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Dorothea Bland naît le 22 novembre 1761 1 à Waterford, en Irlande ; elle commence sa carrière d'actrice à Dublin en 1777, avant de se produire au théâtre de Drury Lane à Londres en 1785, sous le nom de « Dorothea Jordan » . En 1791, elle devient la maîtresse du duc de Clarence, troisième fils de Georges III, qui deviendra le roi ...
Dorothea Jordan è stata un'attrice e cortigiana anglo-irlandese, e l'amante e compagna del futuro re Guglielmo IV del Regno Unito, per vent'anni mentre costui era Duca di Clarence. Insieme ebbero dieci figli illegittimi, ognuno dei quali prese il cognome FitzClarence.
5 giorni fa · Prince William, Duke of Clarence, the future king William IV, produced at least ten children with his long time mistress Dorothea Jordan, who took the surname FitzClarence. Dorothea Bland, (22 November 1761 - 5 July 1816) better known by her stage name, Mrs Jordan, was an Anglo-Irish actress and was reputed to have the most beautiful legs ever seen on the stage.
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. She was known professionally as Dorothea Francis and Dorothea Jordan, was informally Dora Jordan ...
21 mar 2023 · Guest post by Elf Ahearn During the Georgian era, the United Kingdom’s most famous and notorious actress was Mrs. Dorothea Jordan (Dora), whose curly brown hair, tiny waist, perfect legs, and brilliant comic timing made her the Jennifer Aniston of her day. Dora, born Nov. 22, 1761, was the granddaughter of a Welsh clergyman named…
DOROTHEA JORDAN (1762-1816), Irish actress, was born near Waterford, Ireland, in 1762. Her mother, Grace Phillips, at one time known as Mrs Frances, was a Dublin actress. Her father, whose name was Bland, was according to one account an army captain, but more probably a stage ha
3 ago 2012 · John Hoppner, Mrs. Jordan as "Viola," c. 1785–92, oil on canvas, Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest, 1927 (88028789) view image During the run of the exhibition Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London , we will fill you in on the lives of the characters that add to the colorful history of the Kenwood estate.
