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Reverendo 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 Ermland⌊Ioanni episcopo CulmensiIoannes 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⌋, serenissimi 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⌊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⌋ 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⌋ oratori, amico optimo.

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Reverende Domine, frater et amice carissime.

Commendationem.

Allatae Reverendae Dominationis Vestrae cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Erard de la MARCK Antwerp, 1532-02-20, CIDTC IDL 6805, letter lost⌊litteraecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Erard de la MARCK Antwerp, 1532-02-20, CIDTC IDL 6805, letter lost⌋, Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AntwerpiaAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋ 1532-02-20⌊praesentis mensis die XX-a1532-02-20⌋ datae, ob eiusdem apud me hoc in loco conventum et aliquorum dierum penes me moram gratissimae mihi fuere, quare nihil mihi iucundius est, quam summe cupere desiderare et anhelare Reverendam Dominationem Vestram invisere et affectuosissime amplecti.

Rogo idcirco amicissime eandem, velit, rebus suis maritime et terra suam in patriam destinatis, quantocius fieri poterit, ad me Kuringen (Curingia), town in the Low Countires, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, 72 km E of Brussels, now in the Belgian province of Limburg, as part of the city of Hasselt. From ca. 1180 seat of the counts of Loon. After the incorporation of the county of Loon into the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, it became the residence of some of the prince-bishops⌊hunc in locumKuringen (Curingia), town in the Low Countires, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, 72 km E of Brussels, now in the Belgian province of Limburg, as part of the city of Hasselt. From ca. 1180 seat of the counts of Loon. After the incorporation of the county of Loon into the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, it became the residence of some of the prince-bishops⌋ non solum, ut ita dicam, venire, sed advolare, quam tempore labenti intermedio gratissimam et acceptatissimam, donec eam videro, desideratissime in singulas horas exspectabo et anhelabo, aliquot dies laetissime et hilarissime tempus convivio et commentationibus cum Eius Dominatione Vestra Reverenda Deo volente deducturus. Quae diu bene ac feliciter valeat.

Kuringen (Curingia), town in the Low Countires, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, 72 km E of Brussels, now in the Belgian province of Limburg, as part of the city of Hasselt. From ca. 1180 seat of the counts of Loon. After the incorporation of the county of Loon into the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, it became the residence of some of the prince-bishops⌊CuringiaeKuringen (Curingia), town in the Low Countires, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, 72 km E of Brussels, now in the Belgian province of Limburg, as part of the city of Hasselt. From ca. 1180 seat of the counts of Loon. After the incorporation of the county of Loon into the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, it became the residence of some of the prince-bishops⌋, XXIIII-a Februarii XV-c XXXII-o.

Frater et bonus amicus E(ius) Erard de la Marck (d' Arenberg, Eberhard de la Marck) (*1472 – †1538), in 1507 accompanied Louis XII on his expedition against Genoa; 1506-1538 Prince-Bishop of Liège, 1507-1525 Bishop of Chartres, 1520 Archbishop of Valencia, 1521 elevated to cardinal, 1505 Louis XII of Valois' envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian I (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 134)⌊cardinalis LeodiensisErard de la Marck (d' Arenberg, Eberhard de la Marck) (*1472 – †1538), in 1507 accompanied Louis XII on his expedition against Genoa; 1506-1538 Prince-Bishop of Liège, 1507-1525 Bishop of Chartres, 1520 Archbishop of Valencia, 1521 elevated to cardinal, 1505 Louis XII of Valois' envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian I (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 134)⌋