By contrast, Lady Elizabeth Fitzclarence was only a biological, not legal, daughter of a king (William IV of Great Britain). He had sired 10 bastard children through his mistress Dorothy Bland (the actress known as "Mrs. Jordan"). After he succeeded to the British throne, he acknowledged paternity by conferring noble titles on them. But the only thing established was biological, not legal, paternity. As such, peerages were created for his sons (e.g. the Earl of Munster), and the daughters were styled only as daughters of a duke (i.e. Lady), not king (Princess).
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