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Mon 31 Dec, 2007 06:03 am
tu felix Austria nube (" Les autres font la guerre, toi, heureuse Autriche, tu te maries " ... La prééminence de la Maison d'Autriche en Allemagne est
Is the meaning in bold face explained in the round brackets?
tu felix Austria nube is Latin - the complete sentence: "Bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria nube." (In English: "Let others wage war, you happy Austria marry!" - a reference on how the Habsburgs consolidated their family holdings.
Les autres font la guerre, toi, heureuse Autriche, tu te maries is the French translation.
Tu felix Austria nube - is a latin quote:
- You, happy Austria, marry,
which translates in French as
- Toi, heureuse Autriche, tu te maries.
The whole quote is "Bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria, nube! - Wars may be led by others - you, happy Austria, marry!", by Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.
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