Dalrymple, Grace (1758–1823)
Dalrymple, Grace (1758–1823)
Scottish courtesan. Name variations: Grace Dalrymple Elliot. Born 1758 in Edinburgh, Scotland; died 1823 at Ville d'Avray, Paris, France; dau. of Hew Dalrymple (advocate); m. John Elliott (Scottish physician); had liaison with George IV (1762–1821), king of England (r. 1821–1830); associated with Lord Cholmondeley; children: Georgina Frederica Elliott (b. 1782, who might have been dau. of Cholmondeley).
Made debut into Edinburgh society (1771); married; ran off with Lord Valentia (1774); became mistress of Valentia, Cholmondley, Charles Windham, George Selwyn, and the Prince of Wales (later George IV); on meeting the duke of Orleans (1784), moved to Paris.
See also Journal of My Life during the Revolution written by her granddaughter.
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