The two nations, differing in manners, language and religion, lived side by side on the soil of Italy; each was ruled according to its own law, by the prince who was, in his two separate characters, the common sovereign of both.
Kaks rahvast, erinevad kommetelt, keelelt ja usult, elasid Itaalias külg külje kõrval; kumbagi valitseti vastavalt nende oma seadustele vürsti poolt, kes oli mõlema ühine valitseja, oma kahel erineval moel.