Project Gutenberg 2014-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 293 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 Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Europe -- Kings and rulers D Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Royalty 511249 2025-09-18T12:54:23.540300 text/html 495913 2024-10-24T07:34:51 text/html 1121712 2025-09-18T12:54:31.034760 application/epub+zip 1124671 2025-09-18T12:54:24.945305 application/epub+zip 267203 2025-09-18T12:54:24.261361 application/epub+zip 1273522 2025-09-18T12:54:35.750790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1238439 2025-09-18T12:54:30.296774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383964 2022-09-20T20:20:56.375139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454825 2025-09-18T12:54:22.717305 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 434852 2024-10-24T07:34:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17316 2025-09-18T12:54:35.898739 application/rdf+xml 22463 2025-09-18T12:54:24.353307 image/jpeg 2942 2025-09-18T12:54:24.308287 image/jpeg 1072102 2025-09-18T12:54:23.634341 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia