King Sigismundus II Augustus to the king Sigismundus I

Vilnius, 25.02.1547

Serenissime Rex et noster parens colendissime. Quae sit cura et solicitudo petitionesque statuum terrarum Prussiae, vt concessiones praefecturarum alienigenis contra iura eorum, vt asserunt, factae in integrum restituantur, Serenissima Maiestas Vestra ex aliis literis nostris abunde intelligere dignabitur. Itaque, si Serenissima Maiestas Vestra preces eorum exaudiendas duxerit, maiorem in modum rogamus, velit generosum Ioannem a Baisen castellanum Elbingensem, cum propter patris eius merita, tum eius singularem virtutem bene merendique studium, in capitaneatu Gneuensi clementer conseruare, ab omnibus enim nobis commendatur, ita vt facile credamus Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram hoc beneficium suum in hominem gratum collaturam esse. Quod nos omni studio officiisque nostris obsequentissimis mereri contendemus. Deus omnipote<n>s seruet et regnare faciat Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram diutissime sanam et felicem. Cuius gratiae et amori paterno nos ipsos etiam atque etiam vnice commendamus.

Vilnae, die XXV Februarii anno domini M.D.XLVII

Ex litteris Johann Lang (Johann Lange, Ioannes Langus Silesius) (*1503 – †1567), studied in Cracow and Vienna; doctor of both canon and civil law, secretary, diplomat and counsellor of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, his envoy and agent at the Polish court (ADB, Bd., 17, s. 638-639; PSB 16, 478-481)⌊doctoris LangiJohann Lang (Johann Lange, Ioannes Langus Silesius) (*1503 – †1567), studied in Cracow and Vienna; doctor of both canon and civil law, secretary, diplomat and counsellor of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, his envoy and agent at the Polish court (ADB, Bd., 17, s. 638-639; PSB 16, 478-481)⌋

Si quid per homines leves et impudentes vel sermonibus vel scriptis est apud Polonos de 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⌊maiestate imperatoriaCharles 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⌋ sparsum, quod in imperatorem prudentem, pium, moderatum casuumque humanorum non immemorem non cadit, ei Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra fidem habere nolit. Cum se optimus princeps erga captivum Johann Friedrich der Großmütige (Johann Friedrich von Wettin) (*1503 – †1554), 1532-1547 Prince-Elector of Saxony; one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League⌊SaxonemJohann Friedrich der Großmütige (Johann Friedrich von Wettin) (*1503 – †1554), 1532-1547 Prince-Elector of Saxony; one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League⌋ talem exhibuit, ut neque in ms 1 verbis,
ms 2 rebus⌈verbisms 1 verbis,
ms 2 rebus⌉ neque in vultu ulla sit acerbitas animadversa, vindicavit eum ab ignominia militum omni neque gravius quicquam in eum dici aut fieri est passus. Permanet is in potestate 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋. Ditio eius omnis una cum suffragiis in eligendo caesare iure gentili eius Moritz of Saxony (Moritz von Wettin) (*1521 – †1553), 1541-1547 Duke of Saxony, 1547-1553 Elector of Saxony; initially he was a supporter of his cousin Johann Friedrich von Wettin, leader of the German Protestants, but in 1542 they fell into conflict, and Moritz joined the imperial party. During the Schmalkaldic war, he supported Emperor Charles V. In 1552 he led a rebellion against the Emperor⌊Mauritio duciMoritz of Saxony (Moritz von Wettin) (*1521 – †1553), 1541-1547 Duke of Saxony, 1547-1553 Elector of Saxony; initially he was a supporter of his cousin Johann Friedrich von Wettin, leader of the German Protestants, but in 1542 they fell into conflict, and Moritz joined the imperial party. During the Schmalkaldic war, he supported Emperor Charles V. In 1552 he led a rebellion against the Emperor⌋ cedit, praeter civitates eas et populos, qui regni Bohemiae sunt beneficiarii eligen(di). Retinet etiam caesar in Turingiis Gottam praesidio suo firmatam. Coniugi Saxonis ius antiphernorum integrum remanet. Liberi eiusdem ex annua Turingiaca pensione Mauricii sumptus tolerabunt dignitatemque suam tuebuntur. Caesar apud Saxones castra adhuc habet, ibi cum eo civitates Saxonicae, quae partes perduellis sunt secutae, de deditione direptioneque transigunt redimenda. Vulgus eas civitates maritimas vocat. Pacatis locis praeterquam in Germania omnibus, maiestas sua, Deo bene adiuvante, constituit Imperial Diet (Reichstag) ⌊conventum PanalemanicumImperial Diet (Reichstag) ⌋ apud Germanos agere. In quo de religione ordinanda rationes ineantur, iudicium Amphiclyonum (camerae id nominant ius) constituatur, et bellum Turcis inferendum decernant. Deus consilia coeptaque eius secundet. Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊Rex FerdinandusFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ ad conventum Bohemorum cum ms 1 peditatu et equitatu,
ms 2 equitatu et peditatu⌈peditatu et equitatums 1 peditatu et equitatu,
ms 2 equitatu et peditatu⌉ non paenitendo est profectus, in quo ut opinor authores nephandae seditionis non pulchre statunt. Philip I of Hesse der Großmütige (*1504 – †1567), 1509-1567 Landgrave of Hesse, actually in power from 1518; son of Wilhelm II of Hesse and Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, married to Christine of Saxony (daughter of Georg, Duke of Saxony), protector of the Protestant Reformation and one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany, one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League (taken prisoner by emperor Charles V of Habsburg after the defeat at Mühlberg in 1547, but released in 1552) (ADB, 25, p. 765-783)⌊HessusPhilip I of Hesse der Großmütige (*1504 – †1567), 1509-1567 Landgrave of Hesse, actually in power from 1518; son of Wilhelm II of Hesse and Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, married to Christine of Saxony (daughter of Georg, Duke of Saxony), protector of the Protestant Reformation and one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany, one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League (taken prisoner by emperor Charles V of Habsburg after the defeat at Mühlberg in 1547, but released in 1552) (ADB, 25, p. 765-783)⌋ ipse, diebus proximis una cum Henrico Brunsuicensi duce, quem vinctum aliquandiu habuit, Lipsiae fuit. Caesaris se potestati citra exceptionem omnem dediturus. Hi exitus consilia prava manent. Haec seditiosorum hominum est ? fortuna, talia rebellionis sunt praemia. Scripsi antea ad Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram Saxonis primogenitum filium, et fratrem una cum eo esse captum, quod ea res ita ad nos esset a recenti victoria renuntiata. Postea autem filius quem dixi, scloppo occisus esse ferebatur. Sed his equo deiectus, pro mortuo est habitus, venit tamen. Adhuc nescio quo fato servatus, et a medicis vulnus eius Gottae curatur. Frater autem fuga caedem et captivitatem evasit, seque una cum Witenberga caesari dedidit. Captus cum Johann Friedrich der Großmütige (Johann Friedrich von Wettin) (*1503 – †1554), 1532-1547 Prince-Elector of Saxony; one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League⌊SaxoneJohann Friedrich der Großmütige (Johann Friedrich von Wettin) (*1503 – †1554), 1532-1547 Prince-Elector of Saxony; one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League⌋ est dux Brunsuicensis non Enrichus, nam is in caesaris partibus fuit, sed Ernestus. O utinam simili successu contra barbaros, quamprimum in Pannoniis res geratur, et Poloni nostri cum principibus nostris, consilia, vires opesque suas contra hostem communem coniungant et consociant.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ Schwidniciae superinscribed⌈Świdnica⌊SchwidniciaeŚwidnica⌋Schwidniciae superinscribed⌉, II Iunii 47.

Imprimis vero scire volui Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram me in castris simul sacras et serenissimas 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⌊maiestates imperialemCharles 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⌋ et Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊regiam RomanorumFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ reperisse, ac primum omnium absolvisse eam legationis partem, quae ad sacram imperialem maiestatem attinebat. Suadente vel ipsa maiestate regia Romanorum, quae quod postridie adventus mei ad castra in Bohemia (Čechy, Kingdom of Bohemia), country in central Europe⌊BohemiamBohemia (Čechy, Kingdom of Bohemia), country in central Europe⌋ se conferebat, illi tum non fuisse audiendae legationis facultatem exponebat. Itaque, quod iam fuerim meo officio apud sacram maiestatem caesaream functus, atque suae serenissimae maiestati valedixerim, nihil moratus ad sacram maiestatem regiam Romanorum, quae Prague (Praha, Praga), city in central Bohemia, on the Vltava river, from the 9th century capital of Bohemia, archepiscopal see⌊PragamPrague (Praha, Praga), city in central Bohemia, on the Vltava river, from the 9th century capital of Bohemia, archepiscopal see⌋ se contulit, vado. Praeterea sacra maiestas imperatoria nunc primum castra sua a Wittenberg (Vittemberga), city in east-central Germany, Saxony, on the Elbe river, 70 km NE of Leipzig⌊ms 1 Vittenberga,
ms 2 Witenberga⌈Vittenbergams 1 Vittenberga,
ms 2 Witenberga⌉Wittenberg (Vittemberga), city in east-central Germany, Saxony, on the Elbe river, 70 km NE of Leipzig⌋ movit, nec longius tamen a civitate (qua Moritz of Saxony (Moritz von Wettin) (*1521 – †1553), 1541-1547 Duke of Saxony, 1547-1553 Elector of Saxony; initially he was a supporter of his cousin Johann Friedrich von Wettin, leader of the German Protestants, but in 1542 they fell into conflict, and Moritz joined the imperial party. During the Schmalkaldic war, he supported Emperor Charles V. In 1552 he led a rebellion against the Emperor⌊duci MauritioMoritz of Saxony (Moritz von Wettin) (*1521 – †1553), 1541-1547 Duke of Saxony, 1547-1553 Elector of Saxony; initially he was a supporter of his cousin Johann Friedrich von Wettin, leader of the German Protestants, but in 1542 they fell into conflict, and Moritz joined the imperial party. During the Schmalkaldic war, he supported Emperor Charles V. In 1552 he led a rebellion against the Emperor⌋ simul cum dignitate electoratus concessit, quod pridie festi Trinitatis Sanctae ibidem in castris celebrabatur) illa, quam passus aliquot metata est. Johann Friedrich der Großmütige (Johann Friedrich von Wettin) (*1503 – †1554), 1532-1547 Prince-Elector of Saxony; one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League⌊EumJohann Friedrich der Großmütige (Johann Friedrich von Wettin) (*1503 – †1554), 1532-1547 Prince-Elector of Saxony; one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League⌋ etiam, qui ante elector fuit, nempe capitalem hostem suum, maiestas sua in castris satis liberaliter favet, additis custodibus, atque inde quo diverti animum habeat sacra maiestas sua, ignotum est id omnibus plane. Sperant siquidem alii maiestatem suam Magdeburg, city in central Germany, Saxony-Anhalt⌊ms 1 Magdiburgam,
ms 2 Magdeburgam⌈Magdiburgamms 1 Magdiburgam,
ms 2 Magdeburgam⌉(!)Magdeburg, city in central Germany, Saxony-Anhalt⌋ et alias liberas civitates, quae vel nunc adhuc libertatem conservari sibi volunt, versus profecturam, alii Ulm (Ulma), city in Germany, Baden-Württemberg, on the River Danube⌊UlmamUlm (Ulma), city in Germany, Baden-Württemberg, on the River Danube⌋ recta ituram, atque istic indicturam generalia comitia, in quibus de salute totius reipublicae Christianae consuleretur, et istis tumultibus certus finis imponeretur. Utrum autem certius futurum sit, indicare non possumus etc.

GStAPK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C1, No. 1087, f. 3r

Allen und itzlichen / wes wirden und stands die sein / den solchs zuwissen vonnötten / noch entpittung unser willigen diensten / grusses und alles gutten. /

Thun kunth wir / unnsers gnedigen herrn Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), diplomat, neo-Latin poet and traveller; 1504 royal scribe; 1507 referendary for Prussian affairs at the court of Sigismund Jagiellon; 1508-1513 royal envoy to Prussian towns and to the Prussian assemblies; 1515 secretary of the Polish legation at the imperial court; in 1516-1532 envoy in the service of the king of Poland Sigismund Jagiellon and emperors Maximilian and Charles V of Habsburg; 1529 Kulm canon; 1530-1537 bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 bishop of Ermland⌊bischoffes zu ErmelandtIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), diplomat, neo-Latin poet and traveller; 1504 royal scribe; 1507 referendary for Prussian affairs at the court of Sigismund Jagiellon; 1508-1513 royal envoy to Prussian towns and to the Prussian assemblies; 1515 secretary of the Polish legation at the imperial court; in 1516-1532 envoy in the service of the king of Poland Sigismund Jagiellon and emperors Maximilian and Charles V of Habsburg; 1529 Kulm canon; 1530-1537 bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 bishop of Ermland⌋ amptleut marschalck unnd seiner gnaden hoves edelleut / das unns vor vier tagenn ein briff ist worden von Albrechten Polemann / der sich nent konigsbergischen gerichts schreiber / in dem er von unns bittet kundtschafft und getzeugnis / wie die sache vor hochgemelterm unserm gnedigen herrn / und seiner gnaden hoffgericht do bey wir samptlich gewesen unnd gestanden / der von Bhemenshöven seiner gnaden underthan einer mule halben / darzu sie geladen / und gedachter Poleman sich ungeladen dartzu eingedrungen / vorhandelt sey worden / dem wir solch sein bith / weil er sich uf unns thut czyhen und referirn / und dieselbte sache auch offentlich vor unnsers gnedig(en) herrn hoffgericht geörtert ist worden. /

Mit diesem unnserm offentlichen warhafftigen getzeugnis / wiewol sein bothe desselben nicht erwarttet / sunder schleunig noch uberreichung des brives sich weg gemacht / nicht haben wollen vorsagen / und helt sich also wie folget /.

Er hat sich begeben den VII tag Ianuarii diß itzigen XLVII-n jars / das unsers g(nediger) h(err) gemelte underthan / vatter und sohnn von Bhemenshöven geladen sein gestanden / unnd in von unsers g(nedigen) h(errn) wegen ist vorgehalten / wie sie so törstick weren / das sie die mul die ein zeitlanng undergangen / unnd zuvor allwegen unsers g(nedigen) h(errn) vorfaren getzinset / wider haben durffen uffrichten / und dieselbige ane unsers g(nedigen) h(errn) willen und zulaß wider etlich moll vorboth in gescheen / widerumb uffs new zubawen und in gang zubringen sich understanden / Woruff sie geantwurt / das die mule von ihnen nicht gebawett sunder einer von Braunsberg mit namen Thewes Vinnenpfenning / auch unsers g(nedigen) h(errn) underthan / die widerumb aufs new aufgelegt und gebawet hette / da den gemelter Albrecht Poelman trotzig unvorgeladen und gefurdert / auch zu der sachen nicht gehörig / hertzu getretten / trotzige und unnutze worte wider unsern g(nedigen) h(errn) seiner gerichte und obricheit ungeschonet / gebraucht / Worauf im von unserm g(nedigen) h(errn) angetzeigt worden / mit solchen reden stilltzuhalten / unnd sich der sachenn GStAPK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C1, No. 1087, f. 3v die ihm frembde were / unnd derwegen vor seiner gnaden nicht zuthunde hette / auch nicht vorgeladen / nicht antzumassen / das ihm aber der Thurm (welchs wol fueg gehabt) wie ehr mit unworheit schreibet were gebotten / ist von unserer keinem gehöret worden / unnd das von unserm g(nedigen) h(ernn) auß sein person nicht geschehen / sunder das wissen wir / dieweil der vonn Bemenhofen die mulen so unserm g(nedigen) h(errn) nachlaut damals aufgelegtenn privilegien bucherenn / als ein gekauffts guth von seiner gnaden vorfharen zugehöret / und heimgefallen / die auch viel jar ungebawet gelegen / unnd in der handtvhesten des von Bemenhofen / welchs doch sonst gewönlich unnd gebreuchlich ist / nicht auss(?)gedrucket wirdt / widder seiner genaden zulaß und willen / die auch in deshalben ersucht worden / gebawet / unnd dennoch zugestanden und bekant hat / das sie nicht von ihm / sunder Thewes Vinnenpfenninge (wie vor angetzeigt) gebawet were / welches sich doch im grunde viel anders befunden / unnd sich letzlich als der ungerechtt der mulen / gantz und gar vortzigen / von dem baw auch nicht hat wissen wollen / hat ihnen unser gnediger herr des frewels und beweisenen mutwillens halben den er wider vielfeltiges vorbath im muel baw geubet / mit gefengnus straffen wollen / ihm auch und nicht Albrecht Polmann den thurm geboten / letzlich dennoch im das erlassen unnd in bestrickung genommen / unnd ist dieser hanndel im grunde nicht anders / dann wie ertzelet / gescheen / nicht wie gedachter Poelmann erlichter weise und mit unwarhait / worinn ehr auf unsere personen protestirt / schreibet / als solte im etzwas unleidlichs widerfharen / und die mulen mit keinem rechten / sunder durch vorsetzlichem gewalt / von unserm g(nedigen) h(errn) weg unnd zu sich genomen seinn / welchs sein mutwilliges vornemen unnd schreiben / wir nicht anders erachten kumnen / den das ehr dadurch unsers gnedigen herrn underthan den von Bemenhofen unnd seine kinder die viel unnutze worte / wider unsern und ihren g(nedigen) h(err)n GStAPK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C1, No. 1087, f. 4r durch sein anleitten / gebrauchen unnd von sich hören lassen / welche bisher durch unnsere bewarung vor sein genade noch nicht gekommen / in ungelucke setzen unnd furen will / das ehr auch vor sein personn die mulen / als habe ehr die gekaufft in ausprechen haben will / so doch die der von Bemenhöfen / dieweil sie sein nicht gewesen / sunder unserm g(nedigen) h(errn) zugehörig / und an seiner gnaden zulaß nicht zuvorkauffen macht gehabt / shen wir nicht wie er dartzu khommen kan / was nu gedachter Poelman / mit seinem mutwilligen vornemen suchet / und daraus mit der tzeit / dieweil alle sein ding aus ungrunde gefasset / nichts auch mit warheit / darinn er uns zu getzeugen furderth / unnd auf unnsere personen protestiret / von ihm khan dargethan werdenn / entstehen will / geben wie mennigklichen zuerwegen / unnd wollen diß unnser getzeugknuß der gestalt / an gewönlichem orth / vortzeichnen unnd vorschreiben lassenn /

Datum auf dem schloß Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeilsbergHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋ unnder unnsers g(nedigen) h(errn) marschalcks des wir hirtzu alle gebrauchen ingesigel den letzten tag Iunii MDXLVII.

Scribunt illustres domini duces Pomerania⌊PomeraniaePomerania⌋ se insimulatos esse 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⌋, quod conspiraverint contra maiestatem eius et, cum alia nonnulla contra maiestatem eius designaverunt, tum suppetias etiam rebellibus eius tulerint, quibus de rebus omnibus etsi purgare se diligenter maiestati eius conati sunt, non potuisse tamen se hactenus ulla purgatione deprecationeque sua animum illius graviter offensum mitigare esseque ingens periculum, ne maiestas eius caesarea exercitum suum in terras eorum Pomerania⌊PomeraniaePomerania⌋ immittat. Quam ob rem a nobis magnopere petiverint, ut interponere nostras pro illis preces dignaremur, quo gratiam 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⌊caesareae maiestatisCharles 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⌋ reconciliare sibi possent. Scribit etiam illustris dominus 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)⌊dux PrussiaeAlbrecht 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)⌋, si vicinas Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg (Saxony), duchy in central Germany, state of the Holy Roman Empire⌊SaxoniaeDuchy of Saxe-Wittenberg (Saxony), duchy in central Germany, state of the Holy Roman Empire⌋ provincias, cuius generis est Pomerania⌊PomeraniaPomerania⌋, 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⌊caesarea maiestasCharles 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⌋ occupaverit a Wolfgang Schutzbar Milching (*1483 – †1566), 1529-1543 Komtur of the Bally of Hesse at Marburg; 1543 Hochmeister and Deutschmeister of the Teutonic Order⌊magistro ordinisWolfgang Schutzbar Milching (*1483 – †1566), 1529-1543 Komtur of the Bally of Hesse at Marburg; 1543 Hochmeister and Deutschmeister of the Teutonic Order⌋ designato non parum discriminis 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 Poland⌊PrussiaePrussia, 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⌋ terris impendere. Proinde petit, ut operam nostram interponamus, quo bellum istuc exitiale pace commutetur, et vias inveniamus, quibus et Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg (Saxony), duchy in central Germany, state of the Holy Roman Empire⌊SaxoniaeDuchy of Saxe-Wittenberg (Saxony), duchy in central Germany, state of the Holy Roman Empire⌋ Johann Friedrich der Großmütige (Johann Friedrich von Wettin) (*1503 – †1554), 1532-1547 Prince-Elector of Saxony; one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League⌊duxJohann Friedrich der Großmütige (Johann Friedrich von Wettin) (*1503 – †1554), 1532-1547 Prince-Elector of Saxony; one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League⌋, et nepos noster Albrecht II Alcibiades (of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Albrecht von Hohenzollern Alkibiades) (*1522 – †1557), son of Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and Susanna von Bayern; 1541-1554 Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach⌊Albertus Iunior BrandenburgensisAlbrecht II Alcibiades (of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Albrecht von Hohenzollern Alkibiades) (*1522 – †1557), son of Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and Susanna von Bayern; 1541-1554 Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach⌋ ex ea, in qua sint, captivitate liberari queant.