Bridgerton’s quotable monarch is based on Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who was Queen of England from 1761 to 1818. Like most women of her time, Charlotte’s marriage to George was an ...

Charlotte is the original Queen City named in honor of queen Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of Britain’s King George III, during the time of the city's founding in 1768.