Background
Sophia FitzClarence was born on 4 March 1795 on Somerset Street in London, the eldest daughter of Prince William, Duke of Clarence by his longtime mistress, the comic actress Dorothea Jordan.
Sophia FitzClarence was born on 4 March 1795 on Somerset Street in London, the eldest daughter of Prince William, Duke of Clarence by his longtime mistress, the comic actress Dorothea Jordan.
Shortly before her death in 1837 she served as State Housekeeper in Kensington Palace. In 1797, they moved from Clarence Lodge to Bushy House, residing at the Teddington residence until 1807. The couple separated in 1811 as William sought to produce legitimate issue. and the 1st Baron De L"Isle and Dudley of Penshurst in the County of Kent.
In January 1837, she was appointed State Housekeeper of Kensington Palace where she died three months later.
She was remembered as a woman of great wit, charm and gaiety. There is a memorial to her at Street John the Baptist, Penshurst.
The widowed Sidney died in 1851.