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  1. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › the-realThe Real History Behind 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'

    May 5, 2023 · Born on May 19, 1744, Charlotte was the youngest daughter of the Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a territory in what is now northern Germany. When Charlotte was 17, the new king of England,...

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  2. www.vox.com › culture › 23712625The real history of Queen Charlotte, and the problem with ...

    May 5, 2023 · Portrait of Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, later Queen Charlotte, from 1762. ... due to George and Charlotte’s example that no one even considers race or ethnicity something worth ...

  3. time.com › 6277014The True Story Behind Netflix’s Queen Charlotte - TIME

    May 5, 2023 · The character of Charlotte is based on Princess Sophie Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a figure whose racial identity has been in question for decades.

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  5. www.historyextra.com › period › georgianBridgerton’s Queen Charlotte: The Real Story ... - HistoryExtra

    May 4, 2023 · Charlotte was born to the Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg at the Palace of Mirow, in the small principality of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (now part of Germany), in 1744. Her education was mediocre, and though she learned how to manage a household, she was kept distant from the politics of royal life.

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  6. people.com › royals › meet-queen-charlotte-theQueen Charlotte Was the First Biracial Royal - People.com

    Dec 4, 2017 · But as it turns out, Meghan, whose mother is black and father is white, may not be the very first biracial royal. That title likely belongs to Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who lived ...

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  7. www.kew.org › read-and-watch › real-queen-charlotteWho was the real Queen Charlotte? | Kew

    Jun 2, 2023 · Charlotte came to share George’s love of science and her social circle included the botanist Sir Joseph Banks, who named the bird of paradise flower, Strelitzia reginae, after her: a reference to Charlotte’s birthplace of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Germany.

  8. www.charlotteobserver.com › charlottefive › c5Was the real Queen Charlotte (of Bridgerton fame) Black ...

    Feb 16, 2023 · Mecklenburg County honors Queen Charlotte’s birthplace in Germany, Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Princess Sofia Charlotte was born May 19,1744, to Duke Charles Ludwig Friedrich of...

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