Catherine Grand | |
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_MET_DP320094.jpg) Madame Grand, 1783 portrait by Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun, now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
| Born | Catherine Noël Worlée 21 November 1761 |
| Died | 10 December 1834 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris |
| Other names | Madame Grand Catherine Noël Grand de Talleyrand-Périgord, Princesse de Bénévent |
| Occupation | Courtesan |
| Spouses | George François Grand
(m. 1777, separation) |
Catherine Noël Grand (née Worlée; 21 November 1761– 10 December 1834) was a French courtesan and noblewoman. She was the daughter of a colonial officer in French India, who became the mistress and later the wife of French diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, the first Prime Minister of France. From 1806 until her death she was Catherine Noël de Talleyrand-Périgord, Princesse de Bénévent. She was known for her beauty.[1]
- ^ "Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Vorlée, 1761–1835)". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 26 August 2023.