Unless you’ve completely ditched Netflix’s original series, it’s almost impossible to have missed Bridgerton. The lavish period drama took the streaming world by storm, quickly becoming one of Netflix’s most-watched shows. Centered on the romantic escapades of a prominent Regency-era family, each season highlights one of the Bridgerton children as they navigate the chaotic world of London society in search of love.

But even if you’ve watched every episode, keeping track of the vast number of characters can leave your head spinning. With so many people to remember, even within the immediate Bridgerton family, it’s easy to get confused—especially since the three eldest brothers are nearly impossible to tell apart at first glance. If you’ve ever wondered, “Is he the artist or the one with the opera singer?” don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a quick guide to help you navigate the Bridgerton family tree and keep all those characters straight.

Dowager Viscountess Violet Bridgerton

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Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) is the matriarch of the Bridgerton family, ruling over her enormous family with love and a warm sense of humor. She was widowed at an early age after the untimely death of her husband, with whom she enjoyed a true love match — together, they had eight children, named alphabetically one after another. And although she mourned him, she devoted the bulk of her attention to their care. Above all else, she wants the best for her kids, particularly when it comes to their choice of spouse.

Although the Bridgertons are a prominent family in London society, Violet doesn’t want any of her children to marry solely for position. She hopes for them to be as happy in their marriage as she was in hers. The Bridgerton kids can be an unruly bunch, but she deals with their various missteps with grace, a word of advice, and infinite amounts of patience.

Viscount Edmund Bridgerton

Although Edmund Bridgerton (Rupert Evans) is only shown in flashbacks on “Bridgerton,” his legacy casts a long shadow over the rest of his family. The former Viscount Bridgerton, Edmund was by all accounts a loving husband and father, utterly devoted to his wife and children. But he also had one fatal flaw: A severe bee sting allergy.

One day, after going on a hunt with his eldest son, he returned home to their country estate and stopped in the garden to pick flowers for his wife Violet, then pregnant with their eighth child. It was then that he was stung by a bee, quickly going into anaphylactic shock and dying in front of his horrified wife and son. Although the older Bridgerton children are the only ones with substantial memories of their father, all are inspired by the obvious love between their parents, using it as a model for their future relationships.

Viscount Anthony Bridgerton

Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey, who almost passed on the role of Fiyero in “Wicked”) is the oldest son of Edmund and Violent, taking over the title of Viscount Bridgerton after his father’s death, although the early seasons of “Bridgerton” see him shirking that responsibility, only stepping up when his younger sister Daphne is presented to society and begins the process of finding a husband. Instead, he prefers cavorting with opera singers to getting married and starting a family of his own. And by all accounts, Anthony is not the easiest person to get along with. He’s stubborn, arrogant, and hot-tempered, always convinced that he is in the right.

But beneath his prickly exterior lies a great deal of trauma; he was, after all, the only Bridgerton child to watch his father die, becoming the head of the family in an instant, and bearing witness to their mother’s all-consuming grief. Anthony does not search for love because he’s seen how devastating it can be, and doesn’t want that for himself. He’s scared of loving someone that much and then losing them. But that all changes when he meets Kate Sharma, a headstrong young woman who can go toe-to-toe with him, and the chemistry between the two is immediately evident (even though he’s originally courting her younger sister Edwina). They have a classic enemies-to-lovers narrative, marrying at the tail end of the show’s second season.

Benedict Bridgerton

Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) is the second son of the family, and thanks to that position, he has a certain amount of freedom to pursue his own interests. A young man with a sensitive and artistic sentiment, his passions tend to run toward painting; he was admitted into the Royal Academy of Art, although he left once he discovered that his acceptance was in part a result of a large donation Anthony made to the school, and, well, sleeping his way through the bohemian crowd of London. He’s had a swath of both male and female lovers over the course of the first and second season, but has yet to find someone to spend the rest of his life with. (Maybe that’ll change in season 4, when he finally gets his turn as the center of attention?)

Benedict has an especially close relationship with his younger sister Eloise, which makes sense, since they can both safely be considered the black sheep of the family. Their nighttime conversations on the swings outside their family’s residence, sharing a forbidden cigarette, represent a rare opportunity for both to share their unconventional hopes and fears.

Colin Bridgerton

Colin Bridgerton: The member of the family most likely to make you sit through a slideshow of his latest travels. A younger son of an incredibly rich family, he has all of the financial stability and none of the responsibility. Although Colin (Luke Newton) is shown to have a playful sense of humor, he also has an earnest and romantic side, as evinced by his relationship with Marina Thompson. He becomes infatuated with her almost immediately, proposes to her impulsively, and would have been perfectly willing to marry her even though she was carrying another man’s child, if she had only been honest about it. When he returns to England after a long period of traveling to get over her, he pretends to be a carefree man about town, even though he’s still recovering from having his heart broken.

Before long, however, he rekindles his friendship with Penelope Featherington, and in attempting to help her find a husband, he ends up realizing exactly how much she means to him. (And how much fun they can have on a carriage ride together.) But things get a little complicated when Colin learns that she’s Lady Whistledown, a figure who has sent more than a few curveballs in the direction of the Bridgertons over the years. After some initial unrest, Colin proves himself to be the ultimate wife guy, supporting Penelope when her secret is exposed on a larger scale. At the end of the third season, they welcome an unnamed son.

Daphne Basset, Duchess of Hastings

Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) is the oldest daughter of Violent and Edmund Bridgerton, and it’s her journey onto the marriage market that launches the “Bridgerton” series. The first season begins with her debut into society, when she is proclaimed the season’s diamond by none less than the queen herself. Beautiful and intelligent, Daphne should have no trouble catching herself an eligible bachelor, were it not for the interference of her brother Anthony, who scares off any potential suitors. Desperate not to be left on the shelf, she and Simon, the duke of Hastings, hatch a plan that will be mutually beneficial for both of them: They’ll pretend to be courting, which will make other men notice her, and will keep other women (and their ambitious mothers) off his back. All they have to do is not fall in love with each other, and their plan will work perfectly.

Inevitably, that’s exactly what they do. Once married, they have a blissful honeymoon period, until Daphne discovers that Simon’s inability to have children is actually just a preference, a deception she sees as a betrayal. Their relationship basically falls apart for a while, until they both realize that the feelings they share for one another are stronger than their disagreements. At the end of the first season, Daphne gives birth to their first son, a little boy named August, followed by a daughter.

Eloise Bridgerton

Eloise (Claudia Jessie) would be the first to tell you that she’s the most unconventional Bridgerton. The second daughter of the family (and a classic middle child), Eloise strains against the expectations of London society. She is able to convince her mother to allow her to delay coming out a year, and is shown to have a strong distaste for parties, balls, and the entire courtship process. She would rather devote her time to intellectual pursuits, or at least have the choice to, instead of being foisted onto the marriage market. She’s a few decades early to be a suffragette, but she’s very much in that mold.

Since Eloise hasn’t had her romantic storyline yet (maybe in season 5?), most of her time thus far on “Bridgerton” has been spent attempting to identify the mysterious Lady Whistledown, first for her own edification and later at the command of the queen. She feels a deep and profound sense of betrayal when she learns that the gossip writer is none other than her best friend, Penelope Featherington, especially since Lady Whistledown exposed to scandal both the Bridgertons as a family and Eloise individually.

Francesca Stirling, Countess of Kilmartin

Benedict and Eloise may be the black sheep of the Bridgerton family, but Francesca (played by Ruby Stokes in the first two seasons and Hannah Dodd in the third) is undoubtedly its dark horse. She’s often absent during the first two seasons of the show, and even when she’s there, we feel an immediate sense that she’s different from her loud, gregarious siblings. Francesca is quiet, introverted, and passionate about music, and although she loves her brothers and sisters, she also feels somewhat separate from them. When it’s time for Francesca to debut into society, she looks forward to the prospect of marrying and getting a break from her bustling family.