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Maximilian I of Habsburg to Sigismund I Jagiellon

[1516/1517]
Manuscript sources:
1copy in Latin, 16th-century, BCz, 240, p. 178 (b.p.)
2excerpt, CBKUL, R.III, 32, No. 449

 

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BCz, 240, p. 178

Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of PortugalMaximilianusMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal divina favente clementia electus Romanorum imperator ac Germany (Germania, Niemcy)GermaniaeGermany (Germania, Niemcy), Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)HungariaeHungary (Kingdom of Hungary), Dalmaciae, CroatiaCroaciaeCroatia etc. rex, archidux AustriaAustriaeAustria, dux Burgundian Netherlands (Bourgogne, Burgundia), duchy, the name of the former Duchy of Burgundy is used here to denote its historical northern part – known as the Burgundy Netherlands (today’s Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg), taken over by the Habsburgs in 1477, and in 1530-1556 ruled on behalf of Charles V by his sister, the dowager queen, Mary of HungaryBurgundiaeBurgundian Netherlands (Bourgogne, Burgundia), duchy, the name of the former Duchy of Burgundy is used here to denote its historical northern part – known as the Burgundy Netherlands (today’s Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg), taken over by the Habsburgs in 1477, and in 1530-1556 ruled on behalf of Charles V by his sister, the dowager queen, Mary of Hungary, Brabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the NetherlandsBrabanciaeBrabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands etc. comes palatinus serenissimo principi, domino 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 AustriaSigismundo Poloniae regiSigismund 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. fratri et consanguineo nostro carissimo salutem et fraterni amoris continuum incrementum.

Serenissime princeps, frater et consanguinee carissime.

Remittimus impraesentiarum ad Serenitatem Vestram illius secretarium , nobilem nostrum et imperii sacri fidelem, dilectum 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 ErmlandIoannem de Curiis DantiscumIoannes 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, iuris utriusque doctorem ac poetam laureatum. Quem quoniam omni<f>aria fide imbutum variarum idiomatum ac aliarum complurimarum virtutum scientiae peritissimum ac in rerum peragendarum experientia exercitatissimum exemplis ipsis cognoveramus, illius propterea opera in quibusdam arduis rebus nostris hactenus usi sumus. 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 ErmlandCuiIoannes 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 iam istuc revertenti iniunximus nonnulla ipsi Serenitati Vestrae nostro nomine significanda eandem fraterno nostro erga illam amoris affectu etiam atque etiam cohortantes velit ipsi indubitatam fidem praestare neque hanc suam moram, quoniam illum in mutua benevolentia, quam fraterne in Serenitatem Vestram intimis medullis concepimus, confisi hactenus apud nos detinuimus, molesto animo ferre malive consulere, verum eum nostri intuitu in causa, quam cum Citizens of Gdańsk GdanensibusCitizens of Gdańsk agit, atque alibi u text damaged[u]u text damagedbi commodum, decus atque ornamentum suum postulabit, qui ob ingentes animi sui dotes commendatione nost text damaged[nost]nost text damagedra non immerito equidem dignus est, taliter commendatum habere, ut has nostras sentiat sibi effectu ipso largiter omnino profuturas. Quae rem in eo singularibus praefati sui secretarii virtutibus respondentem nobisque quam acceptissimam efficiet condigna erga eandem vicissitudine, ubicumque sese fortuna occasio obtulerit nosque v[...] text damaged[...][...] text damagednti poterimus, recognoscendam.

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