Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816

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Name (Latin)
Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816
Other forms of name
Bland, Dorothy, 1761-1816
Bland, Mrs. (Dorothy), 1761-1816
Jordan, Dora, 1761-1816
Jordan, Dorothea, 1761-1816
Jordan, Dorothy Bland, 1761-1816
Jordan, Mrs. (Dorothy), 1761-1816
Date of birth
1761-11-22
Date of death
1816-07-05
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q262755
Library of congress: n 83008309
Sources of Information
  • Boaden, J. The life of Mrs. Jordan, 1831 (subj.)t.p. (Mrs. Jordan)
  • DNB(Jordan, Dorothea or Dorothy, 1762-1816, actress, usually signed her name Dora)
  • Encic. d. spettacolo, 1959(Jordan, Dorothy, nome d'arte di D. Bland; b. 11/22/1761; d. 7/5/1816)
  • Her Mrs. Jordan and her family, 1951:t.p. (Mrs. Jordan)
  • Her My father, 181-?:t.p. (Mrs. Bland)
  • LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: Jordan, Dorothy Bland, 1761-1816)
  • NUC Pre-1956(Jordan, Dorothy Bland, 1761-1816)
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Wikipedia description:

Dorothea Jordan (née Bland; 22 November 1761 – 5 July 1816) was an Anglo-Irish actress. She was the long-time partner 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 was commonly referred to as Mrs Jordan and Mrs FitzClarence.

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