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Jane Digby
Jane Elizabeth Digby, Lady Ellenborough (3 April 1807 – 11 August 1881) was an English aristocrat who lived a scandalous life of romantic adventure, spanning decades and two continents. She had four husbands and many lovers, including King Ludwig I of Bavaria, his son King Otto of Greece, statesman Felix Schwarzenberg, and a Greek brigand general (Christodoulos Hatzipetros). She died in Damascus, Syria, as the wife of Arab Sheikh Medjuel el Mezrab, who was 20 years her junior.
== Family ==
Jane Elizabeth Digby was born in Forston House, near Minterne Magna, Dorset on 3 April 1807,〔Mary S Lovell ''A Scandalous Life'' page 1〕 daughter of Admiral Henry Digby and Lady Jane Elizabeth ''née'' Coke, a renowned beauty and daughter of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester. She was often called ''Jenny'', or ''Aurora'', the latter bestowed upon Jane by one of her many admirers.〔Margaret Fox Schmidt, ''Passion's Child'', page31〕 Jane's father seized the Spanish treasure ship ''Santa Brigada'' in 1799 and his share of the prize money established the family fortune.
As captain of HMS ''Africa'' he participated under Admiral Nelson's command in the Battle of Trafalgar. His estate, Minterne Magna, was inherited. Jane's maternal grandfather was Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester. Pamela Churchill Harriman was the great-great-niece of Jane Digby.
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