BIB_ID
212965
Accession number
MA 1346.29
Creator
Bembo, Pietro, 1470-1547.
Display Date
1541 June 25.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 28.4 cm
Notes
Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal, was the papal legate at the Conference of Regensburg in 1541.
With seal and addressed to Cardinal Contarini in Germany.
With seal and addressed to Cardinal Contarini in Germany.
Provenance
Fairfax Murray Collection of European Autographs.
Summary
Telling Contarini of having distributed copies of an important letter to a number of persons including Cardinals Pole and Ridolfi, noting that in the matter of Contrarini's nephew, Bembo has spoken to the Pope and anticipates a favorable outcome. Mentioning that there are various rumors about the Pope's intention of going to Bologna, and staing that he was awaiting news of the fall of Buda but no longer expects it.
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