Germany in the Early Middle Ages, 476-1250 Quotes

“was no thought of appointing hereditary dukes - to have done this would have been simply to prepare the way for the king or his posterity to be ousted, as had been the case with the Merovingians, and was also with the Karolings in France. The early dukes were simply regionary, beneficiary, or official. Growth”
― William Stubbs, Germany in the Early Middle Ages, 476-1250