Bridgerton Black Queen Real

There has long been a theory that queen charlotte was the first black.

Bridgerton black queen real. Netflix s bridgerton is a fictional take on 1800s england but its portrayal of queen charlotte is spot on. Bridgerton s queen charlotte a real queen during the regency era was even more wild than her on screen counterpart. Who was queen charlotte as seen in bridgerton and was she really black.

The series was created by its showrunner chris van dusen and is based on a regency novel by julia quinn. She was descended from margarita de castro y sousa a black branch of the portuguese. However their 13th and 14th children prince octavius and prince alfred died at ages four and two respectively.

Here s the true story of the former queen. Bridgerton s queen charlotte was actually black the casting choice for queen charlotte was questioned by the audience when they found out british actress golda rosheuvel was playing the role. Despite only brief mentions of kids in bridgerton the real queen charlotte gave birth to 15 children with 13 surviving until adulthood.

Golda rosheuvel stars as the wife of king george iii in netflix s glossy period drama bridgerton. As 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.