Mrs. Jordan in the Character of Hippolyta, painting by John Hoppner, first exhibited 1791 (previously in the National Gallery and Tate collections, now on loan to the National Portrait Gallery[1])
Born
Dorothea Bland
(1761-11-22)22 November 1761
County Waterford, Ireland
Died
5 July 1816(1816-07-05) (aged 54)
Saint-Cloud, France
Other names
Dorothea Phillips, Dora Jordan, Madame James, Mrs FitzClarence
Occupation(s)
Actress and courtesan
Partners
Richard Daly
Charles Doyne
Tate Wilkinson
George Inchbald
Richard Ford
The Duke of Clarence (later William IV)
Children
with Richard Daly
Frances Alsop
with Richard Ford
Dorothea Maria March
Lady Lucy Hester Hawker
with William IV
George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster
Henry FitzClarence
Sophia Sidney, Baroness De L'Isle and Dudley
Lady Mary Fox
Lord Frederick FitzClarence
Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Erroll
Lord Adolphus FitzClarence
Lady Augusta Hallyburton
Lord Augustus FitzClarence
Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland
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. She was known professionally as Dorothea Francis and Dorothea Jordan, was informally Dora Jordan, and she commonly was referred to as Mrs Jordan and Mrs FitzClarence.
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of the United Kingdom, had at least ten children with his mistress DorotheaJordan, all of whom took the surname FitzClarence. All of them were also granted...
illegitimate son of Prince William, the future William IV, and his mistress DorotheaJordan. FitzClarence joined the navy in 1813. In the following year he joined...
and the third illegitimate son of King William IV by his mistress DorotheaJordan. FitzClarence was commissioned as an officer in the British Army in...
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British nobility. Cameron descends from King William IV and his mistress DorotheaJordan through their illegitimate daughter Lady Elizabeth FitzClarence to...
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