Pauline Von Metternich
Princess Pauline Clémentine von Metternich - Winneburg zu Beilstein née Countess Pauline Clémentine Marie Walburga Sándor de Szlavnicza (25 February 1836 in Vienna – 28 September 1921 in Vienna) was a famous Viennese and Parisian socialite of great charm and elegance. She was an important promoter of the work of the German composer Richard Wagner and the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana.
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“That we understand something perfectly, that we accomplish something better than anyone else around us, that is what matters.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“When Paris sneezes, Europe catches cold.”
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