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Letter #115

Crisostomo COLONNA to Ioannes DANTISCUS
s.l., [1516, end of the year]


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BCz, 240, p. 177-178
2register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 32, No. 448

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8240 (TK 2), f. 52r (t.p.)

Prints:
1POCIECHA 1 p. 161, 301 (excerpt, p. 301; excerpt in Polish translation, p. 161)

 

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Nomen meum, quod pro humanitate vestra scire cupitis, Chrysostomus est. Sum a secretis illustrissimae dominae Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforzaducissae MediolaniIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza. Dico illam Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforzaducissam MediolaniIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza titulo tenus, nam regno suo iam pridem spoliata non minus affinium fraude quam vi hostili. Haec ex inclita Aragonia familia genus ducit. Filia fuit serenissimi regis Neapolitani Alfonsi secundi et coniunx illustrissimi Ioannis Galiatii iam defuncti ducis Mediolani, ex quo Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of AragonfiliamBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon, quam nunc unicam habet, suscepit. Huic puellae nomen est domina Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of AragonBona SfortiaBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon. Annum iam primum supra vicesimum nata. Eius Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona SforzamaterIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza, de qua supra, nunc dux est Barii et princeps Rossano, duchy in southern Italy, CalabriaRossaniRossano, duchy in southern Italy, Calabria in regno Neapolitano. Haec sunt, quae de me ac de meis principibus pro nostra amicitia te edocendum censui.

Vale et me posthac tuorum amicorum indici subscribe. Iterum vale et semper.

Annotation in the hand of Dantiscus:

Domina dux Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of AragonBona SforciaBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon habet partem in Milan (Mediolanum, Milano), duchy in northern Italyducatu MediolaniMilan (Mediolanum, Milano), duchy in northern Italy et est vera heres, habet etiam partem in dominio Cremonensi. Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona SforzaMaterIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza habet XX m[ilia] ducatorum et nisi unicam Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of AragonfiliamBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon, dotem centum milium ducat[orum], 50 milia secum feret, reliquum in duobus annis solvetur. Mundum muliebrem taxat centum milium ducatorum, doctissima est, form[osa], sanguineae complexionis, mediocris statura, non macilenta, n[ec] pinguis, mansuetissima, 4 libros Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (*70 BC – †19 BC), ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period, author of the Aeneid and many other worksVergiliiVirgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (*70 BC – †19 BC), ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period, author of the Aeneid and many other works, multas Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (*106 BC – †43 BC), Roman orator, writer and philosopherCicer[onis]Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (*106 BC – †43 BC), Roman orator, writer and philosopher epistulas, epigrammata varia, Italica multa Petra <r> che sc[it] memoriter, doctissime scribit et loquitur. Si quicquam D[eo] volente futurum est boni necne, sciat quam primum caesar.

Crisostomo Colonna (*1460 – †1528), poet, praeceptor of Bona Sforza; in 1516-1517 sent to the King of Poland to promote Bona's candidacy for a second wife for Sigismund Jagiellon ; from the first half of 1516 an agent of Isbella d'Aragona duchess of Milan at the imperial court; 1516-1517 envoy to the King of Poland Sigismund I Jagiellon (POCIECHA 1960, p. 159-162, 196-200)Chrisostomus Columnens[is]Crisostomo Colonna (*1460 – †1528), poet, praeceptor of Bona Sforza; in 1516-1517 sent to the King of Poland to promote Bona's candidacy for a second wife for Sigismund Jagiellon ; from the first half of 1516 an agent of Isbella d'Aragona duchess of Milan at the imperial court; 1516-1517 envoy to the King of Poland Sigismund I Jagiellon (POCIECHA 1960, p. 159-162, 196-200).