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Letter #588

Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Vienna, 1531-02-03
            received Brussels, [1531]-02-17

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, UUB, H. 154, f. 44

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 284
2register in English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 30, No. 30

Prints:
1DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 108, p. 63 (English register)
2CEID 2/1 No. 15, p. 107-108 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Reverendissimo domino, domino 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⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes 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⌋, episcopo Culmensi, 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⌊serenissimi regis PoloniaeSigismund 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⌋ etc. oratori apud 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⌊caesaream maiestatemCharles 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⌋, domino suo observandissimo

Reverendissime Praesul et Domine observandissime. Post mei commendationem.

Hodie sunt mihi praesentatae litterae a 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⌊serenissimo rege PoloniaeSigismund 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⌋ ad Vestram Reverendissimam Dominationem spectantes et magnificus dominus Seweryn Boner (*1486 – †1549), merchant and financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1520-1542 Burgrave of Cracow, 1524-1549 Governor and salt mine supervisor in Cracow, 1532 Castellan of Żarnów, 1535-1546 Castellan of Biecz, 1546-1549 Castellan of Sącz (PSB 2, p. 300-301; NOGA, p. 299)⌊Severinus BonarSeweryn Boner (*1486 – †1549), merchant and financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1520-1542 Burgrave of Cracow, 1524-1549 Governor and salt mine supervisor in Cracow, 1532 Castellan of Żarnów, 1535-1546 Castellan of Biecz, 1546-1549 Castellan of Sącz (PSB 2, p. 300-301; NOGA, p. 299)⌋ suis me plurimum hortatur, ut illas ad Vestram Reverendissimam Dominationem per postas dirigerem. Item et cf. Krzysztof SZYDŁOWIECKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1531-01-23, CIDTC IDL 6525, letter lost⌊aliae litterae ad eandem Vestram Reverendissimam Dominationem sunt ad me missae per Krzysztof Szydłowiecki (*1466 – †1532), one of the most trusted advisors of the King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1497-1507 Marshal of the court of prince Sigismund Jagiellon, Cracow master of pantry; 1507-1510 court treasurer; 1509 castellan of Sandomierz; 1511 Vice-Chancellor of the Crown; 1515 - grand chancellor; 1515-1527 Voivode of Cracow; 1515 - Starost; 1527-1532 - Castellan⌊illustrissimum dominum castellanum CracoviensemKrzysztof Szydłowiecki (*1466 – †1532), one of the most trusted advisors of the King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1497-1507 Marshal of the court of prince Sigismund Jagiellon, Cracow master of pantry; 1507-1510 court treasurer; 1509 castellan of Sandomierz; 1511 Vice-Chancellor of the Crown; 1515 - grand chancellor; 1515-1527 Voivode of Cracow; 1515 - Starost; 1527-1532 - Castellan⌋cf. Krzysztof SZYDŁOWIECKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1531-01-23, CIDTC IDL 6525, letter lost⌋. Quas omnes in unum corpus colligavi et ex debito erga 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⌊regiam maiestatemSigismund 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⌋ et meam observantiam erga Krzysztof Szydłowiecki (*1466 – †1532), one of the most trusted advisors of the King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1497-1507 Marshal of the court of prince Sigismund Jagiellon, Cracow master of pantry; 1507-1510 court treasurer; 1509 castellan of Sandomierz; 1511 Vice-Chancellor of the Crown; 1515 - grand chancellor; 1515-1527 Voivode of Cracow; 1515 - Starost; 1527-1532 - Castellan⌊illustrissimum dominum castellanumKrzysztof Szydłowiecki (*1466 – †1532), one of the most trusted advisors of the King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1497-1507 Marshal of the court of prince Sigismund Jagiellon, Cracow master of pantry; 1507-1510 court treasurer; 1509 castellan of Sandomierz; 1511 Vice-Chancellor of the Crown; 1515 - grand chancellor; 1515-1527 Voivode of Cracow; 1515 - Starost; 1527-1532 - Castellan⌋ curavi, ut illa die, qua illas accepi, eas per postas dimisi[1].

Quid in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ agatur, Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio ex illis habebit. Apud nos non aliud, nisi cf. Suet. Cl. 4.4 ne semper inter spem et metum fluctuemur; Liv. VIII 13.17 populos inter spem metumque suspensos ⌊inter spem et metumcf. Suet. Cl. 4.4 ne semper inter spem et metum fluctuemur; Liv. VIII 13.17 populos inter spem metumque suspensos ⌋ haesitamus. Indutiae trimestres sunt interpositae[2]. Quid tandem, nescio. Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi tanquam domino meo singulari et observandissimo me et mea servitia commendo.

Eiusdem Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis deditissimus Sigmund von Herberstein (*1486 – †1566), diplomat in the service of Emperor Maximilian I, Charles V, and Roman King Ferdinand I, writer and historian. In 1517 sent to Poland to conduct the marriage between King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Duchess Bona Sforza d'Aragona, and to Moscow to arrange a truce between the Grand Duchy of Muscovy and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; 1515 member of the Council of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1515-1553 carried out many diplomatic missions (in 1517 and 1526 he was twice an imperial envoy at the Muscovy court)⌊Sigismundus ab HerberstainSigmund von Herberstein (*1486 – †1566), diplomat in the service of Emperor Maximilian I, Charles V, and Roman King Ferdinand I, writer and historian. In 1517 sent to Poland to conduct the marriage between King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Duchess Bona Sforza d'Aragona, and to Moscow to arrange a truce between the Grand Duchy of Muscovy and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; 1515 member of the Council of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1515-1553 carried out many diplomatic missions (in 1517 and 1526 he was twice an imperial envoy at the Muscovy court)⌋

[] Probably a reference both to the letter of accreditation for Dantiscus issued and signed by Sigismund I in Cracow on January 24, 1531, addressed to Ferdinand I (AT, XIII, No. 32, p. 39), and to Sigismund I’s letter of the same date to Dantiscus himself (cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1531-01-24, CIDTC IDL 583⌊AT, XIII, No. 31, p. 38cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1531-01-24, CIDTC IDL 583⌋). These are probably the letters sent by Antonius de Taxis (Tassis), postmaster to the Habsburgs, to Dantiscus from Linz (see cf. Anthonius de TAXIS to Ioannes DANTISCUS Linz, 1531-02-09, CIDTC IDL 3508⌊BCz, 1595, p. 225-226cf. Anthonius de TAXIS to Ioannes DANTISCUS Linz, 1531-02-09, CIDTC IDL 3508⌋)

[1 ] On Herberstein’s mediation in sending Dantiscus’ correspondence to the Polish court, cf. letters cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Esztergom, 1531-05-07, CIDTC IDL 621⌊IDL 621cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Esztergom, 1531-05-07, CIDTC IDL 621⌋, cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Klamm, 1531-08-10, CIDTC IDL 667⌊IDL 667cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Klamm, 1531-08-10, CIDTC IDL 667⌋, cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Grub, 1531-08-17, CIDTC IDL 846⌊IDL 846cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Grub, 1531-08-17, CIDTC IDL 846⌋, cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Klamm, 1531-09-25, CIDTC IDL 688⌊IDL 688cf. Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Klamm, 1531-09-25, CIDTC IDL 688⌋, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN Brussels, 1531-07-20, CIDTC IDL 654⌊IDL 654cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN Brussels, 1531-07-20, CIDTC IDL 654⌋, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN Brussels, 1531-08-29, CIDTC IDL 677⌊IDL 677cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigmund von HERBERSTEIN Brussels, 1531-08-29, CIDTC IDL 677⌋

[2 ] A reference to the three-month truce between János I Zápolya and Ferdinand I signed on January 21, 1531 in Visegrad, where Zápolya was represented by Hieronim Łaski and Ferdinand I by Wilhelm von Rogendorf. The truce was to remain in force until April 22, 1531. By that time Łaski was supposed to obtain consent from the sultan in Constantinople for a year-long truce, and to hold further negotiations aimed at reconciling the two kings of Hungary through the mediation of the king of Poland (see cf. DZIUBIŃSKI p. 81-82 ⌊Dziubiński, p. 81-82cf. DZIUBIŃSKI p. 81-82 ⌋; cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 109-110, 117 ⌊Pociecha, IV, p. 109-110, 117cf. POCIECHA 4 p. 109-110, 117 ⌋; cf. cf. AT 13 AT, XIII, No. 33, p. 39-40; No. 55, p. 57-58, No. 58, p. 60-64, No. 75, p. 77-78, No.77, p. 79-80, No. 82, p. 83-84 ⌊AT, XIII, No. 33, p. 39-40; No. 55, p. 57-58, No. 58, p. 60-64, No. 75, p. 77-78, No.77, p. 79-80, No. 82, p. 83-84cf. AT 13 AT, XIII, No. 33, p. 39-40; No. 55, p. 57-58, No. 58, p. 60-64, No. 75, p. 77-78, No.77, p. 79-80, No. 82, p. 83-84 ⌋; Elementa, XXXV, No. 216, p. 5-6, No. 277, p.40-41, XLVI, No. 36, p. 54-55, No. 37, p. 56-57)