Oscar François de Jarjayes, raised as the "son" and heir of a general's family, masquerades as a beautiful woman in men's clothing.
Marie Antoinette arriving from neighboring Austria as a bride to become a noble and graceful queen..
Oscar's servant and childhood friend, the commoner André Grandier.
Hans Axel von Fersen, a handsome and intelligent count from Sweden.
They meet in Versailles, France in the prosperous late 18th Century and live their respective destinies beautifully while being tossed about by the tides of times.