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She died in 1778 but her second husband and the son of her sister continued to resist the heirs-at-law's action until 1800 when the Court decided in favour of Sir George's will and George III granted Downing a Royal Charter, marking the official foundation of the college.
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She instigated profound social and civil reforms, as well as the construction of many of the buildings that still today constitute the pride of the city, like the Teatro alla Scala, inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and today one of the world's most famous opera houses.
She was born Dorothea ( sometimes called Dorothy or Dora ) Bland near Waterford, Ireland, the daughter of Francis Bland ( d. 1778 ) and his mistress, Grace Phillips.
She was abandoned and blown up after going aground on 22 October 1778 at Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War.
She was Lady Sash in the Camp, assigned to Sheridan, Drury Lane, 15 Oct. 1778 ; Mrs Sullen in Colman's Separate Maintenance, Drury Lane, 31 Aug. 1779 ; Cecilia in Miss Lee's Chapter of Accidents, Haymarket, 5 Aug. 1780 ; Almeida in Pratt's Fair Circassian, 27 Nov. 1781 ; and enacted the heroines of various comedies and dramas of Mrs. Cowley, Mrs. Inchbald, General Burgoyne, Miles Peter Andrews, and of other writers.
She was taken from her family home near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1778 by a small group of Indians of the Delaware tribe around the age of five.
She served in the American War of Independence, fighting at the Battle of Ushant ( 1778 ) and the Battle of Dogger Bank ( 1781 ).
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