have borne an illegitimate daughter, and then to the Duke of Orléans. Elliott trafficked correspondence and helped condemned Royalists and members of the French nobility escape from the First French Republic during the Reign of Terror. She was arrested several times but managed to avoid the guillotine, and was released following the military coup that ended the Terror and resulted in the execution of Robespierre.

Grace Dalrymple Elliott was a Scottish courtesan, writer, and spy who lived in Paris during the French Revolution. She was mistress to George IV and the Duke of Orléans. Elliott helped Royalists escape from the First French Republic during the Reign of Terror by trafficking correspondence and hiding them in her homes. Despite being arrested several times, she avoided execution and was released after Robespierre's downfall. Her memoirs provide an eyewitness account of events during the revolution. She died wealthy in 1823 at Ville d'Avray, France.