Project Gutenberg 2014-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 95 Paoli, Xavier 1835 Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander 1865 1921 Mattos, Alexander Teixeira de De Mattos, Alexander Teixeira Mattos, Alexander Teixera de Mattos, Alexander Teixeria de Mattos, Alexander Louis Teixeira de 11025737 Their Majesties as I Knew Them Personal Reminiscences of the Kings and Queens of Europe E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Their Majesties as I Knew Them" by Xavier Paoli is a personal reminiscence published in the early 20th century. The book provides a unique perspective on European royalty, as the author recounts his experiences and encounters with various kings and queens during his tenure as a protector and observer. Through his eyes, readers are offered glimpses into the lives and personalities of these royal figures, revealing the complexities behind their public personas. At the start of the book, the author reflects on his role as the special commissioner protecting foreign royals in France. Readers are introduced to Xavier Paoli himself, characterized as an affable and skilled diplomat with deep connections to the sovereigns he serves. The opening portion specifically focuses on the Empress Elizabeth of Austria, presenting her as a melancholic yet captivating figure, marked by a life of both beauty and tragedy. Through intimate observations, we learn about her daily routines, her love for nature, and her interactions during her visits to France, all of which set the stage for the deeply personal and historical narrative that follows in Paoli's memoirs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45786/45786-h/images/cover.jpg en Europe -- Kings and rulers D Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Royalty 511295 511083 2024-09-19T08:04:57.025736 2023-09-20T04:31:22.953302 text/html text/html 516294 2014-05-27T17:16:01 text/html 1070641 2014-05-27T17:19:42 text/html application/zip 1122389 2024-09-19T08:05:05.475497 application/epub+zip 1125413 2024-09-19T08:04:58.588485 application/epub+zip 267715 2024-09-19T08:04:57.863493 application/epub+zip 1274019 2024-09-19T08:05:11.090450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1238823 2024-09-19T08:05:04.607454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383964 2022-09-20T20:20:56.375139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454968 454794 2024-09-19T08:04:56.007488 2023-09-20T04:31:21.980293 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 454429 2014-05-27T16:54:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 178538 2014-05-27T16:54:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 454446 2014-05-27T16:54:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178366 2014-05-27T16:54:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21099 2024-09-19T08:05:11.248502 application/rdf+xml 22463 2024-09-19T08:04:57.957460 image/jpeg 2942 2024-09-19T08:04:57.910479 image/jpeg 1072493 2024-09-19T08:04:57.120460 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia