Charlotte Abelfreyja Flugel

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**Charlotte Abelfreyja Drossel** (シャルロッテ・エーベルフレイヤ・ドロッセル, *Sharurotte Ēberufureiya Dorosseru*?) is a character in the *Violet Evergarden* series. She is the princess of the Kingdom of Drossel who is set to marry Damian Baldur Flugel, the prince of the neighboring Kingdom of Flugel. After the marriage, Charlotte is now known as **Charlotte Abelfreyja Flugel**.

## Appearance

Charlotte is a porcelain-skinned young woman with wavy hip-length strawberry-brown hair that is styled a braided crown and hazel eyes.

As a princess, she is usually seen wearing fancy clothes such as a long dress and a tiara.

## Personality

At first, Charlotte is seen to be a rather naive and slovenly young girl who is also honest and she will freely speak her mind, but she acts as a proper princess when need to be. She has no trouble apologizing for the problems she causes.

She has a tendency to cry whenever things don't go her way; according to Alberta, the Drossel family's court maid, Charlotte has a bad habit of forgetting who she is when she gets too emotional.

Charlotte claims that she is a crybaby with a short temper, however, she is actually a strong-willed girl, as seen when she claims that she will go hunting with Damian and will not let him leave her behind. She says that she had the education to be a fine match for any man. She is also self-confident as she tells Damian that she is sure that she'll be a faster ride than him.

Charlotte is a very hardworking, tough, intelligent girl who doesn't stop until she reaches her goals. This is shown where she began studying intensively on all the benefits a marriage between members of the Flugel and Drossel royalty would bring to the Kingdom of Drossel. She also laid the groundwork with her father and the cabinet so the Drossel would most likely choose the Flugel family, which they eventually did. She is very caring and holds those she cherishes close to her heart.

## History

When Charlotte turned ten, the Kingdom of Drossel threw a grand party to celebrate. For royalty, marriage arrangements officially begin when a child turns ten. Every single person she was arranged to meet was a prospective husband, and this fact made Charlotte sad. Charlotte snuck out of the castle to cry because she felt like her birthday didn't feel like her birthday, and that people didn't care to celebrate it or think about about her thoughts or feelings.

In the garden, Charlotte meets Damian Baldur Flugel. He tells her that it's okay for her to cry, and said that she could cry all that she wanted because he would be there for her. Charlotte felt really happy then, and to this day has not forgotten that moment. She is enamored with how he spoke to her so casually and without ulterior motives.

After the war, Charlotte received a proposal out of nowhere, not revealed from whom. Determined to make the marriage be between Drossel and Flugel, Charlotte began studying on all the benefits a marriage between the Flugel and Drossel countries would bring to the Drossel country. She also laid the groundwork with her father and the cabinet, and eventually, Drossel chose to marry the Flugel family.

## Story

On the request of the military, Violet is sent to the kingdom of Drossel in order to write a public love letter for its princess, Charlotte, to Damian, the prince of the neighboring kingdom of Flugel. Violet's mission is crucial since Drossel and Flugel were previously enemies in the war and are arranging the marriage to cement the terms of the peace treaty. Despite Charlotte is anxious about the wedding, Violet writes the love letter, and Damian writes a letter back in response, but Charlotte does not appear satisfied with it. Charlotte later confides in Violet that she met and grew infatuated with Damian when she first met him, since he treated her as a person and not a potential wife.

    However, she's unsure of whether Damian reciprocates her feelings or not, since she could tell the letter he returned contained no emotion in it. Violet then gets an idea and arranges with Damian's Doll to have Charlotte and Damian write their own letters to each other. This starts a heated but passionate correspondence between the two that entrances everybody in both kingdoms. The wedding goes as planned while Violet and Cattleya, who was Damian's Doll, watch over the wedding.

After her marriage, Charlotte is seen to presumably visit other countries and children along with Damian, which makes the couple headlines in newspapers.

## Relationships

### Alberta

Charlotte has a significant bond with the court maid, Alberta, who serves the royal Drossel family. Alberta brought Charlotte out of her mother's womb and been there ever since she was born, which is why Charlotte sees Alberta like a mother. While Alberta tries to maintain a professional relationship with Charlotte because she is not Charlotte's personal attendant, Charlotte feels a much deeper bond than that. She claims that Alberta is "hers" and she is Alberta's. She has trouble imagining a future without Alberta when she will begin to live in a new country. Although Charlotte is happy about marrying Damian, she is sad that she will have to leave her country, but what makes her especially sad is leaving Alberta. Before her wedding, Charlotte shows her great love, respect and admiration towards Alberta for raising her by bowing to her.

### Damian Baldur Flugel

When she was ten, Damian finds Charlotte crying in the castle garden. Even though Charlotte tries to hold back her tears, Damian assures her that it is okay for her to cry. He tells her he initially found her sassy, but was glad that she could also show genuine emotions. This encounter leaves ten year old Charlotte to be infatuated with him. Charlotte later describes it as a shining jewel in her life. Charlotte dedicates the years after to seek out a marriage with the Flugel family.

Charlotte succeeds and is later engaged to Damian. This makes her happy, but she is still self-conscious. She worries that she is too young for him, that he could have feelings for someone else, and that he doesn't know her well. She is unsure of whether Damien reciprocates her feelings or not, since the letters he returned contained no emotions, and was probably written by a doll.

Violet makes arrangements with Damian's doll, so that Charlotte and Damian can write their own letters to each other. They begin to learn more about each other. This turns into a passionate correspondence, where Charlotte denies negative things Damian says about himself, stating that she is already head-over-heels for him. When they meet again at the same place they first met in, Damian concludes that Charlotte is an interesting, tough girl who will make a great wife and queen. He proposes to her and Charlotte tearfully accepts.

Their wedding then goes as planned and Charlotte's dream of marrying Damian is achieved, which she is beyond happy about. They are seen to be a very loving couple who sticks together.

### Violet Evergarden

At first, Violet's emotionless and expressionless personality gets on Charlotte's nerves. She warms up to Violet shortly and becomes amazed at her talents. Charlotte later asks Violet to talk to her personally, without their respective occupations as a princess and a doll. Charlotte confides in Violet about how she met and and developed a crush on Damian. Violet helps Charlotte through her sorrow from her self-consciousness by saying that she doesn't want to see her cry, therefore arranges with Damian's doll to have Charlotte and Damian write their own letters to each other. In the following days, Violet stays by Charlotte's side and helps her with her letters. Violet's actions make Charlotte very happy, and she wishes that Violet could attend her wedding.

## Gallery

Charlotte after waking up in "*You Write Letters That Bring People Together?*"Charlotte in casual clothes.A painting of Charlotte.Charlotte is determined.Charlotte writing a letter to Damian Baldur Flugel.Charlotte in her wedding dress.Charlotte bowing to Alberta.Charlotte on a newspaper.Charlotte and Damian in "*Violet Evergarden*".Charlotte in Violet Evergarden GaidenCharlotte meets Damian.pngCharlotte met DamianCharlotte in the Violet Evergarden Movie.
## Trivia

* Charlotte is an anime-original character who later appears in the light novel series.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 5
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Episode 5
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Episode 9