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Neznámý list krále Zikmunda litomyšlskému biskupu Janovi Železnému ze 4. září 1417. Edice, rozbor a komparace se Zikmundovým listem Čechům téhož data
| Title in English | An Unknown Letter of King Sigismund to Bishop John the Iron of Litomyšl from 4th September 1417. Edition, Analysis and Comparison with Another Sigismund Letter to the Bohemians from the Same Date |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2006 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Querite primum regnum Dei. Sborník k poctě Jany Nechutové. Ed. Helena Krmíčková - Anna Pumprová - Dana Růžičková - Libor Švanda |
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| Citation | |
| Field | History |
| Keywords | letters;manifests;King Sigismund of Luxembourg;Bishop John the Iron of Litomyšl;Hussitims |
| Description | The paper analyzes an unknown letter of King Sigismund to the bishop John the Iron of Litomyšl from 4th September 1417. The text is almost identical with another Sigismund's letter or manifest to the Bohemians of the same date, which warned the recipiants against inclination towards Hussitism. In the letter to the bishop of Litomyšl, who was one of the most important enemies of the Hussites in Bohemia, only the sharpest formulations were changed and a captatio benevolentiae was added, but the major part of the letter remained unchanged. The author speculates why the letter for the bishop of Litomyšl was issued in this way and how it might have been interpreted by the recipient. Annexed to the paper, there is a critical eddition of both the letters. |