[Correspondence of Wilhelm IV]

Name:

Wilhelm IV, Landgrave of Hesse, 1532-1592; Maurice, Elector of Saxony, 1521-1553; Melanchthon, Philip, 1497-1560; Saxony (Electorate). Landschaft

Timespan:

Early works to 1800; 1423-1815

Date:

1552

Description:

Collection of documents related to the aftermath of the Schmalkaldic War in Hesse in Saxony. The manuscript contents comprise copies of 2 letters: a letter dated 24 Feb. 1552 from Wilhelm IV to Maurice, Elector of Saxony, requesting a meeting to negotiate the release of Wilhelm's father, Philipp I, who was a leader of the Schmalkaldic League and imprisoned by Charles V as a traitor after the League's defeat; and a response dated 4 Mar. 1552 from the political leaders (Landschaft) of Saxony, asking Wilhelm to be patient.; 1. f.1r-3v: Die Einmanüng des Landgraffen zue Hessen den Churff. zue Sachsen belanget Herrzog Moritzen / Wilhelm, Landgraff zue Hessen.; 2. f.4r-6v: Den Wilhelm Landgraff zue Hessen / Die vonn der Landschaft zue Torgaw.

Language:

German

Provenance:

Sold by Haus der Bücher (Basel, Switzerland), 1952.; Transferred from Culture Class collection, University of Pennsylvania, 2011.

Subject:

Philipp I, Landgraf von Hessen, 1504-1567; Schmalkaldic War, 1546-1547 -- Early works to 1800

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Hybrid books; Manuscripts, German; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

7 leaves : paper; 187 x 143 (165 x 100) mm bound to 190 x 147 mm

Geographic Subject:

Saxony (Germany) -- Politics and government -- 1423-1815

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Manuscript bound with a printed edition of Bedencken auffs Interim des ehrwirdigen und hochgelarten Herrn Philippi Melanthonis (1548), in which Melancthon expresses reservations and objections to the Augsburg Interim of 1548; from prison, Philipp I unsuccessfully urged the clergy of Hesse to accept the Interim; minimal marginal annotations. For a fuller description of this printed work, search the title Bedencken auffs Interim Des Ehrwirdigen vnd Hochgelarten Herrn Philippi Melanthonis.; Foliation: Paper, 7; [1-7], modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.; Layout: Written in 20-23 long lines.; Script: Written in German cursive script.; Watermark: Similar to Briquet Couronne 4960 (Siegen, 1515) and 4962 (Waiblingen, 1519), but with a small cross and quartered circle below the circle supporting the crown.; Binding: Boards, with manuscript spine label Melanchton (printed work) and inscription on upper cover also concerning printed work.; Origin: Written in Germany after 1552 (date of correspondence, f. 3v, 6v).; German.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1609