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Letter #5477

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach
Schmolainen (Smolajny), 1543-10-23


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in German, in secretary's hand, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C 1, No. 936
2register with excerpt in German, Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8244 (TK 6), a.1543, a.1543, f. 31

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, Ostpr. Fol., 14 320, f. 59r
2register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 63

Prints:
1HARTMANN 1525-1550 No. 936, p. 487 (German register)

 

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Dem durchlauchten, hochgebornen fursten unnd herrn, hern Albrecht 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)AlbrechtenAlbrecht 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), von Gots gnaden marggraff zu BrandenburgBrandenburgBrandenburg, in Ducal PrussiaPreussenDucal Prussia, / zu StettinStetinStettin, / PomeraniaPomernPomerania, / der Kashubia (Kaszuby, Cassubia, Cassubae), region in Gdańsk Pomerania and eastern part of Western Pomerania, inhabited by an autochthon Slavic people – the KashubiansCassubennKashubia (Kaszuby, Cassubia, Cassubae), region in Gdańsk Pomerania and eastern part of Western Pomerania, inhabited by an autochthon Slavic people – the Kashubians und WendenWendenWenden hertzog, / burggraf zu Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, BavariaNormbergNuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria und furst zu RügenRuegenRügen, unserm hochgunstigen, lieben hern und freund

Durchlauchter, hochgeborner furst, / hochgunstiger, lieber herr unnd freundt. / Unsere freuntliche und vleiswillige dinst zuvoran.

Uns ist bei diesem bothenn Euer Furstlichen Durchlaucht freuntlich cf. Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS Königsberg, 1543-10-17, CIDTC IDL 5081shreibenncf. Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS Königsberg, 1543-10-17, CIDTC IDL 5081 / mit den beigelegten zeittungen zukomenn, / unnd thun uns der freuntlicheit und gunst ghen uns in solcher zushickung / mit höhem vleis ghen Euer Furstliche Durchlauchte bedanckenn, / sein auch gleich der mheinung unnd willens gewest, / durch eigenen bothen diese hie eingeshlossene zeittungen, / die uns gesterigs thags von koniglichem hove gewordenn, / an Euer Furstliche Durchlaucht zufertigenn, / were dieser bothe nicht vorkomen, / aus welchenn Euer Furstliche Durchlaucht vorstehen wirt, / wie es mit dem Diet of Poland reichsthage der CronDiet of Poland wirt vorgenhomen. / Die zeit ist fast kurtz / und die luft ungewiss / etc. Es wirt uns auch noch zugeshriebenn, / das Thorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic LeagueThornThorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League gefellig zur stelle werde bedacht, / welche den Royal Council of Poland hern der CronRoyal Council of Poland nicht fast gelegen etc.

Was wir derwegen und anders, / das Euer Furstlichen Durchlaucht zw wissenn wirdig, / zw wirt komenn, / wolle wir derselbtenn mit denn erstenn nicht vorhaltenn, / dann Euer Furstlichen Durchlaucht, derer gunst wir uns befelhenn, / wilferig zwseinn unnd freuntlich zwdienenn, / wollen wir allwege unvordrossenn werden gefundenn.

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 ErmlandIoannesIoannes 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, vonn Gots gnaden bischoff zw Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal PrussiaErmelandtErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia