First, the historical perspective: the real d'Eon de Beaumont really did get sent to Russia by Louis XV to meet and intrigue with the Empress Elizaveta, and it was there that stories of him adopting the identity of Lia de Beaumont first arose. Also Giuseppe Balsamo, the Count of Cagliostro, really was known to have associated with the Count Saint-Germain, allegedly traded arcane secrets with him, and visited Russia. Thus certain parts of these four episodes are only minor but clever adaptations of actual historical events. As with some characters introduced in volume 1, dates have been fudged to allow characters to coexist for sake of convenience; Robespierre wasn't even born until 1758, and the Count of Cagliostro was too young in the late 1750s (when this story apparently takes place) and did not associate with Count Saint-Germain until much later. Still, the ingenuity with which this has all been worked into the plot allows for some inconsistencies to be forgiven, and as the Extras explain, the seeming historical incongruity of some characters is a result of them being composites rather than faithful singular representations (as in the case of the Duke of Orleans).
http://www.mangafox.com/manga/yureka/
A list of locations where fans can donate money towards relief efforts in Japan following the March 11 earthquake
http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html
https://american.redcross.org/site/Donation2?idb=0&5052.donation=form1&df_id=5052
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