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Letter #4177

Johann Albrecht of Brandenburg-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Mayence, 1532-04-07
            received Regensburg, 1532-04-12

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in German, BCz, 1637, p. 437-438

Auxiliary sources:
1register in English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 32, No. 553

 

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[Er]wyrdigem meynem gutten hern und freundt 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⌊bischoffen von Kulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌊CulmKulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌋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⌋ 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⌊[konigli]cher maiestadt [Polen]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⌋ [ora]toren etc.

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Erwyrdiger wesunderer gutter her und freundt.

Nach euerem wegreythen von Aschaffenburg, town in west-central Germany, Bavaria, 50 km SE of Frankfurt am Main⌊AschaffenburgkAschaffenburg, town in west-central Germany, Bavaria, 50 km SE of Frankfurt am Main⌋ hab ich nicht kunnen erfaren, wy es euch auff dem wege gegangen, ob ir auch zu Ansbach, city in Germany, ca. 50 km W of Nürnberg⌊OnoltzpachAnsbach, city in Germany, ca. 50 km W of Nürnberg⌋ pey meinem Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere (Friedrich von Hohenzollern) (*1460 – †1536)⌊vatterFriedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere (Friedrich von Hohenzollern) (*1460 – †1536)⌋ und bruder auch swester und passen gebesen seyt. / Pit ich auch welledt mich desseligen verstandigen / und auch wyssen lassen, wye es euch zu Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊RegenspurgkRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋ gehet, was fur geschelschaft alda ist di mir dan bekant. / Pit auch al gut gesellen zugrussen und mich 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⌊keyserlicher maiestadtCharles 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⌋ underthaniglich bevellen. / Das wyl ich wyder verdinen und thue euch himit was euch lieb ist.