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Letter #527

Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Königsberg (Królewiec), 1530-08-12
            received Augsburg, 1530-09-12

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in German, BCz, 1606, p. 135-136
2office copy in German, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, Ostpr. Fol., 63, p. 70-71

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 191

Prints:
1AT 12 No. 235, p. 226 (in extenso)
2BENNINGHOVEN No. 14, p. 14 (German register)

 

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Unnser freuntliche diennst zuvor. Erwirdiger inn Got, besonnder lieber freundt. /

Unns hat der erbar, unnser heuptmann zur Klajpeda (Memel), city and port in northern Ducal Prussia, today in LithuaniaMymmellKlajpeda (Memel), city and port in northern Ducal Prussia, today in Lithuania, rath unnd lieber getrewer / Georg Klingenbeck (Jorgen), diplomat; Commander (Hauptmann) in Klaipėda; councillor of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; in the twenties ducal envoy to Scandinavia, Moscow, Livonia, Poland and Spain; 1529 - to the Diet of Speyer; 1530 - to the Diet of Augsburg; 1534 ducal envoy to Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 322, 324; HUBATSCH 1985, p. 59)Georg ClingennbeckGeorg Klingenbeck (Jorgen), diplomat; Commander (Hauptmann) in Klaipėda; councillor of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; in the twenties ducal envoy to Scandinavia, Moscow, Livonia, Poland and Spain; 1529 - to the Diet of Speyer; 1530 - to the Diet of Augsburg; 1534 ducal envoy to Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 322, 324; HUBATSCH 1985, p. 59) verstenndigt, wie Euer Lieb sich nit allein inn unnsernn, sonnder auch aller unnser Georg von Hohenzollern der Fromme (*1484 – †1543), son of Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Zofia Jagiellon (nephew of king Sigismund I Jagiellon); brother of Albrecht von Hohenzollern; converted to Protestantism; Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 204-205)bruderGeorg von Hohenzollern der Fromme (*1484 – †1543), son of Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Zofia Jagiellon (nephew of king Sigismund I Jagiellon); brother of Albrecht von Hohenzollern; converted to Protestantism; Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 204-205) sachenn ganntz gutwillig erpotenn unnd dieselbenn mit allem trewen vleys thut furdernn helffenn, / welchs unns fur war nit wenig erfreuth. Thun unns auch desselbenn ganntz gnediglichenn gegen Euer Lieb bedannckenn, / zweifels onn, die selb werde hinfuro das best inn unnsernn unnd unnser Georg von Hohenzollern der Fromme (*1484 – †1543), son of Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Zofia Jagiellon (nephew of king Sigismund I Jagiellon); brother of Albrecht von Hohenzollern; converted to Protestantism; Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 204-205)bruderGeorg von Hohenzollern der Fromme (*1484 – †1543), son of Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Zofia Jagiellon (nephew of king Sigismund I Jagiellon); brother of Albrecht von Hohenzollern; converted to Protestantism; Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 204-205) hendelnn furwenden. /

Wollenn wir hinwidderumb auch nit unndterlassenn, / dweill dieselb nu mehr unnser nachpar, Euer Lieb allenn freuntlichenn, gutenn willenn zuertzaigenn unnd unns als der freunntlich nachpar gegenn Euer Lieb zuhaltenn. /

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