CIDT&C Corpus of Ioannes Dantiscus' Texts & Correspondence

Letter #1014

Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Vilnius, 1533-10-02

received 1533-10-15

Manuscript sources:

1	fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, BCz, 1601, p. 641-642

Prints:

1	AT 15 No. 478, p. 658 (in extenso; Polish register)

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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 Ermland⌊[Ioann]i 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⌋ [sincer]e 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 Aragon⌊BonaBona 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 Poloniae, magna dux Lithuaniae, Russiae, Prussiae, Mosoviae etc. domina

Reverende in Christo pater sincere nobis dilecte.

Grato intelleximus animo Paternitatem Tuam munus consecrationis iam accepisse, quod illi felix et faustum esse precamur, ut ea dignitate, quam nostra opera consecuta est, diu rebus secundis perfruatur in honorem Dei Optimi Maximique et principum suorum ac rei publicae ornamentum et utilitatem. Bene valeat.

praefati Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊VilnaeVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋, die II mensis Octobris anno Domini M-o D-o XXXIII-o.

Ad mandatum 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 Aragon⌊serenissimae maiestatis reginalisBona 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⌋ proprium