Grand Duke Sergei

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“Everything in Italy that is particularly elegant and grand ... borders upon insanity and absurdity—or at least is reminiscent of childhood.”
—Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)

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—Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Wellington (1769–1852)