The Rose of Versailles
ベルサイユのばら (Berusaiyu no Bara)
Demographic	Shōjo
Genre	Historical, Drama, Romance
Manga: Berusaiyu no Bara
Authored by	Riyoko Ikeda
Publisher	Shueisha
Other publishers: Azake Daiwon C&A Kana Carlsen Verlag Sanyusha (only first 2 volumes)
Serialized in	Margaret Azake Ediciones Daiwon Comics shojo Kana Carlsen Comics Sanyusha (out print)
Original run	1972 – 1973
No. of volumes	10
TV anime: Lady Oscar
Directed by	Tadao Nagahama (1-18), Osamu Dezaki
Studio	TMS
Network	Animax, Nippon Television
Original run	10 October 1979 – 3 September 1980
No. of episodes	41
Movies
Lady Oscar (1979) Inochi arukagiri aishite (1987) La Rose de Versailles (ベルサイユのばら) (TBA)[1]

The Rose of Versailles (ベルサイユのばら, Berusaiyu no Bara^?), also known as Lady Oscar, by Riyoko Ikeda, is one of the best-known titles in shōjo manga, which has been adapted into an anime television series, produced by TMS and broadcast by the anime television network Animax and Nippon Television. This article about a fictional character found in manga or anime is a stub. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Lady_Oscar_b. ... Page from long running shōjo manga Glass Mask by Suzue Miuchi, demonstrating archetypal shōjo art conventions Shōjo or shoujo ) is a term used in English to refer to manga and anime aimed at a female audience between the ages of 13 and 18. ... “Original manga” redirects here. ... Berusaiyu no Bara (or BeruBara) is considered one of the biggest mangas on the shôjo genre. ... Riyoko Ikeda (æ± ç”° 理代子 Ikeda Riyoko, born 1947) is a Japanese mangaka. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Daewon Media Co. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Kana is a French publisher affiliated to Les Éditions Dargaud. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... The Carlsen Verlag is a subsidiary of the homonymous Danish publishing house which in turn belongs to the Swedish media company Bonnier. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Margaret (マーガレット) is a biweekly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha, primarily for girls from 11 to 15 years old. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Daewon Media Co. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Kana is a French publisher affiliated to Les Éditions Dargaud. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... The Carlsen Verlag is a subsidiary of the homonymous Danish publishing house which in turn belongs to the Swedish media company Bonnier. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... “TV” redirects here. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... Tadao Nagahama (長浜 忠夫 Nagahama Tadao) (b. ... Osamu Dezaki ) (also known as Makura Saki )) is a Japanese director of anime born on November 18, 1943 in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. ... Tokyo Movie Shinsa, also known as TMS Entertainment, is a veteran animation studio located in Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... Nippon Television Tower (headquarters) in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan Nippon Television Network Corporation ) (TYO: 9404 ) is a television network in Shiodome area of Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun. ... is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... List of manga/anime series Lady Oscar. ... List of manga/anime series Lady Oscar. ... Lady Oscar is a 1979 film, based on the manga/anime The Rose of Versailles, created by Riyoko Ikeda. ... La Rose de Versailles will be the next movie based on the manga/anime The Rose of Versailles, and will be produced by Toei Animation. ... Riyoko Ikeda (æ± ç”° 理代子 Ikeda Riyoko, born 1947) is a Japanese mangaka. ... Shōjo or shoujo (少女 lit. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... Tokyo Movie Shinsa, also known as TMS Entertainment, is a veteran animation studio located in Japan. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... Nippon Television Tower (headquarters) in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan Nippon Television Network Corporation ) (TYO: 9404 ) is a television network in Shiodome area of Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun. ...

The Rose of Versailles focuses on Oscar François de Jarjayes, a girl raised as a man to become her father's successor as leader of the Palace Guards. A brilliant combatant with a strong sense of justice, Oscar is proud of the life she leads, but becomes torn between class loyalty and her desire to help the impoverished as revolution brews among the oppressed lower class. Also important to the story are her conflicting desires to live life as both a militiant and a regular woman as well as her relationships with Marie Antoinette, Count Axel von Fersen, and servant and best friend André Grandier. This article about a fictional character found in manga or anime is a stub. ... Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. ... Category: ... Information Gender Male Date of death 1789 Occupation Soldier of the Military Guard Spouse(s) Lady Oscar Relatives Grandmother: Oscars Nanny Portrayed by Taro Higaki Created by Riyoko Ikeda André Grandier is a fictional charactar in the manga The Rose of Versailles. ...

There are some shoujo-ai elements embodied in the relationship between Oscar and her protégée Rosalie Lamorlière, the secret daughter of the scheming Madame de Polignac, whose admiration for Oscar may be interpreted as either idol worship or romantic love coming from her possible bisexuality. Many of the court ladies also greatly adore Oscar, openly admiring her at parties and become very jealous when she brings female companions to them. Utena and Anthy from Revolutionary Girl Utena, a popular shōjo-ai couple. ... Information Aliases Lady de Polignac Gender Female Date of birth 1749 Date of death 1793 Title Duchess Family Polignac Children Charlotte de Polignac - Rosalie Lamorlière Created by Riyoko Ikeda Image:Http://smg. ... “Bisexual” redirects here. ...

Circulation and Popularity

Rose of Versailles is currently 14th on the list of all-time best-selling shojo manga, having sold a grand total of 15,000,000 volumes, beating out Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, and Fushigi Yugi. In terms of circulation per volume, it is in fourth place with an average of 1,500,000 sales per volume. It is not well-known in North America due to its age and lack of publicity, but remains a treasured classic in Japanese manga. Serialized in Nakayoshi and Run Run Mixxzine and Smile Magazine Original run February 1992 – March 1997 No. ... Serialized in Nakayoshi Original run 1996 – 2000 No. ... The Cast of Fushigi YÅ«gi Fushigi YÅ«gi (ふしぎ遊戯; lit. ...

Plot

The setting is in France, before and during the French Revolution. The main character is a woman named Oscar François de Jarjayes. Her father, General Jarjayes, despaired over never getting a son (he had six daughters), and decided to raise his youngest daughter as a man. He trained her well in the arts of fencing, horsemanship, and medieval combat. Oscar often practiced her skills with her best friend, companion and (technically) servant, André Grandier, whom she almost always defeated. André was the grandson of her nanny and thus they spent most of their time together in harmonic friendship; near the end of the story, this blossomed into mutual love. The French Revolution (1789–1815) was a period of political and social upheaval in the political history of France and Europe as a whole, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on... Fencing advertisement for the 1900 Summer Olympic Games This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... Equestrianism relates to the riding of horses. ... The first page of the Codex Wallerstein shows the typical arms of 15th century fencing Historical European Martial Arts are martial arts of European origin which were formerly practiced, but have since died out or evolved into very different forms. ...

Oscar François de Jarjayes, main character of the manga/anime.

Oscar is the commander of the Royal Guard and responsible for the safety of the young, flighty Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, as well as the rest of the royal family. The story revolves around Oscar's growing realization of how France is governed, and the plight of the poor. Another important storyline is the love story between Marie Antoinette and the Swedish Count Axel von Fersen. The affair between the two was the subject of rumours through all of France, endangering the queen's reputation and driving Oscar to request the Count to leave the country. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Information Gender Female Date of birth 1755 Date of death 1793 Title Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria. ... Information Gender Female Date of birth 1755 Date of death 1793 Title Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria. ... A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is also still a countess (for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term). ... Count Axel von Fersen, dressed in the robes of a Swedish Privy Councilor, with the Knights Commander chains of the Royal Orders of the Seraphim and that of the Sword around his neck. ... A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is also still a countess (for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term). ...

After the Count decided to leave and sign up for the war of independence in America, Marie Antoinette became lovesick. She began spending money in excess —expensive jewellery and clothes, attending balls every other night— to distract herself from pining for the only man she loved. This, in turn, weighed even heavier on the taxpayers of France, and even greater poverty spread throughout France due to Marie Antoinette's squandering of money. A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is also still a countess (for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term). ... Information Gender Female Date of birth 1755 Date of death 1793 Title Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria. ... Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. ...

Both the Affair of the Diamond Necklace and the appearance of the infamous Gabrielle de Polastron, comtesse de Polignac are central plot events taken from history, as well as the French Revolution and the fall of the Bastille -- all given interesting interpretations through the fictional character Oscar and her companions. The Affair of the Diamond Necklace was a mysterious incident in the 1780s at the court of Louis XVI of France involving the queen Marie Antoinette. ... Gabrielle de Polastron Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, comtesse de Polignac (September 8, 1749–December 9, 1793) was a French aristocrat and friend of Marie Antoinette, whom she first met at Versailles in 1775. ... The period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. ...

On July 14, 1789, the Taking of the Bastille, the crowds rebelled but lacked strategy, giving the military the advantage and making themselves easy target for cannon fire. However, Oscar and the regiment B then arrived to help organize the insurgents. During the following fierce battle, Oscar is shot and killed, but the Bastille eventually falls, symbolically striking down the French monarchy. is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants French government Parisian militia (predecessor of Frances National Guard) Commanders Bernard-René de Launay† Prince de Lambesc Camille Desmoulins Strength 114 soldiers, 30 artillery pieces 600 - 1,000 insurgents Casualties 1 (6 or possibly 8 killed after surrender) 98 The Storming of the Bastille in Paris occured on...

After the Bastille is taken, the revolutionaries burst into the Palace searching for Marie Antoinette and her family. Many guards are killed and the royal family taken prisoner.

Big trials were started for Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, but finally, both were declared guilty and guillotined. Information Gender Female Date of birth 1755 Date of death 1793 Title Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria. ... Louis XVI Louis XVI (August 23, 1754 - January 21, 1793), was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French in 1791-1792. ... Public guillotining in Lons-le-Saunier, 1878 The guillotine is a machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation. ...

Manga

Main article: The Rose of Versailles (manga)

The Rose of Versailles manga page

The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Margaret Magazine in 1973, and became an instant success. It has been turned into a play, an anime series, a live-action movie, and a ballet. The author, Riyoko Ikeda, is working on the libretto of an opera version of her story as well. Serialized in Margaret Azake Ediciones Daiwon Comics shojo Kana Carlsen Comics Sanyusha (out print) Original run 1972 – 1973 No. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (580x853, 152 KB) Summary Author: Riyoko Ikeda Source URL: www. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (580x853, 152 KB) Summary Author: Riyoko Ikeda Source URL: www. ... Serialized in Margaret Azake Ediciones Daiwon Comics shojo Kana Carlsen Comics Sanyusha (out print) Original run 1972 – 1973 No. ... Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... Margaret (マーガレット) is a biweekly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha, primarily for girls from 11 to 15 years old. ... “Animé” redirects here. ...

The play adaptation of the manga is also the longest-running show by the Takarazuka Revue. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1983, the first two volumes of "The Rose of Versailles" were translated in English by Frederik L. Schodt for the purpose of teaching English to Japanese speakers and released in North America by the North American branch of Sanyusha. "The Rose of Versailles" was the first commercially translated manga to be available in North America. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Frederik L. Schodt is an American writer, translator and interpreter, notable in manga and anime fandom for his translations of works such as Osamu Tezukas Phoenix, Riyoko Ikedas The Rose of Versailles, Keiji Nakazawas Barefoot Gen, and others. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...

Margaret's Shueisha BeruBara was the first edition of the manga. It was published on 1982-05-24, in the weekly magazine, Margaret, and the manga contains 10 volumes. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

1. Atarashii unmei no uzu no naka ni
2. Eikou no za ni yoishirete
3. yurusarezaru koi
4. Kuroi kishi wo toraero
5. Osukaru no kurushimi
6. Moeagaru kakumei no hi
7. Utsukushiki ai no chikai
8. Kami ni mesarete (1972) - Mizukara no eranda michi wo (1994)^[I]
9. Itamashii ouhi no saigo (1972) - Kami ni mesarete (1994)^[I]
10. Gaiden: Kokui no hakushakuhujin

Gaidens

Main article: Berusaiyu no Bara Gaiden

First publication

One gaiden was published in Margaret magazine, after the serialization of Berusaiyu no Bara in 1984. It counts as the 10th volume of the manga. Berusaiyu no Bara Gaidens ) are gaidens or small stories written by the creator of the manga/anime The Rose of Versailles. ... Gaiden (外伝, literally outside story) is a Japanese term for a side story. ... This article is about the year. ...

• "Kokui no hakushakufujin"

Second publication

Four gaidens more were published in the monthly magazine, Jam, in June, 1984. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the year. ...

• "Loulou to, issho ni kita ningyo"
• "Jarjayes shôgun no musuko arawaru"
• "Toruko no kaizoku to shuudôjo"
• "Akuma no kusuri"

Anime

See also: List of Lady Oscar episodes

The anime series has 40 episodes and 1 recapitulation (episode 41). List of manga/anime series Lady Oscar. ...

Also, there is a less-known "sequel". It is known as "Eikou no Napoleon" or "The Glory of Napoleon." It has a few of the original characters. It is mostly about the Empire of Napoleon I of France. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Eikou no Napoleon - Eroika English: The Glory of Napoleon) is a manga by Riyoko Ikeda that is somewhat the continuation of The Rose of Versailles. ... Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (born Napoleone di Buonaparte, changed his name to Napoléon Bonaparte)[1] (15 August 1769; Ajaccio, Corsica – 5 May 1821; Saint Helena) was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from...

Movies

Lady Oscar

Lady Oscar is a 1978 film, written (screenplay) and directed Jacques Demy, with music composed by Michel Legrand. Lady Oscar is a French-Japanese co-production, and was shot in France. Lady Oscar is a 1979 film, based on the manga/anime The Rose of Versailles, created by Riyoko Ikeda. ... The director and screenwriter Jacques Demy (1931 - 1990) was one of the most approachable filmmakers of the French New Wave. ... Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor and pianist. ...

Inochi arukagiri aishite

It's a 1987 film that summarizes the whole anime.

La Rose de Versailles

La Rose de Versailles will be the next movie based on this manga/anime, and will be produced by Toei Animation. La Rose de Versailles will be the next movie based on the manga/anime The Rose of Versailles, and will be produced by Toei Animation. ... Toei Animation Company, Limited ) (JASDAQ: 4816) is a Japanese animation studio owned by the Toei Company. ...

Takarazuka Performance

The Poster of 2006 Star and Snow Production of Rose of Versailles, featuring stars from not only Star and Snow, but also from Flower and Moon Troupe.

Rose of Versailles is also being dramatized by Ueda Shinji for Takarazuka Revue. The first performance was in 1974 by Moon Troupe (led by Yuri Haruna) and the most recent one was in 2006 by Snow Troupe (led by Hikaru Asami). Image File history File links Oscar_Takarazuka. ... Image File history File links Oscar_Takarazuka. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hikaru Asami (朝海ひかる, born January 24, 1972) is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters (Otokoyaku). ...

Rose of Versailles also set a milestone for Takarazuka history because the system of Top Star for each troupe is established because of this musical.

There are a couple variation of the musical they performed:

• Oscar and Andre: The plot focus on the relationship between Oscar and Andre and the center is Oscar.
  • 1974, Moon Troupe, top bill: Yuri Haruna
  • 1975, Flower Troupe, top bill: Jun Anna
  • 1975, Snow Troupe, top bill: Natsuko Migiwa
  • 1976, Moon Troupe, top bill: Yuri Haruna (repraise)
  • 1989, Star Troupe, top bill: Yuu Shion
  • 1991, Moon Troupe, top bill: Mayo Suzukaze
  • 2001, Star Troupe, top bill: Kou Minoru
  • 2006, Snow Troupe, top bill: Hikaru Asami

• Fersen and Maria: The plot focus on the relationship between Hans Axel Von Fersen and Marie Antoinette and the center is Fersen
  • 1976, Star Troupe, top bill: Ran Ootori
  • 1990, Flower Troupe, top bill: Mizuki Ooura
  • 2001, Cosmos Troupe, top bill: Yōka Wao
  • 2006, Star Troupe, top bill: Wataru Kozuki

• Andre: This is the variation from Oscar and Andre, same focus as the former one but the certer is Andre instead of Oscar.
  • 1989, Snow Troupe, top bill: Keaki Mori

• Fersen: This is the variation from Fersen and Marie-Antoinette, same focus as the former one but the certer is Fersen instead of Marie-Antoinette.

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Characters

Main article: List of The Rose of Versailles characters

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Main characters

Rosalie, André and Oscar.

Oscar François de Jarjayes

Oscar was raised like a man by the desire of her father. She is educated in diverse arts such as fencing (which qualifies her to command the Royal Guard of Queen Marie Antoinette. Many people know that she is a woman, but she does not pretend it, as much in his aspect as in his treatment. Nevertheless, in spite of firmly assuming a male role, Oscar falls in love with the lover of the queen, Axel von Fersen, a Swedish count. This feeling is not reciprocated, as Fersen only has an eye for the queen and treats Oscar like a close friend, oblivious to her true gender and feeling. Later, André professes his love for her, and Oscar realizes that she returns his feelings. Unfortunately, after the mutual declaration, André dies from a stray bullet. After Oscar's own death during the Taking of the Bastille, their bodies are buried together.

André Grandier

The grandson of Oscar's nanny, he was raised along with her after he was orphaned and his grandmother took him in. An extremely skilled fencer, André taught her to fence ever since they met, and Oscar became so skilled that she almost always defeated him. André follows Oscar loyally everywhere she goes and is in love with her, but isn't able to tell her directly for years because of their social class difference.

Axel von Fersen

Marie Antoinette and her son, Louis Joseph

Marie Antoinette

Princess of Austria. She married the prince Louis XVI to seal the alliance agreed between the king Louis XV and her mother, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. She had a lover, the count Axel von Fersen, whom she met during a masquerade party.

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Minor characters

Louis XV

King of France and grandfather of Louis XVI. He died of smallpox in the Palace of Versailles.

Louis XVI

Prince of France and heir to the French throne. He married the Austrian princess Marie Antoinette to confirm the pact agreed between Louis XV and Maria Theresa. He became King of France after his grandfather's death.

Madame du Barry

Mistress to King Louis XV. She became an enemy of Marie Antoinette after being unable to manipulate the young and rebellious Queen to her will like she did to the former King. Upon the King's death, she was banished from the court to the convent of Pont-au-Dames, and was guillotined in 1793.

Duchess de Polignac and her daughter, Charlotte

Duchess Julie de Polignac

A court singer, she befriended Queen Marie Antoinette to take advantage of her power. She accidentally killed Rosalie's adoptive mother, Nicole, and turns out in fact to be Rosalie's biological mother, Martine Gabrielle, who gave Rosalie up after giving birth to her as a teenager. She tries to force Rosalie to come back to her by blackmailing, but ultimately fails.

Charlotte de Polignac

Daughter of the Lady Polignac and a fervent admirer of Oscar in the court. She committed suicide after learning that, at the tender age of 11, she would have to marry the much older Duke of Guiche; she was so panicked over the issue that she turned mad and jumped off a balcony. Rosalie, her half-sister, at first says she has no pity for Charlotte, but later is seen grieving heavily and crying.

Jeanne Valois, comtesse de la Motte and adoptive sister of Rosalie.

Jeanne Valois de la Motte

She grew up together with Rosalie in poverty and was found by Marquise Boulainvilliers in a Paris street. Jeanne told her that she had the royal Valois blood, managing to be taken under her wing. She started living at a mansion, where she learned manners and piano classes. Jeanne agreed to marry her lover Nicolás de la Motte if he killed the marquise and forges her will, so they could become Count and Comtesse. They convinced Cardinal de Rohan to help them buy the diamond necklace that has been offered to the Queen Marie Antoinette by the jeweller Boehmer. Her plan fails and a case is opened in the national court. The Comtesse is found guilty and sentenced to be whipped, branded, and imprisoned for life. However, a mysterious figure helps her escape from prison and publish her scandalous memoirs. Jeanne is held in a secluded convent until she is cornered by the royal guard. After deciding that she was tired of her lifestyle, she commits suicide with Nicolas.

Rosalie Lamorlière, Oscar's protegee.

Rosalie Lamorlière

Adoptive daughter of Nicole Lamorliere. Her biological mother is a noblewoman called Martine Gabrielle, a fact Nicole reveals before she passes away. Rosalie swears that she would avenge her mother, and mistakenly attempts to kill Lady Jarjayes because of this. Oscar stops her and decides to take Rosalie under her wing, teaching her manners, history, fencing, among others. During a party, Rosalie recognizes Lady Polignac as the woman in the carriage that ran over Nicole and tries to murder her, but is again stopped by Oscar.
Oscar and André come to discover that Martine Gabrielle and Lady Polignac are one and the same; Martine changed her name to Julie de Polignac. After Charlotte, true sister of Rosalie, died, Lady Polignac went to the Jarjayes's Mansion and told Rosalie that if she didn't come with her, she would tell the authorities that Oscar was the protector of Jeanne Valois', the instigator of the robbery of the diamond necklace, sister. Finally Rosalie decides to go with her natural mother in order to avoid scandalizing Oscar's name. Rosalie realized that her mother's intentions were to marry her to the Duke de Guiche, so she returns to the neighbourhood in Paris where she grew up. She marries Bernard Chatelet and meets Oscar in the Storming of the Bastille. Rosalie is present for Oscar's death.

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Trivia

• The series is notable for its 1979 premier, the same year as the beginning of the Iranian Revolution, which is often compared to the French Revolution that ultimately took Marie Antoinette's life.^[2]

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See also

• List of Lady Oscar episodes
• French Revolution
• Storming of the Bastille

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Notes

Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...

References

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External links

• Riyoko Ikeda's Official Site
• Riyoko Ikeda's Fan Site
• Lady Oscar Fan Forum
• Glory! A Berusaiyu no Bara compendium
• The Rose of Versailles