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Letter #2780

Elisabeth of Austria to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Vilnius, 1545-01-04
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1545-01-14

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, BCz, 1618, p. 319-322 (269-272)

Prints:
1PRZEŹDZIECKI 1 p. 297 (in extenso)

 

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Bcz, 1618, p. 319 (269)

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 JagiellonElizabethElisabeth 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 Dei gratia regina Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), magna dux LithuaniaLituaniaeLithuania, 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 PolandPrussiaePrussia, 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 KingdomMasoviaeMazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom, Samogitia (Żmudź, Žemaitija)SamogithiaeSamogitia (Żmudź, Žemaitija) etc. domina

Reverende in Christo Pater, sincere nobis dilecte.

Redditae sunt nobis litterae Paternitatis Vestrae et imago Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old TestamentSalvatorisJesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament nostri, quam Paternitas Vestra misit, faustum et felicem hunc novum annum ineuntem nobis ex animo comprecans. Quod quidem monumentum et per se ipsum nobis carissimum est, et animum Paternitatis Vestrae erga nos magni facimus curabimusque, ubi poterimus, ut apud 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 Sforzaserenissimum dominum 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 nostrum colendissimum per omnem occasionem hunc affectum, studium et observantiam Paternitatis Vestrae referamus. Illamque id, a quod desiderat, favore nostro semper complectemur.

Quam bene valere optamus.