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Catherine Grand | |
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 Catherine Noël de Talleyrand-Périgord 1806–07, by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon | |
| Born | Catherine Noël Worlée 21 November 1761 |
| Died | 10 December 1835 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris |
| Other names | Madame Grand Catherine Noël de Talleyrand-Périgord, Princesse de Bénévent |
| Occupation | Courtesan |
| Spouses | |
Catherine Noël de Talleyrand-Périgord (née Grand, née Worlée; 21 November 1761[note 1] – 10 December 1835), was a French courtesan and noblewoman. Born in India the daughter of an office of the French East India Company, she married George Grand, an officer of the English East India Company. She had a scandalous liaison with Bengal councillor Philip Francis in Calcutta.
She relocated to Paris, where she was known as Madame Grand and became a popular courtesan having relationships with several powerful men. She became the mistress and later the wife of French diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, the first Prime Minister of France. Catherine was known for her exceptional beauty, which was captured in her 1783 portrait by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun. She was Princess of Benevent by marriage from 1806 until her death.
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