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    Dorothea Jordan

    Anglo-Irish actress and courtesan

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  1. www.wikiwand.com › en › Dorothea_JordanDorothea Jordan - Wikiwand

    Dorothea Bland was born near Waterford City in Ireland on 22 November 1761, and was baptised at St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex on 5 December of that year. She was the third of six children born to Francis Bland (1736 – 2 January 1778, in Dover) and his mistress, Grace Phillips (c. 1740 – 1789 in Edinburgh ).

  2. royalcentral.co.uk › features › the-mysteriousThe mysterious mistress who helped turn a party prince into a ...

    Apr 10, 2024 · Despite being known to history as Mrs Jordan, Dorothea was never married. She was born in County Waterford in Ireland in November 1761 to a stagehand and his lover, Grace, who had been an...

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  4. www.nndb.com › people › 657Dorothea Jordan - NNDB

    Birthplace: Waterford, Ireland. Died: 3-Jul - 1816. Location of death: St. Cloud, France. Cause of death: unspecified. Gender: Female. Race or Ethnicity: White. Sexual orientation: Straight. Occupation: Actor. Nationality: Ireland. Executive summary: Irish stage actress. Irish actress, born near Waterford, Ireland, in 1762.

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  5. royalcentral.co.uk › interests › historyThe Illegitimate Royals: William IV and Mrs Jordan’s family

    Jul 24, 2019 · Born on 22 November 1761 near Waterford, Ireland, the child of an Irish actress, Grace Phillips and her partner, stagehand Francis Bland. Her parents were not married, and her father quickly...

  6. dbpedia.org › page › Dorothea_JordanAbout: Dorothea Jordan - DBpedia Association

    Dorothea Jordan, née Bland (21 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 William IV, and the mother of ten illegitimate children by him, all of whom took the surname FitzClarence.

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  8. www.twickenham-museum.org.uk › detailDorothea Jordan, Actress and royal mistress - Twickenham Museum

    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.

  9. www.historyofroyalwomen.com › the-royal-mistressesDorothea Jordan - The deserted love of William, Duke of ...

    Oct 6, 2021 · Dorothea Bland was born close to the city of Waterford in Ireland in November 1761 to parents Francis Bland and his Welsh mistress Grace Phillips. The couple had six children together in total, and Dorothea, who was often called Dora or Dorothy, was the third.