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Letter #2075

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-02-24

English register:

Dantiscus has acquainted himself with the explanations of the Gdańsk (Danzig) Town Council and of Johann von Werden. True to the addressee’s expectations, their accounts are a discredit to them. Dantiscus expects the situation to worsen after the next Diet [of the Kingdom of Poland] to be held in Cracow. After considering what to write to the King [Sigismund I Jagiellon], he has decided the letter should be worded just as Giese has proposed, but asks him to add a remark to the fact that what he himself has written on the matter, he wrote on joint behalf [of the Royal Prussian councillors].

Dantiscus promises to make sure Giese is reimbursed at the Diet for the provisions given to the messenger.

Dantiscus sends a letter received from Doctor [Stanisław] Hozjusz (Hosius). He fears war with Turkey caused by the Sultan’s [Suleiman the Magnificent’s] anger at the marriage of Isabella [Jagiellon to John Zápolya]. The Sultan intends to occupy or harass Hungary. Since his fleet has been destroyed, he intends to fight on land alone.


            received 1539-02-26

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, address in secretary's hand, BCz, 245, p. 131-134
2copy in Latin, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8249 (TK 11), f. 14

Prints:
1CEID 1/2 No. 42, p. 173-175 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, frater et amice carissime et honorande.

Salutem et fraternam commendationem.

Legi ea omnia, quae Gdańsk Town Council ⌊GdanensesGdańsk Town Council ⌋ et dominus Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌊Ioannes a WerdenJohann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌋ scripsit.[1] Calculus Gdańsk Town Council ⌊illosGdańsk Town Council ⌋, ut recte Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima ominatur, male habet. Eo omisso non est, quod 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⌊maiestati regiaeSigismund 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⌋ scribi possit, nisi ut expostulemus, verum non convenit neque expedit. Ne tamen muti taceamus et paulopost indigniora intolerabilioraque patiamur (quod certe futurum ex Diet of Poland ⌊conventu CracoviensiDiet of Poland ⌋ arbitror), omnino sic scribendum esse, ut posterius Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima concepit, censeo. Velim tamen et illud inseri, quod ea, quae in iis scripsi, hortatu omnium scripserim. Idipsum minime odiosum erit dabitque argumento vigorem.[2]

Viaticum, quod Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima dabit veredario, curabitur, ut in Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊novissimo conventuProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae rependatur. Non enim ex dignitate est, ut illud vel alius tabellarius a civitatibus petatur.

Mitto domini doctoris Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌊HosiiStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌋ cf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1539-02-05, CIDTC IDL 2069⌊litterascf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1539-02-05, CIDTC IDL 2069⌋. Vereor, ne nostra Isabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌊IsabellaIsabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌋ contra Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurciSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ voluntatem in Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungariamHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋ profecta gravia nobis bella pariat.[3] Cum illa nos, qui Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurciSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ amici esse volebamus, hostes declaravimus. Scribitur mihi, quod pro hac instante vere vel omnem occupare Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungariamHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋, vel oppetere statuerit, et quod attritus classe, deinceps non nisi terra illum pugnaturum. Vehementer aiunt Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊eumSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ hoc matrimonio irritatum etc.

Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam diutissime optime valere summopere cupio.

[1 ] Neither the letter from the Gdańsk Town Council ⌊Gdańsk Town CouncilGdańsk Town Council ⌋ nor the one from Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌊Johann von WerdenJohann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌋ has been preserved in Dantiscus’ correspondence; perhaps it was Tiedemann Giese who was the addressee of both letters

[2 ] The first draft of cf. other letter Tiedemann GIESE Sigismund I Jagiellon ca. 1539-03-04, CIDTC IDT 687⌊IDT 687cf. other letter Tiedemann GIESE Sigismund I Jagiellon ca. 1539-03-04, CIDTC IDT 687⌋ was attached to cf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1539-01-30, CIDTC IDL 2065⌊IDL 2065cf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1539-01-30, CIDTC IDL 2065⌋; its second version, corrected according to Dantiscus’ remarks, was attached to cf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1539-03-01, CIDTC IDL 2082⌊IDL 2082cf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1539-03-01, CIDTC IDL 2082⌋

[3 ] On January 28, 1539, the marriage of Isabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌊Isabella JagiellonIsabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌋, the eldest child of 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⌊Sigismund ISigismund 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⌋ and 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⌊Bona SforzaBona 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⌋, and John Zápolya (János Szapolyai) (*1487 – †1540), 1526-1540 King of Hungary; son of István Szapolyai and Jadwiga of Cieszyn in 1540 married Isabella, dauther of of King Sigismund Jagiellon of Poland. He fought against Ferdinand of Habsburg for the right to the title of King of Hungary⌊John ZápolyaJohn Zápolya (János Szapolyai) (*1487 – †1540), 1526-1540 King of Hungary; son of István Szapolyai and Jadwiga of Cieszyn in 1540 married Isabella, dauther of of King Sigismund Jagiellon of Poland. He fought against Ferdinand of Habsburg for the right to the title of King of Hungary⌋, the King of Hungary, took place at Wawel castle by proxy. As soon as February 1, Isabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌊IsabellaIsabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌋ left Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracowCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ for Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungaryHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋ (cf. cf. Władysław Pociecha, Królowa Bona (1494-1557). Czasy i ludzie Odrodzenia, vol. 4, Poznań, PWN, 1958 ⌊POCIECHA 4cf. Władysław Pociecha, Królowa Bona (1494-1557). Czasy i ludzie Odrodzenia, vol. 4, Poznań, PWN, 1958 ⌋, p. 216-220)