Queen Charlotte may have been the first Black British royal However, their 13th and 14th children, Prince Octavius and Prince Alfred, died at ages 4 and 1 respectively. Despite only brief mentions of kids in Bridgerton, the real Queen Charlotte gave birth to 15 children, with 13 surviving until adulthood.Īs mentioned in a dinner conversation between the queen and king in episode 5’s “The Duke and I,” their youngest child, Princess Amelia, died at age 27 in 1810-just three years before Bridgerton takes place. According to the royal family’s official website, the couple wed just six hours after Charlotte arrived in England and they met for the first time. The young royal was 17 at the time, while her husband was 22. She became queen of Great Britain and Ireland after marrying King George III in London in September 1761. Queen Charlotte was born Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz to a German duke and princess on May 19, 1744. Heritage Images // Getty Images Queen Charlotte had 15 children What would society look like?”Īhead, we explore the life of the real Queen Charlotte that inspired the Bridgerton character. And what if that was accepted at the time and people acknowledge that, and then she used that position to lift other people of color to higher positions in society. “I don’t think it’s ever going to be proven or disproven to be honest with you,” Quinn says. Despite peers contesting his findings, Quinn looked into how that influenced the world of the Netflix series. One particular researcher has tracked the royal’s genealogy and believes he’s found evidence that she was. What was intriguing to the writer was the debate among historians over whether or not the real Queen Charlotte was Black.
“I go back and forth between wishing I had actually written her in the books and then being glad I didn’t, because I don’t know if I could have done as good a job,” Quinn says. For Quinn, the royal was a welcome addition to the Bridgerton universe, confessing to Oprah Daily that she even wrote a “fan letter” to Rosheuvel after seeing her performance.
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