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Reverendissimo domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋, episcopo Culmensi, oratori Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊serenissimi Poloniae regisSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ apud Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊sacram caesaream maiestatemCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋, domino meo gratiosissimo et observandissimo

In curia Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesarisCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋

UUB, H. 154, f. 50r

Reverendissime Domine, domine observandissime. Post mei et servitiorum meorum commendationem.

Hac nocte sunt mihi allatae cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN 1531-04-01 — 1531-05-06, CIDTC IDL 6527, letter lost⌊litterae Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationiscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN 1531-04-01 — 1531-05-06, CIDTC IDL 6527, letter lost⌋, quibus hortatur, ut adiunctu written over a⌈auu written over a⌉s fasciculus quam primum ad Krzysztof Szydłowiecki (*1466 – †1532), one of the most trusted advisors of the King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1497-1507 Marshal of the court of prince Sigismund Jagiellon, Cracow master of pantry; 1507-1510 court treasurer; 1509 castellan of Sandomierz; 1511 Vice-Chancellor of the Crown; 1515 - grand chancellor; 1515-1527 Voivode of Cracow; 1515 - Starost; 1527-1532 - Castellan⌊illustrissimum dominum castellanum CracoviensemKrzysztof Szydłowiecki (*1466 – †1532), one of the most trusted advisors of the King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1497-1507 Marshal of the court of prince Sigismund Jagiellon, Cracow master of pantry; 1507-1510 court treasurer; 1509 castellan of Sandomierz; 1511 Vice-Chancellor of the Crown; 1515 - grand chancellor; 1515-1527 Voivode of Cracow; 1515 - Starost; 1527-1532 - Castellan⌋ transmittatur. Quem hodie abhinc Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennamVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋ versus misi et ordinavi, ut quam primum transmittatur[1]. Misi quoque iam pridem alios duos fasciculos Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviamCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ iuxta desiderium Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis. Et quod usque hodie ad cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN 1531-01-01 — 1531-02-01, CIDTC IDL 6528, letter lost⌊Illius Reverendissimae Dominationis scriptacf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN 1531-01-01 — 1531-02-01, CIDTC IDL 6528, letter lost⌋ non responderim, in causa est, quod praecise eo tempore vocatus eram ex abrupto in curiam 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 Habsburg⌊serenissimi regis meiFerdinand 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⌋ venire. Veni et celerrime expeditus ad Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊serenissimum regem PoloniaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ iter arripui[2]. Denuo revocatus et ad hanc provinciam[3] delegatus[4] heri huc[5] cum domino Wilhelm von Rogendorf (*1481 – †1541), military commander and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs, especially for Hungarian affairs; after 1506 military commander in Italy, 1517 Stadtholder of Frisia, 1524 Commander-in-chief of the drabants (yeomen) of the royal guard, Governor of Catalonia, Roussillon and Cerdanya, 1527 chief steward at the court of Ferdinand I, 1534 President of his Privy Council, 1541 commander in Hungary for the purpose of capturing Buda, 1515 imperial envoy (together with Johan Cuspinian and Lorenz Saurer), at the First Congress of Vienna, in 1517 conducted negotiations in the Habsburg Netherlands regarding the consideration by Maximilian I of the new marriage between Sigismund I and Eleanor of Austria (CEID 2/1, p. 110-111, footnote 12)⌊Wilhelmo de RogndarffWilhelm von Rogendorf (*1481 – †1541), military commander and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs, especially for Hungarian affairs; after 1506 military commander in Italy, 1517 Stadtholder of Frisia, 1524 Commander-in-chief of the drabants (yeomen) of the royal guard, Governor of Catalonia, Roussillon and Cerdanya, 1527 chief steward at the court of Ferdinand I, 1534 President of his Privy Council, 1541 commander in Hungary for the purpose of capturing Buda, 1515 imperial envoy (together with Johan Cuspinian and Lorenz Saurer), at the First Congress of Vienna, in 1517 conducted negotiations in the Habsburg Netherlands regarding the consideration by Maximilian I of the new marriage between Sigismund I and Eleanor of Austria (CEID 2/1, p. 110-111, footnote 12)⌋[6] etc. et domino Leonard von Fels (Völs, Vels) ⌊Leonardo de FelsLeonard von Fels (Völs, Vels) ⌋ etc. veni pro firmandis indutiis annalibus[7]. Duxeram litteras Vestrae ills Reverendissimae Dominationis nomine versus Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviamCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋. Abinde sperabam me bono otio posse Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi respondere. Supplico igitur Eidem Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi me in ea re excusatum habere et Sibi persuadere, quicquid in mittendis eiusmodi litteris et aliis quibuscumque potero Illi inservire, id percupide me facturum et cum diligentia.

Misi etiam litteras illas annexas ad Vicenzo Pimpinello (Vicenzo Pimpinella) (*1485 – †1534), humanist and Greek scholar; in 1531-1532 represented the interests of Queen Bona Sforza at the imperial court; in 1532 he tried to obtain (without success) governorship of the Duchy of Rossano; 1525 archbishop of Rossano; 1529 papal nuncio at the court of Ferdinand I (as the first resident papal nuncio in Vienna) (POCIECHA 4, p. 125, 251, 272; BBK, XVII (2000), szp. 1071-1072)⌊reverendissimum dominum archiepiscopum RosanensemVicenzo Pimpinello (Vicenzo Pimpinella) (*1485 – †1534), humanist and Greek scholar; in 1531-1532 represented the interests of Queen Bona Sforza at the imperial court; in 1532 he tried to obtain (without success) governorship of the Duchy of Rossano; 1525 archbishop of Rossano; 1529 papal nuncio at the court of Ferdinand I (as the first resident papal nuncio in Vienna) (POCIECHA 4, p. 125, 251, 272; BBK, XVII (2000), szp. 1071-1072)⌋[8] ad manus domini Wolfgang Graswein (Gräswein, Grastwein, Wolf) (†1536), brother-in-law of Sigismund von Herberstein; 1524 financial governor (Vizedom) of Styria (Steiermark); counsellor and chamberlain (Rath und Kamerer) of Ferdinand I of Habsburg (HERBERSTEIN 1855, p. 307; HERBERSTEIN 1868, p. 388)⌊Wolfen GrastweinWolfgang Graswein (Gräswein, Grastwein, Wolf) (†1536), brother-in-law of Sigismund von Herberstein; 1524 financial governor (Vizedom) of Styria (Steiermark); counsellor and chamberlain (Rath und Kamerer) of Ferdinand I of Habsburg (HERBERSTEIN 1855, p. 307; HERBERSTEIN 1868, p. 388)⌋, sororii mei, ut illas praesentet. Apud nos nihil novi habetur, nisi quod quidam The Hungarians ⌊HungariThe Hungarians ⌋ practicant, ut neutrum litigantium pro regno suscipiant, sed quendam tertium cuperent[9]. Gens inquieta, cf. Vulg. Ps (G) 34.4 qui cogitant malum mihi; Vulg. Ps (G) 70.24 qui quaerunt mala mihi; Vulg. Ps (G) 70.13 ⌊quae semper suum quaerit malumcf. Vulg. Ps (G) 34.4 qui cogitant malum mihi; Vulg. Ps (G) 70.24 qui quaerunt mala mihi; Vulg. Ps (G) 70.13 ⌋ . His Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi me et servitia mea denuo commendo.

Ex Esztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see⌊StrigonioEsztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see⌋[10], 7 Maii anno Domini 1531.

Eiusdem Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis[11] deditissimus Sigmund von Herberstein (*1486 – †1566), diplomat in the service of Emperor Maximilian I, Charles V, and Roman King Ferdinand I, writer and historian. In 1517 sent to Poland to conduct the marriage between King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Duchess Bona Sforza d'Aragona, and to Moscow to arrange a truce between the Grand Duchy of Muscovy and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; 1515 member of the Council of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1515-1553 carried out many diplomatic missions (in 1517 and 1526 he was twice an imperial envoy at the Muscovy court)⌊Sigismundus ab HerberstainSigmund von Herberstein (*1486 – †1566), diplomat in the service of Emperor Maximilian I, Charles V, and Roman King Ferdinand I, writer and historian. In 1517 sent to Poland to conduct the marriage between King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Duchess Bona Sforza d'Aragona, and to Moscow to arrange a truce between the Grand Duchy of Muscovy and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; 1515 member of the Council of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1515-1553 carried out many diplomatic missions (in 1517 and 1526 he was twice an imperial envoy at the Muscovy court)⌋

[1] This fascicule probably contained Dantiscus’ letter to King Sigismund I dated April 4, 1531 from Ghent, together with an attached copy of Duke Ludwig X of Bavaria’s letter to Dantiscus and a Dantiscus’ letter – which has not come down to us – to queen Bona with the same date. Dantiscus sent this fascicule to Herberstein from Brussels through Leonardo Nogarola. The letters were delivered to the addressees on May 29 (see cf. AT 13 No. 100, p. 97-98, No. 175, p. 175, No. 167, p. 167-168 ⌊AT, XIII, No. 100, p. 97-98, No. 175, p. 175, No. 167, p. 167-168cf. AT 13 No. 100, p. 97-98, No. 175, p. 175, No. 167, p. 167-168 ⌋, cf. cf. GĄSIOROWSKI 1973 p. 265 ⌊Gąsiorowski, p. 265cf. GĄSIOROWSKI 1973 p. 265 ⌋).

[2] On March 25, 1531, Herberstein was summoned by Ferdinand I to Brno in Moravia in connection with his mission to Poland. On April 4 he received his instructions in Vienna, and set off for Cracow on April 15 ( cf. HERBERSTEIN 1855 p. 294 ⌊Herberstein 1855, p. 294cf. HERBERSTEIN 1855 p. 294 ⌋; cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 115-117, 356, note74 ⌊Pociecha, IV, p. 115-117, 356, note74cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 115-117, 356, note74 ⌋;).

[3] A reference to Royal Hungary or more precisely, to the western part of the Kingdom of Hungary under Ferdinand I’s rule, treated here as an integral part of the Reich. .

[4] On April 26 in Neudorf, Herberstein was turned back from his journey to Cracow (cf. footnote 8!!!) and sent to Hungary ( cf. HERBERSTEIN 1855 p. 294 ⌊Herberstein 1855, p. 294cf. HERBERSTEIN 1855 p. 294 ⌋; cf. HERBERSTEIN 1560 f. D2v ⌊Herberstein 1560, f. D2vcf. HERBERSTEIN 1560 f. D2v ⌋; cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 116-117 ⌊Pociecha IV, p. 116-117cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 116-117 ⌋; cf. EFE 25 No. 240, p. 15 ⌊Elementa, XXXV, No. 240, p. 15cf. EFE 25 No. 240, p. 15 ⌋). .

[5] According to Herberstein’s Selbstbiographie, on May 6 he and the envoys mentioned in the commented letter arrived in Visegrád, on the right bank of the Danube, about 20 km east of Esztergom (Gran). To reach Esztergom, from where the mentioned letter was dispatched on May 7, Herberstein had to turn back westwards. The likely reason seems to be the events linked to the attempted recapture of Gran (taken by Ferdinand I in 1530) by János I Zápolya’s supporters after the three-month truce signed in January 1531 had expired on April 22 ( cf. HERBERSTEIN 1855 p. 294 ⌊Herberstein 1855, p. 294cf. HERBERSTEIN 1855 p. 294 ⌋; cf. HERBERSTEIN 1560 f. D2v ⌊Herberstein 1560, f. D2vcf. HERBERSTEIN 1560 f. D2v ⌋; cf. AT 13 No. 162-163, p. 156-158 ⌊AT, XIII, No. 162-163, p. 156-158cf. AT 13 No. 162-163, p. 156-158 ⌋; cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 117 ⌊Pociecha IV, p. 117cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 117 ⌋, cf. cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vienna, 1531-02-03, CIDTC IDL 588⌊IDL 588cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vienna, 1531-02-03, CIDTC IDL 588⌋ footnote 8).

[6] Wilhelm Freiherr von Rogendorf (Roggendorf) was first in service at the court of Emperor Frederick III. By the age of 13 he was at the court of archduke Philip von Habsburg the Handsome in the Netherlands and in Spain, and after his death (1506) he entered the service of Maximilian I. Initially a commander (Feldhauptmann) in Italy, but also an envoy to France and Ferdinand II (V) the Catholic. In 1515, with Johann Cuspinian and Lorenz Saurer, he was Emperor Maximilian I’s envoy during negotiations with Vladislav II Jagiellon during the Pressburg-Vienna Congress. In 1516 he played a major role in the relief of Verona. In 1517 together with Dantiscus he conducted negotiations in Netherlands regarding to considered by Maximilian I new mariage of Sigismund I with Eleanor of Austria. In the same year he was appointed stadtholder of Friesia by Charles I von Habsburg. He was his and his brother Ferdinand I’s commissioner after the death of Emperor Maximilian I, responsible for taking over the inherited Lower Austrian Countries. As the highest field marshal of the German infantry, he fought on the borderland of Spain against the French, where he especially distinguished himself during the recapture of the town of Fuenterrabbia in 1524. In the same year, Charles V appointed him the commander-in-chief of the drabants (yeomen) of the royal guard, and he was chosen a knight of the Military Order of Calatrava, and finally the stadtholder of Catalonia, Roussillon and Cerdagne. In 1529, along with Count Niklas I zu Salm, he was among the commanders of the defense of Vienna under Turkish siege. In Augsburg in 1530, he held talks with Dantiscus on the Teutonic Order’s claims to secularized Prussia, and during the expedition to Hungary against Zápolya in December of the same year, he unsuccessfully attacked Buda which was being defended by Lodovico Gritti. From 1527 he served Ferdinand I also as the court chief steward (Obersthofmeister), and in the early 1530s gained the reputation of an exceptionally influential person. In 1531, described by Ferdinand I as generalis or supremus capitaneus, together with Hieronim Łaski he conducted negotiations on Hungarian affairs (see letter No. 15, footnote 8). In 1534, Bernhard von Cles entrusted him with the presidency of Ferdinand I’s secret council. Rogendorf resigned from his duties before mid-1539. Against his will, in 1541 he was again appointed the commander in Hungary, for the purpose of capturing Buda. The operation was unsuccessful. Rogendorf was seriously wounded and died in the end of August of that year. His contacts with Dantiscus dated back to the Pressburg-Vienna Congress. Their friendship was consolidated in the 1520s when Dantiscus was staying at the court of Charles V in Spain. Rogendorf was a warm-hearted and widely liked man, enjoying the reputation of a very good Christian, a man of noble manners, righteous and devoid of greed (cf. GOETZ p. 464-466, 471 ⌊Goetz, p. 464-466, 471cf. GOETZ p. 464-466, 471 ⌋; cf. Heilingsetzer p. 386 ⌊Heilingsetzer, p. 386cf. Heilingsetzer p. 386 ⌋; cf. ANKWICZ-KLEEHOVEN p. 81, 84 ⌊Ankwicz-Kleehoven, p. 81, 84cf. ANKWICZ-KLEEHOVEN p. 81, 84 ⌋; ⌊ p. 195 ⌋; cf. POCIECHA 1 p. 194-195 ⌊Pociecha, I, p. 194-195cf. POCIECHA 1 p. 194-195 ⌋; cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 77, 108-110, 115, 117, 122, 165, 240 ⌊IV, p. 77, 108-110, 115, 117, 122, 165, 240cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 77, 108-110, 115, 117, 122, 165, 240 ⌋; cf. AT 3 No. 433, p. 311-312 ⌊AT, III, No. 433, p. 311-312cf. AT 3 No. 433, p. 311-312 ⌋; cf. AT 8 No. 231, p. 314-315 ⌊AT, VIII, No. 231, p. 314-315cf. AT 8 No. 231, p. 314-315 ⌋, cf. AT 13 No. 27, p. 35, No. 33, p. 39, No. 55, p. 57-58, No. 58, p. 61, No. 76, p. 78, No. 97, p. 95, No. 105, p. 101, No. 111, p. 106-107, No. 120, p. 116, No. 162-163, p. 157-158, No. 201-202, p. 196-197, No. 208, p. 202, No. 238, p. 222, No. 386, p. 359 ⌊AT, XIII, No. 27, p. 35, No. 33, p. 39, No. 55, p. 57-58, No. 58, p. 61, No. 76, p. 78, No. 97, p. 95, No. 105, p. 101, No. 111, p. 106-107, No. 120, p. 116, No. 162-163, p. 157-158, No. 201-202, p. 196-197, No. 208, p. 202, No. 238, p. 222, No. 386, p. 359cf. AT 13 No. 27, p. 35, No. 33, p. 39, No. 55, p. 57-58, No. 58, p. 61, No. 76, p. 78, No. 97, p. 95, No. 105, p. 101, No. 111, p. 106-107, No. 120, p. 116, No. 162-163, p. 157-158, No. 201-202, p. 196-197, No. 208, p. 202, No. 238, p. 222, No. 386, p. 359 ⌋; cf. AT 14 No. 541, p. 831-832; XVI/2, No. 544, p. 301; XVII, No. 450, p. 555 ⌊XIV, No. 541, p. 831-832; XVI/2, No. 544, p. 301; XVII, No. 450, p. 555cf. AT 14 No. 541, p. 831-832; XVI/2, No. 544, p. 301; XVII, No. 450, p. 555 ⌋; cf. EFE 26 No. 694, p. 146, No. 700, p. 151 ⌊Elementa, XXXVI, No. 694, p. 146, No. 700, p. 151cf. EFE 26 No. 694, p. 146, No. 700, p. 151 ⌋ , cf. EFE 36 No. 27, p. 45, No. 36, p. 55, No. 47, p. 67, No. 64, p. 91 ⌊XLVI, No. 27, p. 45, No. 36, p. 55, No. 47, p. 67, No. 64, p. 91cf. EFE 36 No. 27, p. 45, No. 36, p. 55, No. 47, p. 67, No. 64, p. 91 ⌋ , cf. EFE 38 No. 416 ⌊XLVIII, No. 416cf. EFE 38 No. 416 ⌋ , Annexum V, p. 220; cf. HERBERSTEIN 1855 p. 294, 314, 329, 331 ⌊Herberstein 1855, p. 294, 314, 329, 331cf. HERBERSTEIN 1855 p. 294, 314, 329, 331 ⌋; cf. HERBERSTEIN 1560 f. D4v ⌊Herberstein 1560, f. D4vcf. HERBERSTEIN 1560 f. D4v ⌋; cf. letter cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN] Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1540-02-23, CIDTC IDL 2258⌊IDL 225cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN] Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1540-02-23, CIDTC IDL 2258⌋8).

[7] A reference to the meeting in Visegrád (see footnote 11!!!) of the envoys of Ferdinand I and representatives of János I Zápolya (including Hieronim Łaski), aimed at signing a one-year truce between the two rulers. The truce, to which Suleiman I consented (see letter No. 15, footnote 8), was signed on May 17 and was to remain in force from May 1, 1531 to April 30, 1532. It was to be guaranteed by the sequestering of the castles of Esztergom (Gran) and Visegrád, then belonging to Ferdinand I, and Kežmarok and Eger, belonging to Zápolya, by the king of Poland and by Georg, Duke of Saxony. A separate document, and ultimately the arbitration of the king of Poland, was to specify the status of the castles taken by Zápolya between the end of the previous truce and May 1, 1531 ( cf. HERBERSTEIN 1855 p. 195 ⌊Herberstein 1855, p. 195cf. HERBERSTEIN 1855 p. 195 ⌋; cf. AT 13 No. 111, p. 106-109, No. 161-163, p. 155-158, No. 238, p. 222-223 ⌊AT, XIII, No. 111, p. 106-109, No. 161-163, p. 155-158, No. 238, p. 222-223cf. AT 13 No. 111, p. 106-109, No. 161-163, p. 155-158, No. 238, p. 222-223 ⌋; cf. EFE 25 No. 253, p. 22-25 ⌊Elementa, XXXV, No. 253, p. 22-25cf. EFE 25 No. 253, p. 22-25 ⌋; cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 117-118, p. 356, footnote 74 ⌊Pociecha IV, p. 117-118, p. 356, footnote 74cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 117-118, p. 356, footnote 74 ⌋; cf. cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vienna, 1531-02-03, CIDTC IDL 588⌊IDL 588cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vienna, 1531-02-03, CIDTC IDL 588⌋, footnote 8).

[8] Vincenzo Pimpinella (1485-1534), humanist, Greek scholar, archbishop of Rossano (1525), in 1529-1532 the first resident papal nuntio in Vienna at the court of Ferdinand I. His task was to assist in the efforts to form an anti-Turkish league and in dealing with Hungarian matters, and to counteract the spreading of Protestantism. He was at the diet in Augsburg with Ferdinand I in 1530. In late 1531 inInnsbruck, he was the official witness of the negotiations that Hieronim Łaski (on behalf of János I Zápolya) onducted with Ferdinand I (cf. cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Klamm, 1531-08-10, CIDTC IDL 667⌊IDL 667cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Klamm, 1531-08-10, CIDTC IDL 667⌋, footnote 19). In 1531-32, on Dantiscus’advice, queen Bona commended her affairs at the imperial court to him, and in 1532 Pimpinella tried to obtain governorship of the Duchy of Rossano through Dantiscus’ mediation, but queen Bona turned him down (see cf. AT 14 No. 139B, p. 216-219, No. 414-416, p. 622-625, No. 420, p. 631, No. 496, p. 766-767 ⌊AT, XIV, No. 139B, p. 216-219, No. 414-416, p. 622-625, No. 420, p. 631, No. 496, p. 766-767cf. AT 14 No. 139B, p. 216-219, No. 414-416, p. 622-625, No. 420, p. 631, No. 496, p. 766-767 ⌋; cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 125, 251, 272 ⌊Pociecha IV, p. 125, 251, 272cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 125, 251, 272 ⌋ ).

[9] Dantiscus most likely means the plan to surrender to Turkey, which some say the Hungarians were considering in order not to be ruled by two monarchs in dispute over the Kingdom of Hungary: Ferdinand I and János I Zápolya. This is the explanation Dantiscus included in his letter to King Sigismund I, written from Ghent on May 19, 1531, also informing him that Cornelis De Schepper’s mission to the Hungarian states on behalf of Emperor Charles V aimed to prevent those plans (see cf. AT 13 No. 165, p.166 ⌊AT, XIII, No. 165, p.166cf. AT 13 No. 165, p.166 ⌋). It could be, however, that the mention in the commented letter is a reference to other plans considered by the Hungarians at the time, namely to the activity of a group gathered from 1530, initially around the archbishop of Esztergom (Gran), Paul Várdai, with the aim of reconciling the supporters of Ferdinand I and János I Zápolya, or ultimately even ousting both kings and electing a new ruler of united Hungary. In 1531 this initiative was undertaken by magnate Peter Pérenyi (see cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vienna, 1543-10-11, CIDTC IDL 2664⌊IDL 2664cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vienna, 1543-10-11, CIDTC IDL 2664⌋, footnote 14!!!). His agreement with the group of magnates resulted first in summoning the majority of lords and gentry to Bélevár for March 19, 1531, for the purpose of calling a pan-Hungarian grand assembly to Veszprém for May 18, 1531, to debate on ways of uniting Hungary. Both Hungarian kings were seriously troubled by the situation. Ferdinand I forbade his supporters to take part in the grand assembly, while Zápolya called an assembly to Székesféjervár for May 21, thanks to which the Veszprém assembly never came about. This did not, however, end the activity of the pro-unification group; they planned to place 11-year-old Sigismund II Augustus, who had already been crowned the king of Poland, on the throne (he would have had to rule through senator-regents), as Cornelis De Schepper wrote in a letter to Miklós Oláh. Lodovico Gritti’s candidacy had been also promoted (see cf. OLAH 1875 p. 285-289 ⌊Oláh 1875, p. 285-289cf. OLAH 1875 p. 285-289 ⌋, cf. cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 128-129, 157-158 ⌊Pociecha IV, p. 128-129, 157-158cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 128-129, 157-158 ⌋; cf. SZÁKALY p. 62-63 ⌊Szákaly, p. 62-63cf. SZÁKALY p. 62-63 ⌋ ).