Elizabeth FitzClarence

Elizabeth FitzClarence, called Eliza

Illegitimate daughter of Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, the future King William IV. of the United Kingdom (1765-1837) and the actress Dorothea Bland, called Mrs. Jordan (1761-1815)

Born: Bushy House, Hampton, Middlesex 17. Jan 1801

Married: St. George’s, Hanover Square London 4. Dec 1820 William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll (1801-1846), son of William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll (1772-1819) and his wife Alicia Eliot (d.1812)

Issue:

• Lady Ida Hay (1821-1867) m.1841 Charles Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough (1818-1881)

• William Hay, 19th Earl of Erroll (1823-1891) m.1848 Eliza Gore (1824-1916)

• Lady Agnes Hay (1829-1869) m.1846 James Duff, 5th Earl of Fife (1814-1879)

• Lady Alice Hay (1835-1881) m.1874 Charles Edward Allen (1824-1882)

Died: Edinburgh 16. Jan 1856

Source: Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. III/2, 1983, J.A. Stargardt; Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage, online version; Claire Tomalin “Mrs Jordan’s profession“ Penguin, London 1995; Anthony Camp ”Royal Mistresses and Bastards. Fact and Fiction 1714-1936”, London 2007