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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. In 1992, Lange made her Broadway debut opposite Alec Baldwin in A Streetcar Named Desire. She was also romantically linked with Sir Richard Ford, a police magistrate, and Richard Daly, manager of the Theatre Royal, Cork. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of actress Frances Farmer in Frances (1982), for Country (1984), for Sweet Dreams (1985) and for Music Box (1989). She became William IV's mistress and they had at least ten illegitimate children:. Jessica Lange has received Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Tootsie (1982) and for Blue Sky (1994). 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). Lange became a star opposite Jack Nicholson in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981).

She was born Dorothea Bland near Waterford, the daughter of Francis Bland and his wife, née Grace Phillips. She disappeared from the screen for a few years, then returned in a small role in All That Jazz (1979). Mrs Jordan (November 21, 1761 - July 5, 1816), actress, was the mistress of King William IV of the United Kingdom. In 1976, Dino De Laurentiis cast her in his motion picture remake King Kong, which received unfavorable press. Amelia (1807-1858). She went to Paris after high school to study drama, then returned to New York, where she became a fashion model. Augustus (1805-1854). She was born Jessica Phyllis Lange in Cloquet, Minnesota.

Augusta (1803-1865). Jessica Lange (born April 20, 1949) is an American Academy Award winning actress. 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.