AN DEN EDELSTEN UND WEISESTEN HERRN JOHANNES FUCHSMAGEN, DEN RAT DES GROẞEN KAISERS, EINE ODE VON CORNELIUS PAULUS AMALTHEUS

the name of Mars is used to indicate war.

the reference is explained in vv. 57–60.

the reference is explained in vv. 57-60.

reference to Mars' Thracian origins.

Typhon or Typhoeus was a monstrous serpentine Giant. The monster fought against the Olympian gods for the supremacy of the cosmos, but was defeated and buried by Zeus under the island of Ischia.

vv. 49–52: Apollo, the god of poetry and music, left his lyre to fight the Giants with bow and arrows, since he was skilled also in using them (nec arcu sordidus).

vv. 49–52: Apollo, the god of poetry and music, left his lyre to fight the Giants with bow and arrows, since he was skilled also in using them (nec arcu sordidus).

when attempting to get to the Olympus, the Giants piled Mount Pelion upon Mount Ossa. Jupiter defeated them with his thunderbolts (ruit...telo).

when attempting to get to the Olympus, the Giants piled Mount Pelion upon Mount Ossa. Jupiter defeated them with his thunderbolts (ruit...telo).

vv. 57–64: The Pannonnian rebels, like the Giants in the myth, are going to be defeated and they will therefore suffer. This passage as well as the rest of the poem refer to the war of the Habsburg rulers against the Hungarians under king Vladislaus II (1456 – 1516), king of Bohemia. After the death of Matthias Corvinus in 1490, Vladislaus had himself elected as his successor as king of Hungary, thus violating the treaties of Sopron (1463) which provided that the throne would return to the Habsburgs after Corvinus’ death. Maximilian I reconquered the Austrian territories that had been occupied by the Hungarians in the preceding decade and invaded Hungary; between summer and winter 1490 he temporarily conquered some Hungarian territories from Vladislav.

vv. 57–64: The Pannonnian rebels, like the Giants in the myth, are going to be defeated and they will therefore suffer. This passage as well as the rest of the poem refer to the war of the Habsburg rulers against the Hungarians under king Vladislaus II (1456 – 1516), king of Bohemia. After the death of Matthias Corvinus in 1490, Vladislaus had himself elected as his successor as king of Hungary, thus violating the treaties of Sopron (1463) which provided that the throne would return to the Habsburgs after Corvinus’ death. Maximilian I reconquered the Austrian territories that had been occupied by the Hungarians in the preceding decade and invaded Hungary; between summer and winter 1490 he temporarily conquered some Hungarian territories from Vladislav.

The Pannonnian rebels, like the Giants in the myth, are going to be defeated and they will therefore suffer. This passage as well as the rest of the poem refer to the war of the Habsburg rulers against the Hungarians under king Vladislaus II (1456 - 1516), king of Bohemia. After the death of Matthias Corvinus in 1490, Vladislaus had himself elected as his successor as king of Hungary, thus violating the treaties of Sopron (1463) which provided that the throne would return to the Habsburgs after Corvinus' death. Maximilian I reconquered the Austrian territories that had been occupied by the Hungarians in the preceding decade and invaded Hungary

between summer and winter 1490 he temporarily conquered some Hungarian territories from Vladislav.

the sentence, indicating a date (before 1 May), sounds both as a threat and a profecy. It may indicate the beginning of spring, when the war seaon opened. This poem thus falls in the period between the conquest of Székesfehérvár, mentioned later (November 1490), and the peace agreement in Bratislava (November 1491), a time when a full victory over the Hungarians still seemed possible. It should therefore be dated to March or April 1491.

in this set of terms, dealing with pain and death resulting from a military compaign (milite nostro), the name of Mars and Hephaestus (Vulcanus) are used to indicate war and fire.

Maximilian was crowned as King of the Romans (Rex Romanorum) in 1486 and became Holy Roman Emperor in 1508.

reference to the Flemish revolts (1482-1492) against Maximilian.

reference to some members of the emperor’s entourage. They probably played a major role in his military campaigns in Hungary. However, neither can be identified with certainty.

reference to some members of the emperor’s entourage. They probably played a major role in his military campaigns in Hungary. However, neither can be identified with certainty.

Matthias Corvinus (1443-1490) was King of Hungary and Croatia (1458-1490). In a war against the Habsburgs he occupied Lower Austria between 1482 and 1487, adopted the title of Duke of Austria and resided in Vienna for the rest of his life. In 1490 he died unexpectedly, whereupon Austria was reconquered by Frederick and Maximilian. The term "manes", representing the souls of the deceased, indicates that the text was written after Corvinus' death.

Matthias Corvinus (1443-1490) was King of Hungary and Croatia (1458-1490). In a war against the Habsburgs he occupied Lower Austria between 1482 and 1487, adopted the title of Duke of Austria and resided in Vienna for the rest of his life. In 1490 he died unexpectedly, whereupon Austria was reconquered by Frederick and Maximilian. The term "manes", representing the souls of the deceased, indicates that the text was written after Corvinus' death.

vv. 70–72: The Hungarian city Székesfehérvár (Latin Alba Regalis, German Stuhlweißenburg), the country's main fortress, was stormed and sacked by Maximilian's troops in November 1490 in the course of his war against the Hungarians under Vladislaus.

vv. 70–72: The Hungarian city Székesfehérvár (Latin Alba Regalis, German Stuhlweißenburg), the country's main fortress, was stormed and sacked by Maximilian's troops in November 1490 in the course of his war against the Hungarians under Vladislaus.