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Dorothea Jordan

Actress, born near Waterford, W Ireland. She made her debut in Dublin in 1777, and appeared with great success at Drury Lane in 1785. For nearly 30 years she kept her hold on the public, mainly in comic tomboy roles. Between 1790 and 1811 she was involved with the Duke of Clarence, afterwards William IV, by whom she had 10 of her 15 children. In 1814 she retired to Saint-Cloud, France.

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