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Dorothy Jordan

Mrs Jordan (November 21, 1761 - July 5, 1816), actress, was the mistress of King William IV of the United Kingdom.

She was born Dorothea Bland near Waterford, the daughter of Francis Bland and his wife, née Grace Phillips.

She became an actress and assumed the name "Mrs Jordan", because it was slightly more respectable for a married woman to be on the stage (there was no "Mr Jordan" and Dorothea Bland never married).

She became William IV's mistress and they had at least ten illegitimate children:

  1. George Augustus (1794-1842), created Earl of Munster in 1831.
  2. Henry Edward (1795-1817)
  3. Sophia (1796-1837)
  4. Mary (1798-1864), who married Charles Richard Fox
  5. Frederick (1799-1854)
  6. Elizabeth (1801-1856)
  7. Adolphus (1802-1856)
  8. Augusta (1803-1865)
  9. Augustus (1805-1854)
  10. Amelia (1807-1858)

She was also romantically linked with Sir Richard Ford, a police magistrate, and Richard Daly, manager of the Theatre Royal, Cork.

She died at Saint-Cloud, near Paris, France.


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She died at Saint-Cloud, near Paris, France. She died of breast cancer. She was also romantically linked with Sir Richard Ford, a police magistrate, and Richard Daly, manager of the Theatre Royal, Cork. Some of these films, particularly "The Web of Love," have gone on to become camp classics. She became William IV's mistress and they had at least ten illegitimate children:. She starred in short musical films for the Scopitone video-jukebox system, which anticipated MTV by decades. She became an actress and assumed the name "Mrs Jordan", because it was slightly more respectable for a married woman to be on the stage (there was no "Mr Jordan" and Dorothea Bland never married). Later movie roles included a part in 1967's "Hillbillies in a Haunted House.".

She was born Dorothea Bland near Waterford, the daughter of Francis Bland and his wife, née Grace Phillips. In 1952, she played a uncredited role in the MGM blockbuster "Singing in the Rain." On television she appeared on "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok," "I Love Lucy," and "The Beverly Hillbillies" in a recurring role. Mrs Jordan (November 21, 1761 - July 5, 1816), actress, was the mistress of King William IV of the United Kingdom. Her earliest work was as a model, and she began her film career in 1948. Amelia (1807-1858). A buxom blonde model and actress, Lansing was often cast in roles similar to those played by contemporaries Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren. Augustus (1805-1854). Joi Lansing was the screen name of Joyce Wassmansdoff, born in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 6, 1928.

Augusta (1803-1865). Adolphus (1802-1856). Elizabeth (1801-1856). Frederick (1799-1854).

Mary (1798-1864), who married Charles Richard Fox. Sophia (1796-1837). Henry Edward (1795-1817). George Augustus (1794-1842), created Earl of Munster in 1831.