Dorothea Jordan

Dorothea Jordan, born as Dorothea Bland ( born November 21, 1761 Waterford, † July 5, 1816 in Saint- Cloud) was an Irish actress and the longstanding mistress of the British King William IV

Life

Dorothy was the daughter of Francis Bland and his wife Grace Phillips. She came to London as an actress and took the stage name Mrs. Jordan. With her beauty and cleverness she enchanted 1790 the Duke of Clarence and later King William IV of the United Kingdom. From the Liaison ten children were born, the family got the name FitzClarence:

  • Henry Edward ( * March 27, 1795, † September 1817 ) ( no children )
  • Sophia Sidney, Baroness De L' Isle and Dudley (* August 1796, † 10 April 1837 ); ∞ Philip Sidney, 1st Baron De L' Isle and Dudley
  • Lady Mary Fox ( * December 19, 1798; † July 13, 1864 ); † General Charles Richard Fox ( no children )
  • Lieutenant General Lord Frederick FitzClarence GCH ( * December 9, 1799, † October 30, 1854 ), an officer in the British Army
  • Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Erroll (* January 17, 1801; † January 16, 1856 ); ∞ William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll
  • Rear-Admiral Lord Adolphus FitzClarence GCH, ADC, RN ( * February 18, 1802, † May 17, 1856 ); ( no children )
  • Lady Augusta Hallyburton (* November 17, 1803, † December 8, 1865 ); ∞ 1 Hon John Kennedy - Erskine on July 5, 1827, 2nd Admiral Lord Hallyburton
  • Lord Augustus FitzClarence (* March 1, 1805; † June 14, 1854 ); ∞ Sarah Gordon, had offspring
  • Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland (* March 21, 1807; † July 2, 1858 ); ∞ Lucius Bentinck Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland

Dorothy Jordan died on 5 July 1816 in Saint-Cloud near Paris in poverty.

  • Sir Edward Henry Charles Patrick Bellingham (1879-1956), 5th Baronet Bellingham, Brigadier-General and Senator from Ireland.
  • Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie (1929-2008), Grand Master of the Order of Malta.
  • David Cameron (born 1966 ), British politician, Leader of the Conservative Party since 2005 and since 2010 the British Prime Minister.
  • Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich ( 1890-1954 ) was a British politician, diplomat and author. According to him, the Duff Cooper Prize with a major British literary prize was named.
  • Johnny Dumfries, actually John Colum Crichton Stuart, Earl of Dumfries (1958 ), former British racing driver and Formula 1 driver.
  • Charles FitzClarence (1865-1914), British Brigadier General and recipient of the Victoria Cross.
  • Adam Hart -Davis ( born 1943 ), British author, photographer and historian.
  • Rupert Charles Hart -Davis (1907-1999), editor of a newspaper.
  • Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll ( b. 1948 ), sitting in the House of Lords and head of the Scottish clans.
  • Violet Jacob, actually Violet Kennedy - Erskine (1863-1946) was a Scottish writer.
  • William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L' Isle ( 1909-1991 ) was the 15th Governor-General of Australia.
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