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    Dorothea Jordan

    Anglo-Irish actress and courtesan

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dorothea_JordanDorothea Jordan - Wikipedia

    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 .

    • Actress and courtesan
    • Dorothea Phillips, Dora Jordan, Madame James, Mrs FitzClarence

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Dorothea-JordanDorothea Jordan | Actress, Comedienne, Royal Mistress

    Mar 18, 2024 · July 3, 1816, Saint-Cloud, France (aged 54) 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. Her father, a man named Bland ...

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  4. 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 actress.

  5. historianruby.com › 2017/11/20 › actress-mistress-ofActress, Mistress of a Royal Duke: Dora Jordan, Leading Lady ...

    Nov 20, 2017 · Mrs Jordan, by John Hoppner. Dora Jordan was one of the most celebrated actresses of the late eighteenth century. She delighted theatregoers with her repertoire of comedic performances, was a spellbinding tragedian and was renowned for her classic Shakespearean drama, with roles such as Rosalind in As You Like It and Viola in Twelfth Night.

  6. www.irishtimes.com › life-and-style › peopleWaterford’s Dora Jordan was an actor and mother of ten ...

    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 courtesan, and ...

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

    Dorothea JordanActress and royal mistress1761- 1816. 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.

  8. www.youtube.com › watchDorothea Jordan: Actress and Royal Mistress - YouTube

    Aug 12, 2020 · 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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