Dorothea Jordan was an Anglo-Irish actress, as well as a courtesan. She was the long-time partner of Prince William, Duke of Clarence, and the mother of 10 illegitimate children by him, all of whom took the surname FitzClarence.
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Dorothea Jordan as Rosalind by William Beechey, 1787
Mrs. Jordan in her role of Peggy in The Country Girl, David Garrick's tamer adaption of Wycherley's earlier, more scandalous play The Country Wife
Portrait of the Duke of Clarence by Martin Archer Shee, 1800. Jordan was in a long-standing relationship with the third son of George III, who later inherited the throne as William IV.
In this 1791 James Gillray cartoon, Jordan is depicted in bed with the Duke of Clarence.In their orbit 15
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About this person
Dorothea Jordan was an Anglo-Irish actress, as well as a courtesan. She was the long-time partner of Prince William, Duke of Clarence, 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 was commonly referred to as Mrs Jordan and Mrs FitzClarence.
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1761 to 1816 · aged 54
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