Francesca Bridgerton and John Sterling/Michael Stirling
The first is with the Earl of Kilmartin, with whom she shares two happy years of marriage before he dies rather suddenly in his sleep. Tragically, she also loses the baby the couple was expecting.
Do the best things really come to those who wait? Three years have passed since Francesca's and Michael's marriage, and they are still childless.
Following John's death, Francesca turns to her best friend and husband's cousin, Michael Stirling, who has secretly harbored feelings for her. In the years following John's death, the two struggle with both grief and guilt, but eventually come together and get married in the end.
All is well until one night while out on a walk with Michael, Francesca's husband, John, dies in his sleep. Francesca and Michael are both overwhelmed with grief. She turns to Michael, her best friend, for support; but Michael is dealing with his own grief and guilt.
Over time Eloise spends more one-on-one time with Phillip and his twins and gets to know the family. Her elder brother eventually catches them getting cosy and demands the pair wed to protect her honour.
Gregory is the youngest Bridgerton son. So far, he mostly appears in fights with his younger sister, Hyacinth. As the pair establish during a dinner squabble in season one, Gregory may be older, but Hyacinth is taller.
History. Lord and Lady Cowper and Cressida were invited to a formal dinner at the Featherington estate when Jack began to express interest in marrying Cressida. Lady Cowper was thrilled when it became clear that he intended to make Cressida his wife.
Ruby Stokes had to pull out of Bridgerton season 2 due to previous acting engagements with another Netflix series. While she's a recurring actor for Bridgerton, she was a lead in Lockwood & Company, which was filmed at the same time.
Francesca, who was off-screen in Bath for all but one episode of season 1, was intended to have a much larger role this time around. That plan unfortunately ended up being dropped because Ruby Stokes, the actress who plays her, was unable to complete filming due to prior commitments to another Netflix series.
Penelope Bridgerton
Eloise named her daughter Penelope, after her friend.
Poppy is cousin to Billie and niece of Viscount and Lady Bridgerton. Book four, First Comes Scandal focuses on Georgiana Bridgerton. Georgie is sister to Edmund and Billie.
But during the series, we only meet one of her children, Dominic Danbury, the oldest son and heir, but none of the others. In the present-day "Bridgerton" storyline,...
In author Julia Quinn's Bridgerton book series, Kate and Anthony welcome four children: Edmund, Miles, Charlotte and Mary. They also have a dog named Newton.
It is revealed in Romancing Mister Bridgerton that Penelope is in fact Lady Whistledown, a mysterious writer who reports on gossip and influences societal opinions. Colin and Penelope have four children together: Agatha, Thomas, Jane, and George.
Lady Violet was married to Viscount Edmund Bridgerton, with whom she was very much in love and together they had eight children – Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth. While pregnant with Hyacinth, her beloved Edmund tragically died, and Lady Violet was devastated.
She wants more out of life than to be married—but after her best friend Penelope finds love, she starts to doubt her own choice to stay single. Enter Sir Phillip Crane, a moody widower and single father whose unexpected proposal changes her life overnight. Spoiler: they end up living happily ever after.
Each of the eight Bridgerton siblings, who are alphabetically named in chronological order—Anthony (The Viscount Who Loved Me), Benedict (An Offer From a Gentleman), Colin (Romancing Mister Bridgerton), Daphne (The Duke and I), Eloise (To Sir Phillip, With Love), Francesca (When He Was Wicked), Gregory (On the Way to ...
The middle of the Bridgerton brothers, Benedict is a few years younger than his brother Anthony, making him 27. He's played by Luke Thompson, who was born in 1988, making him 33.
The actor says Lady Danbury rebukes conventions, choosing to advocate for her own place in society and to not remarry after the husband, Lord Danbury, dies. Tomas says in doing so, her character not only challenges the status quo, but she asserts her agency.
Philippa and Albion Finch were married in a very small intimate ceremony at the Featherington house with only their most immediate relatives to witness the union.
The Viscount Who Loved Me.
Gareth St. Clair is the grandson of Lady Danbury, but he's holding back a secret that's been killing him ever since he found out. Gareth is the illegitimate child from his mother's love affair.
During season two, Daphne casually reveals baby Basset's first name — Augie — which proves they stuck with Simon's request to follow the Bridgerton family tradition of alphabetizing kids' names. Perhaps Augie is a nickname for a longer Regency-era-worthy name like Augustus or Augustin?
Season 1: Felicity Featherington Is Nowhere to Be Found
In the books, Lord Featherington is actually dead, and they have an additional sister who is not included in the screen adaptation, named Felicity. Felicity is actually best friends with Hyacinth Bridgerton, similarly to Eloise and Penelope's friendship.