On May 16th, 1770, the wedding ceremony of the Crown Prince, Louis-August,
and Marie Antoinette was conducted in the Chapel inside of Versailles Palace,
in front of 6000 nobles and clergy.
Next is the signing of the marriage certificate.
How terrible,
a blot on the marriage certificate!
I've never heard of such a thing before...
Will something unfortunate happen with this marriage?
The Rose of Versailles
Kusamurani namo shirezu
The flowers blooming in the wilderness
Saiteiru hana naraba
they are without names
Tada kaze wo ukenagara
A gentle breeze
Soyoide ireba iikeredo
makes them sway
Watashi wa bara no sadame ni umareta
My destiny is of a rose
Hanayakani hageshiku ikiro to umareta
Born to live in glory and passion
Bara wa bara wa, Kedakaku saite
Roses, oh roses, blooming with dignity
Bara wa bara wa, Utsukushiku chiru
Roses, oh roses, withering with regret
Bara wa bara wa, Kedakaku saite
Roses, oh roses, blooming with dignity
Bara wa bara wa, Utsukushiku chiru
Roses, oh roses, withering with regret
Episode 3
"A Spark in Versailles"
Still! Good, good.
Good, good.
Mademoiselle!
Please wait, just a second!
Mademoiselle! You're really...
Mademoiselle!
Don't you realize that today is the day that Lady Antoinette comes to Versailles for the first time?
Don't make such a fuss, OK?
I know, Nanny...
O, OK...
If you know it, then...
Grandma, Oscar is no longer a child.
MADEMOISELLE OSCAR!
By the way, Oscar,
no, MADEMOISELLE Oscar,
I've heard that by rescuing Lady Antoinette, you've become amazingly popular in the Court.
Be careful.
All the ladies will come after you.
Now you're talking nonsense, Andre.
Go!
Lady Oscar,
it's Lady Oscar!
Ah, she's always so dashing and attractive!
Oscar, I heard you did a splendid job at Rhine.
How many insurgents did you slay?
Excuse me!
She's so cold, But that's the best part.
If only she were a man... I wouldn't leave her alone.
No, no! Don't get into a place like that!
Enough of that, Antoinette!
See?
I was scolded because you were not behaving!
Tsk!
Oh! Stop that!
You're forgetting one other important thing...
Listen!
At formal occasions here at Versailles, a lady of lower rank is not allowed to address a lady of higher rank first.
How awfully inconvenient.
No!
Since the Queen is now dead, you, Lady Antoinette, as Crown Princess, are the highest-ranking lady in the court.
I am?!
Yes.
Next comes the King's daughters, then the Crown Prince's younger sister.
Everybody is waiting for you to address them.
Please address yourself to them.
Everybody is waiting for me, the highest rank in the court, to address them!
Ah, how wonderful!
Presenting the Crown Prince and Princess!
Oh, what a dignified and beautiful lady!
Look at the light and elegant manner of her steps.
As expected of a royal born Austrian princess.
Refined and beautiful.
Absolutely!!
Not at all intimidated, she has such dignity and fortitude
Ah, everybody is looking at me.
Their eyes widened and they cried in amazement at my presence.
They're enchanted with my beauty!
This is wonderful!
I'm queen of Versailles now!
Your Highness, shall we dance?
I, I don't dance.
Dance as you like Antoinette.
Oscar! I knew she'd come!
Who is this woman?
What an arrogant attitude.
Amazingly curvaceous, but somehow a vulgar woman!
Oscar! How are you?
Thank you very much.
I'm glad to see Your Highness is fine as well.
Look over there.
Antoinette spoke to Lady Oscar first.
We shall go by and get addressed as well!
Say, Oscar!
Oscar, what's the rank of that woman over there who's staring at me?
Countess duBarry,
not a woman that the Crown Princess need be concerned with.
But she's surrounded with a lot of people like that as if she were the Queen
Why are people bowing to her?
Well, then.
Hey, look, Andre.
It's the late Queen's aunts. They hate Madame duBarry as if she were a snake or frog.
Do you think they're up to something?
I see.
What will happen when Lady Antoinette learns about Madame duBarry's circumstances...
WHAT?!
His Majesty's mistress?!
Indeed,
she was born in a filthy city, a commoner and a whore.
A whore?
A prostitute, who sells her body to men for money.
H, how can such a sordid woman be at Versailles?!
My mother in Austria would whip such women and throw them into reformatories!
Rumor has it she forced her patron to pay her money.
And with that money she deceived the prestigious noble, Count duBarry.
She married him just to gain his name,
and then killed the Count by with poison the next day.
Poison?! How Terrible!
Yes, after she became a Countess, she immediately came to Court.
Then she seduced the King with her natural beauty.
Since she became his mistress, she assigns and dismisses ministers as she likes!
She indulges in luxury.
His Majesty doesn't care about our opposition, and is controlled by that woman.
Yes, since everybody tries to get her favor.
She does whatever she likes, as if she were Queen. How disgusting!
What a presumptuous woman!
That's why she was staring at me with such a gaze!
But even if she has the power and would want to challenge you.
She's no match for you,
who are of genuine royal blood and will be our future Queen.
So you should ignore her as much as you can!
Yes, ignore her completely!
That Austrian brat didn't address me at all.
Shut up!
Ma, Madame, what's wrong?
Nothing. Leave me alone!
How was Antoinette's first appearance, duBarry?
Seems like she was incredibly popular, eh?
Was that so?
Oh, yes. Antoinette has captured the hearts of everyone in the palace in only a day!
Redheaded squirt! I hate her!
Hey hey, Antoinette is not a redhead.
She's a beautiful blond.
Compared to my hair, hers is red.
I guess you're right.
What is this, duBarry?
Nothing.
Hey, you two!
Y, yes, Ma'am!
Don'tjust stand there!
Bring me ALL the best designers in Paris!
All in Paris?!
Hurry up!
Y, yes!
I will not lose to that brat!
I'll soon make and show off a dress that will make that brat pale!
How are you everybody?
Madame duBarry's dress is so beautiful
Absolutely! I've never seen such a gorgeous dress before!
That redheaded squirt's not here.
Where did she go?
It's Lady Oscar!
Oh, she looks even more dashing today!
But Lady Oscar is cold.
She never talks to us!
Oh, Oscar! How are you?
Thank you.
Oscar, you don't talk or dance like other people.
I wonder why.
Say, why don't you come to the salon in the afternoon next time?
Unfortunately, Lady Antoinette, although I'm a woman, I'm also a military officer.
My job is not to talk, but to protect the French Royal Family.
Pardon me.
Hey, why didn't you accept the Crown Princess's invitation?
You're guaranteed to be promoted by being invited to Lady Antoinette's salon.
Andre! Do you think in the same way as the corrupt nobles do in the Court, huh?!
If you weren't Nanny's grandson, I'd punch you in the face once or twice!
That redhead squirt didn't know what position I'm in,
so she seemed to forget to address me.
But today, I will make it clear to her.
Say, everyone.
I'll tell you something interesting today!
Oh, what can it be?
What is it?
Please tell me now!
Say, everybody. Would you like to come over here?
My Aunts are planning something fun!
We're discussing all of us going to see a play.
Umm, Madame duBarry, would you please excuse me?
Uh, me, too.
Pardon me.
Please excuse me as well.
Me, too...
Take a look at Madame duBarry.
Yes, she looks really furious with her eyes stuck up.
Come to think about it, Lady Antoinette hasn't addressed Madame duBarry yet.
Even if she has the most power in the Court by getting affection from the King, she's not truly of high rank.
And she isn't allowed to address the Crown Princess first.
That annoying Austrian brat.
Is she... is she going to ignore me in front of everybody in public?
Hey, hey, don't say something silly.
She doesn't address only to you on purpose?
That'sjust a misunderstanding.
No, she's doing it on purpose.
Hey, hey, she's only a child who's barely 14.
Because that 14-year old child is the Crown Princess,
I have to wait till she addresses to me!
Do you know what the entire Court is saying back?
That redheaded squirt is challenging me!
That's only your imagination!
She's challenging me, who can even control the King as I wish.
All right, I'll teach her a lesson!
Bonjour, Countess Mauloir.
Countess Molde, the weather's nice today, isn't it?
Bonjour, Duke Orleans.
Yes, the weather's really nice, Lady Antoinette.
Say, Mme Roberco and Madame Lombarde,
would you like to go for a walk in the forest in the park in the afternoon?
How wonderful!
Versailles Park is in the most beautiful season now.
I'll gladly join you.
Mme Josi and Mme Pantar, please come to the card game tonight.
Yes! I'll be happy to visit.
The Crown Prince will join, too.
Oh, I'm honored.
Well then...
She still has a cute side, the snotty brat.
She finally realized that she forgot to address me.
Bonjour, Mme Jour!
Oh, Lady Antoinette!
It seems like the Crown Princess is going to ignore the Countess completely.
W, what shall I do?
My wife is a fan of Lady Antoinette.
Hmm, the King is backing up the Countess no matter what.
It's a headache for both of us.
But which side will Oscar Francois take?
Wouldn't it be Madame duBarry who she's known longer?
Oh no, she's from the proper lineage of the Jarjeyes family.
I think it'll be Lady Antoinette's side.
Yet, however, if His Majesty dies now,
the Crown Prince will ascend to the throne.
In that case, Lady Antoinette becomes the Queen.
But at this point, if I go against Madame duBarry's power,
I might be in a miserable situation.
Flattering nobles seem to be clamoring in panic.
Mmph, about which side is better for them.
Oscar, which side are you taking?
All the ladies are concerned.
I won't take either side.
I'll just stand back and watch this entertaining Ladies' duel.
Duke of Orleans,
are you trying to embarrass me, too?
Of course not, Countess duBarry.
I'll help you.
The Crown Prince's own cousin will help me?
Yes. I also think that Lady Antoinette's attitude is unbearable.
There's a way to defeat Antoinette.
Just one...
What?!
My mother as a lady-in-waiting for Madame duBarry?!
Yes. I just heard it in town.
How shrewd! She's trying to force me to her side.
Right.
She noticed your popularity, and by having you on her side,
she is trying to draw the ladies on her side
No! I don't want my mother to be dragged into such a conflict between the women at the Court!
Oscar...
It's an order from His Majesty the King.
Ai ga kurushimi nara
lf to love is to suffer
Ikurademo kurushi mou
I will take any suffering
Sore ga kimino kokoro ni
Until my love reaches
Itsuka todoku made
To your heart someday
Kimi wa hikari, Boku wa kage
You are the light while I am the shadow
Hanre rarenai futari no kizuna
We share a bond that can never be broken
Kurushimeba kurushimu hodo
The more pain I suffer
Ai wa, ai wafukamaru
the deeper is my love
Not reciprocated is the love I have for you
my eyes, they can no longer see you
Ah, Oscar?
Oscar!