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Letter #626

Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1531-05-16
            received Ghent (Gandavum), [1531]-06-29

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 3465, p. 191-194

Prints:
1POCIECHA 4 p. 407 (excerpt)

 

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[Reverendo in] Christo Patri, 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 ErmlandIoanni 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, [apud caesare]am et catholicam [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 CastilemaiestatemCharles 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] regio ac nostro nuntio, [sin]cere nobis dilecto

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of AragonBonaBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon Dei gratia regina Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), magna dux LithuaniaLithuaniaeLithuania, 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. domina

Reverende in Christo Pater, sincere nobis dilecte.

Etsi ad praesens nihil sit, quod Paternitati Vestrae scribere debeamus, quandoquidem ab aliquot iam fere mensibus nullas Paternitatis Vestrae habuimus litteras et ob id nescimus, quomodo negotia nostra istic procedant, tamen cum istuc sese conferre vellet iste Stanisław Cypser (Stanisław Zipser) (*before 1489 – †1540), owner of a trading company with a factory in Antwerp, tradesman in zibeline for Henry VIII Tudor, courtier of Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, protector (as a Mayor of Cracow) of the German-language mass officiated in St. Mary's Church in Cracow; ennobled by Emperors Maximilian I and Charles V of Habsburg (1532 - confirmation by Sigismund I Jagiellon); 1522 Cracow councillor, at least in 1536 Mayor of Cracow (PSB 4, p. 129)Stanislaus CipsarStanisław Cypser (Stanisław Zipser) (*before 1489 – †1540), owner of a trading company with a factory in Antwerp, tradesman in zibeline for Henry VIII Tudor, courtier of Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, protector (as a Mayor of Cracow) of the German-language mass officiated in St. Mary's Church in Cracow; ennobled by Emperors Maximilian I and Charles V of Habsburg (1532 - confirmation by Sigismund I Jagiellon); 1522 Cracow councillor, at least in 1536 Mayor of Cracow (PSB 4, p. 129), civis et mercator Cracoviensis, noluimus praetermittere, quin Paternitatem Vestram per eum hisce litteris nostris inviseremus, cupientes certiores ab illa fieri, in quo cardine res nostrae verse[n]tur et quis ac quam celer sperandus est finis.

Bene ac feliciter val[eat] Paternitas Vestra.