What
About
Francesca
Bridgerton?

Francesca
Bridgerton
(Hannah
Dodd) is
unfortunately
sometimes
considered
the
forgotten
Bridgerton child,
not because
her
family
doesn’t
love
her,
but
because—as
she
does
on
the
show—the
sixth
Bridgerton
sibling
prefers
quiet
and
calm.

In
the
book
series,
it’s
casually
mentioned
that
Francesca
found
her
husband
seven
years before we
pick
up
with
Penelope
and
Colin. However,
executive
producer Shonda
Rhimes and
team
have
decided
to
combine
some
of
the
book plotlines with
Francesca,
Colin
and
Benedict
Bridgerton
(Luke Thompson) all
searching
for
love
in
season
three.
That
leads
us
to…

In
the
TV
show,
Francesca becomes Queen
Charlotte’s (Golda
Rosheuvel) “diamond”
of
the
season
and
finds
herself
being
courted
by
the
Queen’s
pick
Lord
Samadani
(David
Mumeni),
as
well
as
by
her
preferred
suitor,
John
Stirling,
Earl
of
Kilmartin
(Victor
Alli). (Sadly,
Queen
Charlotte
is
not
a
character
in
the
books,
meaning
the
monarch—and
her
truly
fantastic
headpieces—never
anoints
a “diamond” of
any season.)

We’ll
avoid any
more of
the
novel’s spoilers
about
Francesca—as
there’s
likely
to
be
plenty
of
development
on
her
in Bridgerton part
two—but
if
you are interested
in
spoilers,
her
story
is
expanded
upon
in
the
sixth
Bridgerton
book, When
He
Was
Wicked.