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Dorothea Jordan (née Bland; 22 November 1761 – 5 July 1816) was an Anglo-Irish actress, as well as a courtesan. She was the long-time mistress of Prince William, Duke of Clarence (later King William IV), and the mother of 10 illegitimate children by him, all of whom took the surname FitzClarence.
Dorothea Jordan (born Nov. 22, 1761, near Waterford, Ire.—died July 3, 1816, Saint-Cloud, France) was an actress especially famed for her high-spirited comedy and tomboy roles. Jordan’s mother, Grace Phillips, who was also known as Mrs. Frances, was a Dublin actress.
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Nov 4, 2021 · Dorothea Jordan was the main breadwinner for much of their time together and yet after 20 years, she parted from him only for him to begin a path towards kingship. It’s hard not to feel a pang...
Kenwood House Volunteer, Tamara Rabin, gives an online talk on Dorothea Jordan, whose portrait ‘Mrs Jordan as Viola in Twelfth Night’ by John Hoppner, hangs ...
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Oct 6, 2021 · Dorothea Jordan was a successful Irish actress who had a long and passionate affair with the Duke of Clarence, later King William IV. She bore him ten children, but was abandoned when he needed a legitimate wife to secure his succession.
Aug 10, 2016 · Dorothea Jordan, born Dorothea Bland, was also known as Dora. She took the surname of Jordan for her stage name. Jordan was feted as one of the greatest comic actress of her day, a...
Dorothea Jordan. Comic tomboy roles. Dorothea (sometimes Dorothy or Dora) Jordan, the comic actress, née Bland was born to an Irish father and Welsh mother and spent her childhood in Dublin and Wales. She made her stage debut in 1777 at the age of 16 and her first Drury Lane appearance in 1785.
