II.   Courtiers at Versailles   [1]

MME. DE POLIGNAC	Full name:	Yolande de Polignac (née Martine Gabrielle)
	Role:	Mother to Charlotte and Rosalie, confidante to Antoinette
	Action(s):	Abuses the Queen's trust to extend her power in court, loses Charlotte to a bungled marriage plan
	セリフ:	「文句があったらいつでもベルサイユへいらっしゃい。」
	Famous line:	"Come to Versailles if you have any complaints!"

 

MME. DE DUBARRY	Full name:	Marie Jeanne de Dubarry (née Bécu)
	Role:	Mistress to Louis XV, rival to Antoinette
	Action(s):	Plots against Antoinette when Antoinette refuses to speak to her
	セリフ:	「あの赤毛のちびはこのわたしに挑戦する気だ。」
	Famous line:	"That little redhead is out to challenge me!"

 

COUNT MERCY	Full name:	Florimond Claude Mercy d'Argenteau
	Role:	Courtier from Austria, advisor to Antoinette
	Action(s):	Tries to restrain Antoinette's wild spending and merrymaking without avail, often seen with "Madame Etiquette"

 

DUKE ORLÉANS	Full name:	Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans
	Role:	Cousin of Louis XVI
	Action(s):	Sponsors the Black Knight and crew, mastermind behind Dubarry's plots against Antoinette and Jeanne's escape (anime)

 

PRINCE GUÉMÉNÉ	Full name:	Enrique Sebastian de Guéméné
	Role:	Relative of Louis XVI
	Action(s):	Shoots a young child who steals his purse, almost enters into a duel with Oscar/loses duel to Oscar (manga/anime)

 

III.   Participants in the Necklace Affair

JEANNE	Full name:	Jeanne de Lamotte Valois
	Role:	(Foster) sister of Rosalie, married to Nicholas de Lamotte
	Action(s):	Master criminal in the Necklace Affair
	セリフ:	「160万リーブルのダイヤモンド...私の夢と憧れと野心のすべて！」
	Famous line:	"A necklace worth 1.6 million livres ... Everything I've dreamed of and yearned for, my biggest ambition!"

 

CARDINAL ROHAN	Full name:	Louis de Rohan
	Role:	Cardinal of France, primary victim of Jeanne's swindling
	Action(s):	Tries to win Antoinette's favor without avail, enlists Jeanne's help and ends up losing money and power
	セリフ:	「この薔薇をわたくしめに？ ああ！ 何という幸せ！」
	Famous line:	"Is this rose for me?   Oh, how happy I am!"

 

BOEHMER	Full name:	Charles Auguste Boehmer
	Role:	Jeweler
	Action(s):	Pleads to Louis XVI about getting paid for the necklace

 

NICHOLAS	Full name:	Nicholas de Lamotte
	Role:	Husband of Jeanne
	Action(s):	Conspires with Jeanne in various charades

 

NICOLE	Full name:	Nicole d'Oliva
	Role:	Antoinette-look alike, prostitute in the Paris slums (blind in anime)
	Action(s):	Pretends to be Antoinette in a meeting with Cardinal Rohan

 

RÉTAUX	Full name:	Rétaux de Villette
	Role:	Master forgerer
	Action(s):	Prepares forged will and love letters for Jeanne's various swindling attempts

 

Note

[1] All quotes are taken from the manga.   The descriptions apply to both the manga and anime unless otherwise indicated, and may be different from the historical (see Links if you're interested in the historic accounts).   Historic names are used in cases where the character is based on a historical figure.   Other names are based on the Berubara film, my conjectures, and various sources.