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Letter #5377

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon
Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1541-11-16

English register:

In view of the good neighbourly relations he maintains with the duke in Prussia [Albrecht I von Hohenzollern], Dantiscus intercedes on his behalf with the king [Sigismund I Jagiellon], petitioning for a fair resolution of the border dispute between [the Duchy of] Prussia and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

He asks that this matter not be handled hastily, but rather be conducted in accordance with the ancient descriptions of the border delineations. The duke himself has repeatedly demanded a revision, as he considers himself to have been wrongfully dispossessed. The Diet of the Duchy of Prussia has sent a diplomatic mission to the king regarding this issue. According to Dantiscus, if those envoys are received fairly, the duke will be pacified and his subjects will be rendered more obedient, a matter of major importance in these troubled times.




Manuscript sources:
1copy in Latin, 16th-century, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C 1, No. 807, enclosure No. 2
2copy in Latin, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8244 (TK 6), a.1541, f. 63

Prints:
1HARTMANN 1525-1550 No. 807, p. 425-426 (German register)

 

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Cum mihi in iis, quae ad mutuam amicam conservandam vicinitatem cum illustrissimo domino 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⌊duce in PrussiaAlbrecht 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⌋, Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae nepote observantissimo, optime conveniat seque mihi in omnibus, quibus subditi nostri utrimque in bona quiete et animorum tranquillitate conserventur, humanissimum dominum et vicinum praestet, summopere velim, non adeo pro sanguinis necessitudine, qua Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae est coniunctissimus, quantum pro aequitate{s}, cuius Serenissima Maiestas Vestra semper fuit et ab omnibus laudatur studiosissima, ut res eius illustris dominationis ratione limitum cum Lithuania⌊Magno Ducatu LithuaniaeLithuania⌋ Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae essent commendatissimae.[1]

Proinde illi humillime supplico et pro iurata fide fideliter consulo, ut in hac causa per controversos nihil temere agi, aut sibi Serenissima Maiestas Vestra persuaderi permittat, verum, ut consuevit, in omnibus suis actionibus sedulo, re omni accurate dispecta, iuxta antiquam descriptorum limitum seriem, omnia transigi mandet. Lustratio si quidem illorum numquam a Lithuania⌊Magno Ducatu LithuaniaeLithuania⌋, sed ab ipso illustrissimo domino 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⌊duceAlbrecht 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⌋, qui sibi in iis adimi sensit, non semel est postulata. In eo Serenissima Maiestas Vestra se ipsa et rem dignam iustitiae, quam semper illaesam servavit, omnibus faciet sibique animos ipsius illustrissimi 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⌊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⌋ subditorumque eius omnium, qui ob id nuntios suos ex proximo hic eorum Ducal Prussia Assembly ⌊conventuDucal Prussia Assembly ⌋ miserunt, pacatiores longeque devinctiores iis maxime periculosis temporibus reddet atque confirmabit. Quod quidem pro fidei meae observantia in notitiam Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae suppliciter deducendum existimavi.

Cui me iterum supplicissime commendo Deum intime orans, ut nobis eandem quam diutissime in valetudine prosperrima et in omnis felicitatis accessione clementer conservet.