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Letter #5697

Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1539-07-05
            received 1539-07-15

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AGAD, AZ, 2999, f. 173
2office copy, AGAD, LL, 8, f. 81v
3copy in Latin, 16th-century, BK, 218, No. 91, f. 227r-v

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8249 (TK 11), f. 103

Prints:
1Sumariusz No. 1446, p. 162 (Polish register)

 

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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 ErmlandSigis[m]undusIoannes 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 Dei gratia rex Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), magnus dux LithuaniaLi[thu]aniaeLithuania, 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 etc. dominus et heres

Reverende in Christo [Pater], sincere nobis dilecte.

Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ComitiaProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia non esse habita mense Maio in loco a no[b]is constituto nos in bonam partem accepisse ex iis cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1539-06-20, CIDTC IDL 6876litteriscf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1539-06-20, CIDTC IDL 6876, quas non ita pridem ad illam dedimus, Paternitas Vestra cognoscere potuit. cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1539-06-20, CIDTC IDL 6876Quibuscf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1539-06-20, CIDTC IDL 6876 etiam ea in Septembrem reiecimus potestatemque fecimus Paternitati Vestrae de sententia ceterorum quoque Council of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)consiliariorum terrarum nostrarum PrussiaeCouncil of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18), si quo in loco ha[benda] essent Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia comitiaProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia , is a pestis contagione liber non esset, ea alium idon[eum in] locum trasferendi.

Quod attinet ad dignitates, si non ante fui[ss]ent eae per nobis distributae, quam cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon ca. 1539-06-24, CIDTC IDL 7230, letter lostlitterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon ca. 1539-06-24, CIDTC IDL 7230, letter lost Paternitatis Vestrae ceterorumque Council of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)consiliariorumCouncil of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18) accepimus, habita fuisset per nos petitionis illius ratio. Sed quod factum iam est, id infectum reddi non potest.

Bene valeat Paternitas Vestra.

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