Stelle Si in consanguinitatis linea aliqui...; (Chronicon (Thietmarus Merseburgensis) (1012 - 1018), Lib. 1, Cap. 19 (p. 24, lin. 29)) [4633]

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Text Chronicon (Thietmarus Merseburgensis) (1012 - 1018) Thietmar of Merseburg
Quotation Si in consanguinitatis linea aliquis tali offitio dignus non inveniatur, saltem in alia bene morigeratus, omni odio procul remoto, assumatur; quia maxima perdicio est alienigenos regnare.
Translation If someone worthy of such an office should not be found within royal lineage, with all hatred put away, a suitable candidate should be accepted from a different one because rule by foreigners is the greatest punishment. (Trans. Warner, p. 81)
Quotation source Lib. 1, Cap. 19 (p. 24, lin. 29)
Temporal Coverage 936 - 936
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