A signature of William IV snipped from the head of a document
In 1811, William 'parted from his mistress, the actor Mrs Dorothea Jordan (1762-1816) who had borne him 10 children. In 1818 he married Adelaide [1792-1849], daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen' ('Dictionary of World Biography'); the capital city of South Australia is named after her. Provenance: Collection of The Hon..... More