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circa 1785: Scotswoman Grace Dalrymple Elliott (c.1758-1823), a famous beauty of Edinburgh society and the wife of Sir John Elliott MD, who divorced her in 1774 for her many indiscretions. She had numerous affairs with prominent men of the time, including Philippe Egalite, Duke of Orleans and King George IV, then Prince of Wales, who claimed paternity of her child. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Grace Dalrymple Elliott,