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 William IV) and the mother of 10 illegitimate children by him, all of whom took the surname FitzClarence.
Dorothea Jordan (nata Dorothea Bland; Waterford, 21 novembre 1761 – Saint-Cloud, 5 luglio 1816) 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.
18 nov 2023 · Dorothea Jordan (born Nov. 22, 1761, near Waterford, Ire.—died July 3, 1816, Saint-Cloud, France) 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.
Augusta FitzClarence (Teddington, 17 novembre 1803 – 8 dicembre 1865) era una figlia illegittima di Guglielmo IV del Regno Unito e della sua amante, l'attrice Dorothea Jordan
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.
Biografia. Mary nacque a Bushy House come il quarto figlio e la seconda figlia dell'allora principe Guglielmo, duca di Clarence, e della sua amante, l'attrice Dorothea Jordan .
Attrice irlandese (Waterford, Irlanda, 1762 - Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise, 1816); figlia di un'attrice, esordì (1777) al teatro di Crow Street a Dublino; recitò poi a Cork, e (1782) con l'impresario Tate Wilkinson a Leeds e a York; nel 1785 fu a Londra al Drury Lane, dove rimase fino all'incendio del teatro (1809); passò poi a Haymarket, e (dal 1811) al Covent Garden; comparve l'ultima volta ...