Cavaliere Paolini

Overview

The messenger King Victor Emmanuel II sent to Marie in Naples on 7 April 1877. The Mon Journal t.10 index has «Paolini (Chevalier), 92-93»; he is not otherwise identified (a web search on 2026-10-21 found no court official of that name).

Relevance to Marie

On 6 April 1877 Marie stopped the King on the staircase of the Hôtel du Louvre to tell him he was the kindest king in the world (070.0134–0141), then panicked when Count Doenhoff warned her of scandal. The next day, on her return from the races, Rosalie announced «le secrétaire du Roi, qui vient pour la troisième fois déjà» (070.0240). Marie took him for a secretary of the King's «correspondances secrètes» and would have preferred a chamberlain (070.0243). Speaking Italian, he brought the King's thanks and «excuses» (070.0246–0253) and asked for her card, which she did not give (070.0259). He also questioned Rosalie and was pleased to hear that M. de Larderel visited the family: «Sa Majesté l'aime beaucoup, beaucoup» (070.0262).

Marie names him («Ah ! oui cet homme a nom Cavaliere Paolini», 070.0245) and a few lines later writes «je tairai le nom de ce messager» (070.0259); both are in the printed text.

References in Diary

• 1877-04-07 (070.0240, 070.0245, 070.0259, 070.0262)

See also #Victor_Emmanuel_II.