Europa Lancaster

Europa Grace Lancaster (1739-) was the only daughter and child of Elise Lancaster and John Lancaster, who were unmarried but lied about their last names. She was raised in London, England before moving to France, eventually becoming a maid at the Palace of Versailles.

Early Life
Europa was the daughter of a German socialite, Elise, and an Englishman named John. Elise ran away with John to London, England to raise Europa together. When Europa was old enough to work she worked as a maid for a nearby family and living in that family's servant quarters while earnings were sent to her parents.

Europa went to see her parents after not hearing from them for a few months only to find the house they lived in to be abandoned. After she requested all of her pay to be given to her and changed households closer to London.

After several years of working in London, she heard of a previous maid's luck in France and Europa left England. She payed someone to write her references in French and was employed by a middle class house. There she used some of the resources belonging to the children to help improve her limited French. Eventually she moved up households and landed a job at the Palace as a maid. It's rumored she poisoned a servant girl in order to open up a position for herself.

At Versailles
At Versailles her dislike of the nobility grew as she discovered how much luxury was possible and how it went unappreciated.

Christmas Eve Ball of 1765
During the Christmas Eve Ball of 1765, Europa was in the kitchens talking with Lucille and Celine Durand. When Lucille and Celine slipped out of the kitchens in order to meet with Rene Janvier. She followed them and heard bits of a conversation that implied the three worked together to poison King Louis XV.