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Grace Dalrymple Elliott (Edimburgo, 1754 - Ville-d'Avray, 16 de mayo de 1823) fue una cortesana y espía escocesa residente en París durante la Revolución francesa.
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.
- Georgina Seymour
- mistress of the Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
- Scottish
- Sir John Eliot (divorced)
16 de dic. de 2014 · Lady Grace Dalrymple Elliott (c. 1754-1823) ha pasado a la Historia por ser la autora de una crónica autobiográfica sobre los años de la Revolución Francesa titulada Ma vie sous la revolution...
Nevertheless, the tale of Grace Elliott, who died in this week in 1823, is well worth telling simply because she was one of the most fascinating women of her time, and who survived the Reign of Terror in France after the Revolution.
16 de sept. de 2019 · In today's episode, we are looking into the life of Grace Elliott, a mistress turned spy that lived through the French Revolution... Welcome to Forgotten Lives!
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12 de may. de 2017 · In 1789, the French Revolution broke out when the Bastille was stormed on 14 July, and a few days later, Grace Dalrymple Elliott found herself in danger. Joseph Foullon de Doué (an unpopular French politician and a Controller-General of Finances under Louis XVI) had been murdered by revolutionaries on the 22nd of July.
Grace Elliott (sometimes spelled Elliot or Eliot) lived from about 1755 to 16 May 1823. She was a famous society beauty and courtesan who witnessed at first hand the French Revolution. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
