Jane Digby
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Jane Digby was a 19th-century English aristocrat famed for her scandalous love life, extensive travels, and eventual role as an influential figure in Syrian Bedouin society.
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English aristocrat
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human ⓘ memoir subject ⓘ socialite ⓘ traveller ⓘ |
| birthName | Jane Elizabeth Digby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Damascus
NERFINISHED
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Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | dysentery ⓘ |
| child |
Arthur Dudley Law
NERFINISHED
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Augusta Henrietta Venningen NERFINISHED ⓘ Hervé von Venningen NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonidas Theotokis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
England
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | British upper class ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1807-04-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1881-08-11 ⓘ |
| describedIn | biography "A Scandalous Life: The Biography of Jane Digby" ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Digby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jane ⓘ |
| hasNotableRelative |
Charles James Fox
NERFINISHED
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Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with European nobility and royalty
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extensive travels in the Middle East ⓘ marriage to a much younger Bedouin sheikh ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
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English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| laterLifeRole |
Bedouin tribal leader’s wife
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mediator between Bedouin tribes and Western visitors ⓘ |
| memberOfNobleFamily | Digby family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Charlotte Fox-Strangways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jane Digby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Lady ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration into Bedouin society
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role in Syrian Bedouin tribal politics ⓘ romantic scandals ⓘ series of high-profile love affairs ⓘ |
| occupation |
adventurer
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aristocrat ⓘ traveller ⓘ |
| partner |
Count Spyridon Theotokis
NERFINISHED
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Felix Schwarzenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ King Ludwig I of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Holkham Hall
NERFINISHED
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Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Damascus
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Damascus
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Baron Karl von Venningen
NERFINISHED
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Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Medjuel el Mezrab NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheikh Abdul Medjuel el Mezrab NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodor von Brand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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