Dorothea Jordan

Dorothea Jordan
Dorothea Jordan
	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)
Born	Dorothea Bland; 22 November 1761; County Waterford, Ireland
Died	5 July 1816 (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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