Phillip Crane (books)

*This page is about the book character. For the Netflix character, see Philip Crane*

## Familial Information

### Marital

* Eloise Crane *(wife)*
* Marina Thompson † *(wife)*

### Children

* Oliver Crane
* Amanda Crane
* Penelope Crane
* Georgiana Crane
* Frederick Crane

### Others

*For a complete family tree, see the Bridgerton family tree*

## Appearances

### First

*To Sir Phillip, With Love*

**Phillip Crane** is the husband of Eloise Crane.

## History

### Early Life

Phillip is the second son of Sir Thomas Crane. Growing up, he was both verbally and physically abused by his father, but his brother, George, was kind to him. When Phillip was 12, Thomas was so furious when he fell off his horse, he whipped Phillip; the beating left Phillip with permanent scars on his back.

Phillip went to Cambridge and studied botany and did boxing as well, planning to be a scholar and live far away from his father. In his second year, though, George died at Waterloo, making Phillip the heir to his father's baronetcy. Sir Thomas died two weeks after George, and Phillip inherited the baronetcy, becoming Sir Phillip. Phillip was relieved to be rid of his father's presence, and even burned a stick that Thomas used to regularly beat him with.

George was engaged to Marina Thompson at the time of his death; to honor his brother's commitment, Sir Phillip married Marina in George's place. They became parents to twins Amanda and Oliver by the next year. Marina, though, struggled with depression, and Phillip tried to help her. When Marina didn't get any better, Phillip finally gave up and started using his botany studies to help his land and the baronetcy prosper, while trying to be a father. Phillip was afraid of becoming abusive like his own father, and started to spend less time with Amanda and Oliver, too.

### 1823

While working in his greenhouse, Phillip saw Marina walking towards the lake, and realized she intended to kill herself by drowning. He pulled her out of the lake, but she caught a fever. Phillip tried to cure her, but Marina died three days later. After her death, he received a letter of condolence from Eloise Bridgerton, Marina's cousin, and the two became pen pals.

### 1824

Phillip was at wit's end with his children after they played multiple pranks on governesses and nurses, scaring them off. Feeling they needed a mother figure in their life — and not having too many options — he decided to propose to Eloise. He sent her a letter with an invitation to visit to see if they would suit. He never heard back, and assumed Eloise rejected his offer. He was surprised when Eloise arrived at his doorstep over a month later unannounced, but was immediately besotted by her beauty.

## Relationships

### Romantic

#### Eloise Crane

Phillip and Eloise start writing each other letters after the death of his wife and Eloise's distant cousin, Marina. Eventually, they meet with Eloise spending time at his house with him and his two children, Oliver and Amanda. She falls in love with all three of them, and they soon get engaged, after Eloise's brothers finds them together. They marry at his house, with the reception outside their home. She becomes the mother his children never had, and later on, they have three more children together, Penelope, Georgiana, and Frederick.

### Familial

#### Oliver Crane

The two have a good relationship, however their relationship was very distant when Oliver was young. But when Phillip married again, they grew closer.

#### Amanda Crane

Phillip adores his daughter, and Amanda thinks the worlds of her dad. She even starts crying when she starts to believe her father is ashamed of her and her brother.

## Appearances

 **#02** | "The Viscount Who Loved Me"
 **#03** | "An Offer from a Gentleman"