The Rose of Versailles
A historical romance in which the fate of Oscar, a fictional officer raised as a man, intersects with the lives of the real queen Marie Antoinette and others on the road to the French Revolution. The 1979 TV series and 2025 film are integrated into one chronology.
- Genre:
- 歴史 / 恋愛 / ドラマ / フランス革命
- Medium:
- Anime / Film
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The Rose of Versailles — Timeline12 events
Oscar is raised as the general's son
Oscar, the general's youngest daughter, is raised as a male heir and trained for a military life. She is a fictional creation of the story, not a historical figure in French history.
Vol.TVアニメ ベルサイユのばら／劇場アニメ ベルサイユのばら TV第1話／劇場版・序盤Ch. — Official film character profile and official TV series page. The period is inferred from story order; Oscar is fictional. ↗
Antoinette comes to France and Oscar becomes her guard
Fourteen-year-old Marie Antoinette comes from Austria to France to marry the Dauphin Louis. Her arrival is historical, while Oscar, the guard commander who receives and protects her, is fictional.
Vol.TVアニメ ベルサイユのばら／劇場アニメ ベルサイユのばら TV第1〜2話／劇場版・序盤Ch. — Antoinette's arrival and marriage are historical; Oscar's appointment as her guard commander is fictional. ↗
Marie Antoinette marries the Dauphin Louis
Marie Antoinette marries the future Louis XVI in the Royal Chapel at Versailles. The date and place are historical; private court dialogue and Oscar's involvement are dramatized.
Vol.TVアニメ ベルサイユのばら／劇場アニメ ベルサイユのばら TV第2〜3話／劇場版・序盤Ch. — The Palace of Versailles' official history gives the wedding date as 16 May 1770. ↗
Antoinette and Fersen meet at a masked ball
Growing lonely under court pressure, Antoinette meets the Swedish Count Fersen at a masked ball at the Paris Opera. Both were real people, but the dialogue and framing of their romance are dramatic reconstruction.
Vol.TVアニメ ベルサイユのばら／劇場アニメ ベルサイユのばら TV第6〜7話／劇場版・宮廷時代Ch. — The official film profile for Fersen explicitly places their meeting at the masked ball; the year is an interpretive alignment with history. ↗
Louis XVI and Antoinette become king and queen
After Louis XV dies, Louis XVI succeeds to the throne and Antoinette becomes queen before turning twenty. The succession is historical; Oscar's accompanying loyalty and conflict are fictional.
Vol.TVアニメ ベルサイユのばら／劇場アニメ ベルサイユのばら TV第9話／劇場版・宮廷時代Ch. — The Palace of Versailles' official history records Louis XV's death and Antoinette becoming queen. ↗
The Diamond Necklace Affair devastates the queen's reputation
A fraud exploiting the queen's name moves an enormously valuable necklace and intensifies hatred toward the innocent Antoinette. The affair and her victimhood are historical, while the investigation and confrontations centered on Jeanne and Oscar are dramatized.
Vol.TVアニメ ベルサイユのばら／劇場アニメ ベルサイユのばら TV第21〜24話／劇場版・革命前夜Ch. — Versailles' official history confirms the 1785 affair and the queen's innocence; character actions in the anime are dramatized. ↗
Oscar leaves the Royal Guard for the French Guards
Increasingly troubled by popular hardship and the estate system, Oscar transfers from the queen's Royal Guard to the French Guards, whose ranks are largely commoners. The transfer and Alain's unit are fictional against a historical revolutionary backdrop.
Vol.TVアニメ ベルサイユのばら／劇場アニメ ベルサイユのばら TV第30〜31話／劇場版・革命前夜Ch. — A turning point in the latter TV story and the film. The timing is inferred from the historical events that follow. ↗
The Estates General opens
Amid a fiscal crisis, the Estates General opens at Versailles, and conflict over voting by estate accelerates the Revolution. The opening date is historical; Oscar being forced to choose between court and people is fictional.
Vol.TVアニメ ベルサイユのばら／劇場アニメ ベルサイユのばら TV第33〜34話／劇場版・革命期Ch. — The French Presidency's official history identifies 5 May as the opening of the Estates General; Oscar's involvement is fictional. ↗
The Third Estate takes the Tennis Court Oath
Locked out of their meeting hall, representatives of the Third Estate gather in the tennis court and vow not to disband before establishing a constitution. The oath is historical; Oscar's refusal to fire and protection of the delegates are fictional.
Vol.TVアニメ ベルサイユのばら／劇場アニメ ベルサイユのばら TV第34話 今“テニスコートの誓い”／劇場版・革命期Ch. — The oath's date is supported by the French Presidency and National Archives; Oscar's military intervention is fictional. ↗
André dies protecting Oscar
On the eve of revolution, Oscar and André affirm their love and act with the people, but André falls while shielding Oscar from gunfire. Both are fictional, and his death is a story event rather than historical fact.
Vol.TVアニメ ベルサイユのばら／劇場アニメ ベルサイユのばら TV第37〜39話／劇場版・終盤Ch. — A fictional event in TV episodes 37–39 and the film's final act. The date is inferred from its placement immediately before the Bastille uprising. ↗
Oscar falls during the storming of the Bastille
Parisian crowds and elements of the French Guards attack the Bastille, whose garrison surrenders. The storming is historical, but Oscar commanding fire and dying there is fictional.
Vol.TVアニメ ベルサイユのばら／劇場アニメ ベルサイユのばら TV第40話 さようならわが愛しのオスカル／劇場版・終幕Ch. — The French Presidency's official history confirms the storming on 14 July; Oscar's participation and death are fictional. ↗
Marie Antoinette is executed
After the monarchy's fall, imprisonment, and a revolutionary trial, Marie Antoinette is executed at what is now Place de la Concorde. The date and execution are historical; her inner thoughts and any recollection of Oscar are dramatic interpretation.
Vol.TVアニメ ベルサイユのばら／劇場アニメ ベルサイユのばら TV第40話・後日譚／劇場版・後日譚Ch. — Official sources from Versailles and the French National Archives confirm 16 October 1793; any Oscar-related inner reflection is fictional. ↗
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