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⌊Ioanni episcopo VarmiensiIoannes 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⌋ sincere nobis dilecto

Sigismundus Dei g[rat]ia rex Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋, supremus dux Lithuania⌊LituaniaeLithuania⌋, Rus (Russia)⌊R[u]ssiaeRus (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⌋, 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⌊MazoviaeMazowsze (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 et Domine, sincere nobis dilecte.

Reverendissimus dominus Otto Truchsess von Waldburg (*1514 – †1573), 1543-1573 Bishop of Augsburg, 1544 appointed cardinal⌊cardinalis AugustanusOtto Truchsess von Waldburg (*1514 – †1573), 1543-1573 Bishop of Augsburg, 1544 appointed cardinal⌋, cum sit erga nos studio et observantia singulari, magnam sollicitudinem prae se fert, quo illustrissimae filiae nostrae se dignos maritos consequi possint. Quoniam vero prima nobis cura est de serenissima domina 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 Hungariae reginaIsabella 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⌋, quod eam ex difficultatibus et periculis, in quibus versatur, ereptam cupimus, auctor nobis est, ut fratri illustris domini Bavariae ducis eam in matrimonium demus. Est is quidem nunc archiepiscopus Saltzburgensis, verum cum nondum sit maiores ordines consecutus, relicto archiepiscopatu ad uxorem ducendam animum adiecisse dicitur. Deinde facultates amplas habere et ingentem pecuniam serenissimo domino Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊Romanorum regiFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ mutuam dedisse fertur. Cuius maiestas aliquot Silesiae ducatus hereditarios illi datur[us e]st, ut sic ei de credita pecunia satis faciat. Sed rursus ea consu[et]udo dicitur observari in Bavaria, ut qui maximus est natu inter ducis filios, is ducatum integrum solus possideat; fratres vero eius ad ecclesiasticas dignitates aspirent neque possessiones ullas in Bavar[]ia habere possint. Quae res nonnihil nos deterret, cum et familia placeat illustrissima et ae[t]as illius cum aetate serenissimae filiae nostrae convenire videatur. Itaque cupimus ex Paternitate Vestra cognoscere, quid ipsa de iis r[ebu]s explorati habeat. Quoniam vero de illustribus quoqu[e domi]nis marchionibus Badensibus idem reverendissimus dominus card[inali]s nobiscum egit, eorum quoque status qui sit, nobis Paternitas Vestra perscribat et fidele suum consilium, ita ut perpetuo facere consuevit, nobis impartiat et cubicularium hunc nostrum primo quoque tempore ad nos remittat, factura pro gratia nostra et fide atque officio suo.

Quae bene valeat.

Piotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌊PiiotrcoviaPiotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌋, decima octava Ianuarii, anno a Christo nato 1548, regni vero nostri anno quadragesimo primo.

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