You all know the reasons which have impelled me to renounce the throne. But I want you to understand that in making up my mind I did not forget the country or the empire, which,...

I have made this, the most serious decision of my life, only upon the single thought of what would, in the end, be best for all.

Of course, I do have a slight advantage over the rest of you. It helps in a pinch to be able to remind your bride that you gave up a throne for her.

Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself;...

When you’re bored with yourself, marry and be bored with someone else.

These works brought all these people here. Something should be done to get them at work again.

I wanted to be an up-to-date king. But I didn’t have much time.