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Letter #2266

Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1540-01-04
            received 1540-01-09

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AGAD, AZ, 2999, f. 176
2office copy in Latin, AGAD, LL, 8, f. 193r-194r
3copy in Latin, 16th-century, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C 1, No. 625 (enclosure No. 3)
4copy in Latin, 18th-century, BK, 222, No. 30, p. 147
5copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 57 (TN), No. 7, p. 17-18
6copy in Latin, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8243 (TK 5), a.1540, f. 1

Prints:
1HARTMANN 1525-1550 No. 625 (enclosure 2), p. 340-342 (German register)
2Sumariusz No. 1620, p. 178 (Polish register)

 

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AGAD, AZ, 2999, f. 176r

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⌊SigismundusSigismund 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⌋ Dei gratia rex Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌋, magnus dux Lithuania⌊LituaniaeLithuania⌋, Rus (Russia)⌊RussiaeRus (Russia)⌋, Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania, and Livonia. From 1466 it was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici), comprising the remnants 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), thereafter known as Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). By 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 it was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici), comprising the remnants 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), thereafter known as Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). By the Treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋, Mazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌊MasoviaeMazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌋ etc. dominus et heres

Reverende in Christo Pater sincere nobis dilecte.

Quae cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon 1539-12-13, CIDTC IDL 7242, letter lost⌊scribitcf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon 1539-12-13, CIDTC IDL 7242, letter lost⌋ ad nos Paternitas Vestra de serenissimo Daniae rege, ea iam ante ex illustris domini Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544⌊Prussiae ducisAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544⌋, nepotis nostri carissimi, et ex Gdańsk City Council ⌊GedanensiumGdańsk City Council ⌋ litteris acceperamus. Itaque semota omni cunctatione misimus oratorem nostrum ad serenissimum Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria; from 1526 King of Bohemia and of Hungary, Croatia, and Slavonia as Ferdinand I; 1531–1558 King of the Romans; from 1558 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile, and younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊Romanorum regemFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria; from 1526 King of Bohemia and of Hungary, Croatia, and Slavonia as Ferdinand I; 1531–1558 King of the Romans; from 1558 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile, and younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ atque eum hortati sumus, ut ad bella et dissidia inter christianos principes tollenda animum adiceret atque de placandis et tranquillandis eorum animis curam et cogitationem una cum serenissimo 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 in 1519, crowned in 1530, and abdicated in 1556; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile⌊fratreCharles 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 in 1519, crowned in 1530, and abdicated in 1556; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile⌋ suo susciperet.

Nominatim autem quibus de rebus scribit ad nos Paternitas Vestra, eas ibidem recenseri iussimus. Ad 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 in 1519, crowned in 1530, and abdicated in 1556; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile⌊imperatoriam vero 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 in 1519, crowned in 1530, and abdicated in 1556; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile⌋ legatum nullum misimus, sed litteras accurate scribi fecimus, quibus ab illa magnopere contendimus, ut aut pacem inter istos dissidentes principes conciliaret, aut saltem indutias prorogaret. Responsum ab illa exspectamus. Quod si opus esse intellexerimus, fortasse et nuntium mittemus, modo prius, quid litteris nostris profectum sit, intelligamus.

Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊ComitiorumProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ dies probatur nobis, qui est a Paternitate Vestra perscriptus, sed et locus placet ita tamen, ut antea quoque scribere nos meminimus Paternitati Vestrae, ut nihil necesse sit ad nos referre de mutando loco, si ita res postulabit. Id enim arbitrio Paternitatis Vestrae permittimus, quae una cum aliis Council of Royal Prussia the principal local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops: of Ermland (Warmia), who served as president of the Council, and of Kulm (Chełmno); three voivodes: of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania; three castellans: of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig); three chamberlains: of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania; and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities: Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌊terrae istius nostrae consiliariisCouncil of Royal Prussia the principal local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops: of Ermland (Warmia), who served as president of the Council, and of Kulm (Chełmno); three voivodes: of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania; three castellans: of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig); three chamberlains: of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania; and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities: Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌋, quod erit visum commodius de loco statuat, licebit. De Hieronim Żelisławski (†1599), Polish nobleman⌊ZelislawskiHieronim Żelisławski (†1599), Polish nobleman⌋ semel atque iterum Gdańsk City Council ⌊GedanensibusGdańsk City Council ⌋ respondimus et satisfactum illis esse per nos arbitramur.

Bene valeat Paternitas vestra.