Here's where every major character ended up on the season 1 finale of 'Bridgerton'

By the season finale, Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon Basset's (Regé-Jean Page) marriage was on shaky ground — mostly due to the fact that the duchess yearned for children, and the duke refused to have them.

After Daphne learned she wasn't pregnant in episode seven, they agreed to live separately after the social season ended. But after the duchess found the letters Simon wrote to his father as a child with a stutter, she began to understand why he didn't want to have an heir.

"He made you believe that you needed to be without fault in order to be loved, but he was wrong," she told her husband at the Hastings ball during the finale. "I am tired of pretending. And I cannot keeping acting as if I do not love you."

Simon later found Daphne and told her that he didn't want to be alone, letting go of the vow he made to his father never to have children in order to prioritize his marriage.

In the season's closing scene, viewers saw the couple welcome their first child: the next Duke of Hastings.

As her husband, King George III, received treatment for his declining health, Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) occupied herself with social events, finding amusement in predicting this season's matches and watching the activity from the perimeter.

Outside of the public eye, though, she was intent on uncovering Whistledown's identity.

In the series finale, the Queen's team hatched a plan to intercept the anonymous writer as she dropped off the next day's paper at a printing press late at night.

When Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) caught wind of the scheme, she interfered by warning Whistledown of the trap with just enough time for the writer to escape.

The Queen's reaction to her failed scheme wasn't shown during the series finale. Given her previous determination to silence Whistledown as soon as possible after getting less than shining coverage in her pages, the monarch will likely be furious.

Aside from evading her mother's attempts to make her into a debutante, Eloise's main mission was to uncover Whistledown's identity throughout the show's first season.

That goal changed when she learned that the Queen was trying to squash the popular gossip column. The young feminist worked tirelessly to protect Whistledown and keep the monarch's team from exposing her, which, to her credit, she did.

However, Eloise learned that she had no idea of Whistledown's true identity by the end of season one.

Previously convinced that Genevieve Delacroix (Kathryn Drysdale) was behind the pages, she realized that her brother was out with the modiste the night she saw Whistledown, giving Genevieve an alibi.

Eloise closed out the season feeling further away from the truth than ever.

Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) fooled "Bridgerton" viewers into believing that she was a mere victim of unrequited love during the show's first season.

She was presented as Eloise's sidekick, Colin Bridgerton's childhood friend, Marina Thompson's ally, and her sisters' punching bag. She was always tied up in other characters' schemes, which should've been the first hint.

In the finale, Penelope revealed that she was much more than a supporting character left heartbroken over Colin's departure. While no one was watching, she was churning out society gossip papers under the name "Lady Whistledown."

Penelope narrowly escaped the Queen's plan to expose her. As she rode away in her carriage, saved by Eloise's warning, she pulled back her hood and read her newest letter.

"There is no ending in sight for this author, who recently became aware of a scheme to unmask her by one worthy opponent indeed," she wrote, continuing, "Perhaps I will come forward one day. Though you must know, dear reader, that decision shall be left entirely up to me."

In many ways, Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) stood in as a mother figure for Simon, as the former Duchess of Hastings died while giving birth to him.

During the finale, Lady Danbury found Daphne reading unopened letters that the duke sent his father as a child. By shedding light on Simon's relationship with his father, Lady Danbury helped the young duchess better understand her husband.

Lady Danbury also caught wind of the fact that Simon and Daphne planned to lead separate lives in their marriage and urged Simon to make amends at their ball.

"Pride, Your Grace, it will cost you everything and leave you with nothing. You must not allow it to happen to you too," she told him.

Though she never asked for recognition or boasted when things went her way, Lady Danbury prompted both Daphne and Simon to put aside their differences to focus on each other.

The Featherington family's future was put into serious jeopardy at the end of season one.

Lord Featherington (Ben Miller) attempted to repay his debts by placing a bet on a fixed boxing match. He arrived home with a large sum of money, telling his wife, Lady Portia Featherington (Polly Walker), that he'd won more than enough money to support their family.

While Lord Featherington believed that he solved his problems, the not-so-subtle scheme raised eyebrows. The last viewers saw of him, he was summoned into a brothel room where two men questioned him.

Portia was soon informed that her husband was dead and told that the police had questions. When she checked the bag containing her husband's earnings from the match, she found that they were all gone.

At the end of season one, Portia learned the name of the man set to inherit the family's estate, since Lord Featherington didn't have a son. She didn't share his identity with viewers.

Since Colin (Luke Newton) and Marina Thompson's (Ruby Barker) engagement fell through, after the young suiter discovered Thompson was with child, Colin decided to leave town.

Inspired by Penelope's reminder that he loves to travel — which she touted as a reason why he shouldn't settle down and marry her cousin — Colin set out on his journey.

As he said goodbye to his family at the end of the season one finale, he announced that he'd begin his tour in the Mediterranean.

After accepting that her lover, George, didn't respond to her letters, Marina received a visit from his brother, Sir Phillip, to tell her that George died in battle. He also informed her that George did write her back before he died, asking to run away together to raise their child.

Phillip, willing to take care of Marina, asked for her hand in marriage, but she initially rebuked the offer.

Heartbroken over George's death and convinced that she'd terminated her pregnancy with an herbal concoction she mustered up in the Featherington family's kitchen, Marina vowed to return home and leave her experience in London behind her.

But after learning that the tea didn't work, Marina was left with a difficult decision: marry Sir Phillip or raise her child unsupported.

Taking difficult advice from Portia, Marina accepted Phillip's proposal and left London with him shortly thereafter.

Although their mother was determined to marry off Philipa Featherington (Harriet Cains) and Prudence Featherington (Bessie Carter), the two sisters closed out the season without husbands.

Sure, Philipa caught Mr. Finch's attention, but Lord Featherington, so deep in debt that he was unable to pay his daughters' dowries, drove the suitor away.

Now that Lord Featherington died and the family's estate was transferred to a new man, the sisters' fates are uncertain.

Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) found himself in quite a different social scene than the rest of his family in season one.

An aspiring artist recently exposed to the burgeoning creative community in London, Benedict met Genevieve at a party in episode five. They sparked a passionated, hushed affair for the remainder of the season.

A prime suspect in Eloise's hunt for Whistledown, Genevieve started an unexpected romance with Benedict during the series' first season.

It seemed like Eloise was on the right track since the town's most sought-after dressmaker was constantly surrounded by society women's chatter and in close proximity to a Bridgerton.

However, Benedict revealed that he attended a party with Genevieve the night Eloise saw Whistledown, meaning she couldn't possibly be the anonymous gossip.

And even though Genevieve left town for a short trip back to her native France during the show's final episode, her relationship with Benedict remained intact.

There was no denying the chemistry between opera singer Siena Rosso (Sabrina Bartlett) and Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey). But as the clear differences in their social standings took a toll on their romance, the soprano cut the chord out of self-preservation.

During the season finale, Anthony promised that he wouldn't keep her hidden any longer and even invited her to his sister's ball.

When he knocked on Siena's door to pick her up for the event, a man, who previously accompanied Siena to a boxing match earlier in the finale, answered the door with an undone shirt and ruffled hair. Siena then begged Anthony to stay away.

"That gentleman upstairs? He sees me for who I am. Unlike you, he does not wish for me to don some ridiculous gown and go with him to some absurd ball. He does not wish for me to change. And neither do I," she said.

Before closing the door on Anthony, Siena added: "You need to let me go."

After countless fights and steamy reconciliations behind closed doors, Anthony and Siena's forbidden romance came to an abrupt end during the season one finale.

Tainted by the loss, the eldest Bridgerton sibling, who oft encouraged his brothers to "sow their seed," surprised Daphne and Simon by telling them that he intended to marry soon.

"I have finally determined the difficulty: love itself. Removing it from all romantic relations should make me all the better for it. No more distractions from responsibility or being waylaid from the sensible path," he said.

Daphne may have gotten upset with her mother, Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell), for not better preparing her for the intricacies of marriage in episode seven, but the mother-daughter duo closed out the season as close as ever.

Viewers got used to seeing Violet as the mother hen to the Bridgerton children, but she came into her own in the finale, admitting to Daphne that she missed her late husband every day.

Violet also told Daphne, who idealized her parents' marriage, that making the conscious "choice to love" her husband every day brought her "peace and comfort" after his passing, ensuring Daphne that she could make the same choice with Simon.

"You are a Bridgerton," she said. "There is nothing you cannot do."

As her children began leaving the nest, Violet remained in London with the younger family members. And when Daphne gave birth to her first child, she was right by her daughter's side.

As Daphne left to live with Simon and Colin took off to travel, Francesca Bridgerton (Ruby Stokes), Hyacinth Bridgerton (Florence Hunt), and Gregory Bridgerton (Will Tilston) remained at home in London with their mother.

When Featherington found himself in considerable debt, he approached boxer Will Mondrich (Martins Imhangbe) to propose that he throw away his next fight, even though he was heavily favored.

That way, Featherington would place a large enough bet on the fixed outcome to pay off his debts, giving half to Will.

At first, Will was insulted by the plan, telling Featherington that his honor was "not for sale." But as the highly anticipated fight approached and he grew weary of his confidence to raise capital on his own, the fighter went along with Featherington's plan to secure a more stable future for his family. He intentionally threw the match.

Simon became suspicious of the scheme and confronted his friend after the fight, leaving a tense rift between the two men.

However, Will and his wife, Alice Mondrich, attended Simon's ball after the match, so it's unlikely that the moment destroyed their relationship.