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

Ludwig I of Bavaria

Ludwig I was a German king of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states.-Crown prince:...

, his son King Otto of Greece

Otto of Greece

Otto, Prince of Bavaria, then Othon, King of Greece was made the first modern King of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the Great Powers .The second son of the philhellene King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto ascended...

, statesman Felix Schwarzenberg, and an Albanian brigand general. She died in Damascus

Damascus

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, Syria

Syria

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 as the wife of Arab

Arab

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 Sheikh Medjuel el Mezrab, who was 20 years her junior.
Jane Elizabeth Digby was born in Forston House, near Minterne Magna

Minterne Magna

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, Dorset

Dorset

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 on 3 April 1807, daughter of Admiral

Admiral

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 Henry Digby and Lady Jane Elizabeth née Coke, a renowned beauty.