Before I would suffer the least injury to the Catholic religion, or to the service of God, I would rather lose all my states and a hundred lives, if I had them.
— Philip II of Spain Early Modern

Spanish Empire ruler

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Context

Letter to the Duke of Alba.

Date / Period

1566

Category

Strange & Unusual

Source

https://books.google.com/books?id=i9gEAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA42

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: grok

Method

Cross Reference

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