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 Alexius THURZÓ to UNKNOWN
Suceava? 1541-06-06
Manuscript sources:
1excerpt in Latin, 16th-century, AAWO, AB, D. 70, f. 93r, 94v

 

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AAWO, AB, D. 70, f. 93r

Ex litteris domini Alexius Thurzó (*ca. 1490 – †1543), member of the Thurzó merchant family; in 1508, after the death of his father, he represented the interests of the Thurzó-Fugger enterprises at the royal court in Buda. After the Battle of Mohacs and the death of King Louis II, Alexius was a loyal supporter of the Habsburgs cause, and worked for the election of Ferdinand as King of Hungary and Bohemia; 1515-1522 royal secretary, 1522-1527 Lord Chief Treasurer, from 1527 Lord Chief Justice and from 1532 Vice-Regent of the areas under Habsburg domination (CE, vol. 3, p. 322-323)⌊Alexii ThurzonisAlexius Thurzó (*ca. 1490 – †1543), member of the Thurzó merchant family; in 1508, after the death of his father, he represented the interests of the Thurzó-Fugger enterprises at the royal court in Buda. After the Battle of Mohacs and the death of King Louis II, Alexius was a loyal supporter of the Habsburgs cause, and worked for the election of Ferdinand as King of Hungary and Bohemia; 1515-1522 royal secretary, 1522-1527 Lord Chief Treasurer, from 1527 Lord Chief Justice and from 1532 Vice-Regent of the areas under Habsburg domination (CE, vol. 3, p. 322-323)⌋

Nova haec habemus, quod exercitus et gentes serenissimi regis nostri die 2 praesentis mensis temptaverunt et conati sunt expugnare Buda (Ofen), city in Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube river, which divides Buda from Pest, capital of the Kingdom of Hungary; in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌊BudamBuda (Ofen), city in Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube river, which divides Buda from Pest, capital of the Kingdom of Hungary; in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌋ alias szturmowaly, sed non successit eis pro voto, sed propterea non est finis. Maiestas regia adhuc perseverat augendo et roborando exercitum suum et milite et aliis necessariis, etiam non attento hoc, quod per exploratores suos certo maiestas sua edocta et avisata est, quod Mechmeth Bascha et Begler Bek Romaniae in auxilium Budens(ibus) et ad accipiendam possessionem Budae deputati et expediti sunt et iam appulerunt ad Nander Albam. Habent secum circiter quadraginta vel quinquaginta milia hominum. Maiestas regia a Moravis obtinuit magna auxilia, in aliis dominiis hereditariis suae maiestatis etiam fiunt expeditiones. Nonnulli denique principes imperii spirituales et saeculares etiam civitates polliciti sunt maiestati regiae auxilia non contemnenda. Haec Magnificentiam Vestram latere nolui. Deus omnipotens concedere dignetur gratiam suam.