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Letter #5510

Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Sandomierz, 1536-11-07
            received [1536]-11-15

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AGAD, AZ, 2999, f. 151

Prints:
1AT 18 No. 401, p. 434 (Polish register)

 

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BNW, BOZ, 953, f. 151r

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)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋, magnus dux Lithuania⌊LituaniaeLithuania⌋, Rus (Russia)⌊RussiaeRus (Russia)⌋, Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory 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), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of 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 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory 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), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋ ac 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.

Accepimus e litteris Strenuitatis Tuae causas, quam ob rem Strenuitas Tua se a munere legationis ad instantia Diet of Poland ⌊comitia regniDiet of Poland ⌋ obeundae eximi a nobis velit. Sed eae causae, qualescumque sunt, apud nos tamen tantum loci habere non possunt, ut postulata Strenuitatis Tuae faciamus. Cum enim Strenuitas Tua communi ordinum Prussiae consensu ad hoc munus delecta sit, nobis neutiquam integrum est illorum voluntati et iudicio adversari. Satis faciet ergo Strenuitas Tua ms. Tuae(!) ⌈TuaTua ms. Tuae(!) ⌉ suorum desiderio et ad Diet of Poland ⌊comitiaDiet of Poland ⌋ cum reliquis collegis suis tempori veniet, factura in eo ms. hoc(!) ⌈eoeo ms. hoc(!) ⌉ officium suum.

Quae bene valeat.

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