With King Charles III Coronation knocking on the doors (while writing), the release of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story comes at the perfect time for OTT giant Netflix. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story was released on Netflix on May 4, 2023, and ever since then fans have been wondering about Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story's true story. Although the makers have clarified that Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is far from reality, the character's name and background on which the 'limited' Royal series is based upon is actually real. Netflix has always enjoyed series depicting the royal drama be it succession or any other. Similarly, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is a prequel series of Bridgerton and it revolves mostly around the life of Queen Charlotte and King George III. While the story is far from reality, fans are eager to know about Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story true story. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story has a stellar star cast of Golda Rosheuvel portraying Queen Charlotte, India Amarteifio as Young Queen Charlotte, Adjoa Andoh as Lady Agatha Danbury, Arsema Thomas as Young Agatha Danbury, Ruth Gemmell as Lady Violet Ledger Bridgerton, Hugh Sachs as Brimsley, James Fleet as King George III, Corey Mylchreest as young King George III and more.
Assuming you have landed on this page, you have already watched Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story and are eager to know the true story of the estranged royal family and moreover about the real Queen Charlotte including King George III.
Who was the real Queen Charlotte?
Queen Charlotte was born on May 19, 1744, and she was the youngest daughter of the Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a territory in what is now northern Germany. As per Royal historians, when Charlotte was only 17 years old, King George III sought her hand in marriage. King George III was only 22 years old and had become the new King of England at that time. It is being said that King George III need a Queen and an heir in urgent in order to stamp his authority as the King of England and therefore he chose Charlotte as a 'suitable Protestant lady'. Notably, Charlotte was not known for her beauty but she was known for her lively but equable temper. After King George asked her hand for marriage, Charlotte arrived in England on September 8, 1761 and interestingly, the King of England married her within six hours of her arrival. Two weeks later, they held a joint coronation ceremony. However, King George III's selection of Charlotte as Queen for heirs turned out to be fruitful as within a year of their wedding, Queen Charlotte deliver a boy (the future King George IV). In fact, King George III and Queen Charlotte became parents of 15 children and 13 of them survived to adulthood.
While the political marriage of Charlotte and George were going fine, an illness struck the King of England and everything changed.
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What happened to King George III?
As per Historians, during that King George III mental health started to deteriorate. King George III started to be overly concerned about his children's future due to the potential future sovereigns. Both, the King and the Queen shared a mutual love for music which is rightly portrayed in the limited series on Netflix. In 1788, King George's III mental sickness started to kick in and it started to hamper his physical health as well. During his peak mental sickness, King George III used to talk until his mouth was filled with foam. He was also unable to sleep and during that period he used to accuse his wife of adultery and also made inappropriate advances towards her attendants. In one of the occasions, King George III even physically assaulted his oldest son, George, Prince of Wales. Now, the question arises what was he suffering through?
Well, the answer is porphyria or bipolar disorder. In 1960s. historians documented that King Charles III health deteriorated because a genetic blood disorder called porphyria or bipolar disorder. As per reports, King Charles III's madness during that time was controlled through a combination of harsh methods, like coercion and physical restraints, and more humane strategies.
Well, now you know about the real story of Queen Charlotte and King Charles III, watching Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story on Netflix can be a perfect way to witness the Royal history even it is not factually correct.