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Letter #1074

Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Vilnius, 1534-01-04
            received [1534]-01-12

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AGAD, AZ, 2999, f. 116

Prints:
1AT 16/1 No. 8, p. 17-18 (in extenso; Polish register)

 

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AGAD, AZ, 2999, f. 116r

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⌊Sigismundus, Dei gratia rex Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌋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⌋, magnus dux text damaged⌈[dux]dux text damaged⌉ Lithuania⌊Lith text damaged⌈[Lith]Lith text damaged⌉waniaeLithuania⌋, Rus (Russia)⌊RussiaeRus (Russia)⌋ totiusque Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊PrussiaeRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ et 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 here text damaged⌈[dominus et here]dominus et here text damaged⌉s

Reverende in Christo Pater, sincere nobis dilecte.

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