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Letter #2968

Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Vilnius, 1546-05-20
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1546-06-05

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, BCz, 1618, p. 79-82 (33-36)
2copy in Latin, 16th-century, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C 1, No. 1050 (enclosure)
3copy in Latin, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 301

Prints:
1HARTMANN 1525-1550 No. 1050, p. 534 (German register)

 

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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 Sforza⌊Sigismundus AugustusSigismund 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⌋ Dei gratia rex Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋, magnus dux Lithuania⌊LithuaniaeLithuania⌋, Rus (Russia)⌊RussiaeRus (Russia)⌋, Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌊PrussiaePrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋, Mazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌊MasoviaeMazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌋ etc. dominus et heres

Bcz, 1618, p. 79 (33)

Reverende in Christo Pater sincere nobis dilecte.

Simula ms. al(!) ⌈lala ms. al(!) ⌉tque venisset ad nos illustr(issimus) or illustr(is)⌈illustr(issimus)illustr(issimus) or illustr(is)⌉ dominusAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊ duxAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ Prussiae, redditae sunt nobis litterae Paternitatis Vestrae, breves illae quidem, sed non pauca temporibus istis iniquis accommodata in se continentes scilicet de offensis hominum animis et de moneta. Haec eadem nos equidem sensimus et, quibus merito debuimus, summo studio significavimus inculcavimusque. Sed cum ita factum sit, patienter ferre necesse est. Apud nos profecto nihil antiquius nihilque carius est, quam ab omnibus potissimum vero subditis amari, nec quicquam magis in votis habemus, quam ut unusquisque iure suo gaudeat et rempublicam posteris nostris salvam et incolumem quasi per manus tradere possemus. Admonitionem itaque Paternitatis Vestrae desiderio nostro summe consentaneam, non solum aequi bonique consulimus, sed etiam pergrato accipimus animo.

Et bene valeat.