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Letter #2718

Johann LANG to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Warsaw, 1544-04-21
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1544-04-26

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, letter and signature in the same hand, BK, 230, p. 103-104

 

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BK, 230, p. 3

Reverendissime in Christo Pater, gratiose domine.

Post humilem mei obsequiorumque meorum commendationem.

Quod Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra ex domino magistro curiae serenissimae Elisabeth of Austria (Elizabeth von Habsburg) (*1526 – †1545), Queen of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania; first wife of Sigismund II August Jagiellon (1543-1545), daughter of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, and Anna Jagiellonreginae ElisabethaeElisabeth of Austria (Elizabeth von Habsburg) (*1526 – †1545), Queen of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania; first wife of Sigismund II August Jagiellon (1543-1545), daughter of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, and Anna Jagiellon, dominae meae clementissimae, cognoscere optavit, id officii mei esse putavi per me ipsum Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae significare me aulam hanc semestri fere toto cum magna mea molestia et incommoditate secutum, in LithuaniaLithuaniamLithuania, quo profectio nunc instituitur, non iturum esse, cum quod multis praesentia mea aegre est, tum quod diutius a coniuge et liberis carissimis, quibus sum obstrictus, abesse mihi integrum non est.

Siquidem mihi humanitatis et religionis meae rationem ... illegible...... illegible constare volo neque sacratissimum Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of HabsburgRomanorum regemFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg pro divina aequitate et pietate sua profectionem talem a me exacturam arbitror, quam minus etiam necessariam esse iudico, quando divina suppeditante gratia et malitia certorum hominum retecta melius Elisabeth of Austria (Elizabeth von Habsburg) (*1526 – †1545), Queen of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania; first wife of Sigismund II August Jagiellon (1543-1545), daughter of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, and Anna Jagiellonreginae ElisabethaeElisabeth of Austria (Elizabeth von Habsburg) (*1526 – †1545), Queen of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania; first wife of Sigismund II August Jagiellon (1543-1545), daughter of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, and Anna Jagiellon res habere incoeperunt futurae ilico, cum ad Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforzaregem et coniugemSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza suum venerit, loco optimo.

Credo tamen Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of HabsburgRomanorum regemFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg crebrius me in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)PoloniamPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia) legato visendae carissimae filiae gratia usurum esse.

Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae quocumque loco fuero et tempore quovis, ut potero, dicam et faciam, quae e re et dignitate eiusdem fore cognovero. Cui me unice commendo.

Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae obsequentissimus Johann Lang (Johann Lange, Ioannes Langus Silesius) (*1503 – †1567), studied in Cracow and Vienna; doctor of both canon and civil law, secretary, diplomat and counsellor of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, his envoy and agent at the Polish court (ADB, Bd., 17, s. 638-639; PSB 16, 478-481)Ioannes LangusJohann Lang (Johann Lange, Ioannes Langus Silesius) (*1503 – †1567), studied in Cracow and Vienna; doctor of both canon and civil law, secretary, diplomat and counsellor of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, his envoy and agent at the Polish court (ADB, Bd., 17, s. 638-639; PSB 16, 478-481) legum doctor, serenissimi Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of HabsburgRomanorum regisFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg secretarius