The article discusses about the chronicle of an elderly aristocrat Innocente-Catherine de Rougé du Plessis Bellière, the octogenarian Dowager Duchess d'Elbeuf, that provides a vivid portrayal of Paris during French Revolution. The revolutionary police caught the woman who under ancient régime had a top position in pyramid of wealth and status. Her case reached the highest governmental level and she died in her bed after her denunciation and before any further action.