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C. 23

(V 2r-11v; Zingerle Nr. 21; Freher 192-214)

Beschreibung

The poem celebrates Frederick III. It was presumably written between May 1488 and October 1489. For an extensive study, see Schaffenrath 2019.
The present version of the "Encomiasticon" was later expanded by Cimbriaco to form five different "Encomiastica". The poem may therefore be divided into five distinct sections, corresponding to each of the five Encomiastica respectively: vv. 1-192 (Encomiasticon I), vv. 193-287 (Encomiasticon II), vv. 288-479 (Encomiasticon III), vv. 480-581 (Encomiasticon IV), vv. 582-665 (Encomiasticon V).

After mentioning his previous poetic work (vv. 1–3), Cimbriaco summons the Muses in order to get inspiration to celebrate Emperor Frederick III, who has crowned him as a laureate poet (vv. 11–22), and his son Maximilian (vv. 23–33). Since the emperor has realized to be old and in need for help to rule, he nominates Maximilian King of the Romans to get his support against those who threathen the empire (vv. 34–57). In the following part, Cimbriaco describes several historical events: the poet first briefly mentions the enemies in France, Flanders, Hungary, Italy and Spain (vv. 58–72), then more extensively some Turkish raids towards Europe (vv. 73–119). After stating that all of those threats and world-shaking wars are the way God wishes to show Frederick’s value (vv. 120–131), the poet focuses on Maximilian’s election in Frankfurt, where all the most prominent members of the empire met in order to attend the Imperial Diet (vv. 132–192). Before the election, Frederick delivers a speech (vv. 196–226): Maximilian’s coronation is propitiated by a divine prodigy (vv. 227–236). Finally, the noblemen deliver a speech addressing Fredrick’s son (vv. 237–287). Cimbriaco develops a long section, dealing with the Flemish rebellions against Maximilian: the king of the Romans is caught and kept as a prisoner, thus causing Frederick’s concern for his son and Maximilian’s suffering for his friends being killed by the enemies (vv. 288–479). Frederick decides to lead an army against the rebels, who are defeated and ask for the emperor’s forgiveness and mercy (480–581): the section also contains an excursus on Maximilian’s marriage with Mary, daughter of Charles the Bold, Duchess of Burgundy, and heir to the County of Flanders (vv. 498–526). The last section (vv. 582–665) deals with the Emperor’s joy for his son being released safe and sound. In the conclusion, a set of verses celebrates and praises Maximilian.

Autor

Giovanni Stefano Emiliano “Cimbriaco” (c. 1449–1499)

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	Transkribierter Text	Übersetzung
101	Carnorum agricolas raptis crudeliter armis	nachdem man ihnen brutal die Waffen entrissen,
102	Et captis ducibus Venetorum et milite caeso.	die venezianischen Feldherren gefangengenommen und die Soldaten ermordet hatte.
103	Saepius haec rabies vicinas terruit urbes	Mehrmals versetzte diese Kriegswut die benachbarten Städte in Angst und Schrecken
104	Et patriam invasit, donec maturius omne	und griff das Vaterland an, solange bis die Venezianer beschlossen,
105	Gens Venetum posito statuit custode tenere	durch das Aufstellen von Schildwachen rechtzeitig alle
106	Et munire vadum, spreto ne gurgite quondam	seichten Stellen im Fluss zu verteidigen und zu befestigen, damit die rasenden türkischen Feinde
107	Sontiaco hostilis (modica cum volvitur unda)	künftig nicht mehr die Strömung des Isonzo (wenn gerade nicht allzuviel Wasser fließt)
108	Turcarum rabies Latias invaderet oras,	überwinden, in die latinischen Küsten einfallen
109	Ferret et in Carnos tam tristia damna colonos.	und den karnischen Siedlern so verheerende Schäden zufügen können würden.
110	Sed nec Gallorum populi non Marte furebant,	Und auch die gallischen Völker zettelten in ihrer Wut Kriege an,	nec Gallorum populi non Marte furebant vv. 110–114: The author probably refers to the Burgundian wars between the Burgundian State and the Old Swiss Confederacy (1474-1477), the wars of the Habsburgs against the rebellious Flemings who strived for autonomy, culminating in Maximilians imprisonment in 1488, and the conflicts between the Habsburgs and the French in the War of the Burgundian Succession (1477-1493).
111	Imprimis Batavi fortes Leucique rebelles	ganz besonders die unerschrockenen Bataver, dann die aufständischen Leuker,	Batavi the Batavi were an ancient Germanic tribe that used to live around the modern Dutch Rhine delta. The term is used as synonym for “Dutch”. , Leuci a Celtic tribe dwelling in the southern part of the modern Lorraine region.
112	Auctoresque mali, qui nunc vicina Gebennae	die Unheilstifter, die heute das Gebiet um Gebenna	Gebennae the term Gebenna/Cebenna refers to the Cevennes, a mountain range in south-central France.
113	Arva colunt. Domini Belgarum iussa negantes	bewohnen; Weil sie die Befehle des belgischen Herrschers nicht mehr
114	Velle pati insidias ducibus per bella struebant.	ertragen wollten, lockten sie die Feldherren hinterlistig in einen Kampf.
115	Non pacem Hesperiae gentes, non otia habebant	Auch die Menschen in Spanien hielten nicht Frieden,	Hesperiae gentes...Balearia regna Hesperia, that is the land of the evening, where the sun sets, is used as synonym for "Spain". The author refers to the various conflicts in Spain. The government of John II of Aragon (1397-1479) was harsh and arbitrary against its own subjects. John fought his son Charles in a civil war that lasted from 1451 to 1455 and sent him into exile. His successor, Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516), defended his rule over Castile against the Portuguese in the War of the Castilian Succession in 1476. From 1482 to 1492 he undertook several campaigns to conquer Grenada.
116	Praecipue fortis Balearia regna tyranni,	vor allem das Königreich der Balearen unter seinem mächtigen Tyrannen gab keine Ruhe,	Hesperiae gentes...Balearia regna Hesperia, that is the land of the evening, where the sun sets, is used as synonym for "Spain". The author refers to the various conflicts in Spain. The government of John II of Aragon (1397-1479) was harsh and arbitrary against its own subjects. John fought his son Charles in a civil war that lasted from 1451 to 1455 and sent him into exile. His successor, Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516), defended his rule over Castile against the Portuguese in the War of the Castilian Succession in 1476. From 1482 to 1492 he undertook several campaigns to conquer Grenada.
117	Qua Sol Herculeas prono petit aequore metas	dort, wo der Sonnengott in abschüssiger Bahn die Säulen des Herkules ansteuert	Sol Herculeas...currus reference to the myth of Helios, who each day drives the golden chariot of the Sun across the sky, drawn by four horses that throw fire from the nostrils. Each morning he lifts East on the waters of the earth-circling river Oceanus. During the day he travels the sky from East to West until the evening arrives, then dives again into the Oceanus. The promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar were called "Pillars of Hercules" in antiquity, marking the farthermost point reached by Hercules during his travels to the West.
118	Et lavat excurso fumantes aethere currus.	und das schnaubende Pferdegespann wäscht, nachdem er den Himmelsraum durchlaufen hat.	Sol Herculeas...currus reference to the myth of Helios, who each day drives the golden chariot of the Sun across the sky, drawn by four horses that throw fire from the nostrils. Each morning he lifts East on the waters of the earth-circling river Oceanus. During the day he travels the sky from East to West until the evening arrives, then dives again into the Oceanus. The promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar were called "Pillars of Hercules" in antiquity, marking the farthermost point reached by Hercules during his travels to the West.
119	Sic vexari orbis, sic omnia fervere bellis,	So wurde die ganze Erde erschüttert, so stand alles durch Kriege in Flammen,
120	Non fidei nostrae populis, non gentibus ullis	unter den Nationen unserer Glaubensgemeinschaft und unter den anderen Völkern gab es keines,
121	Iam non esse odium, toto discordia mundo	das nicht von Hass erfüllt gewesen wäre, auf der ganzen Welt tobte die Zwietracht,
122	Bacchari, seu sponte homines in bella furebant,	sei es, dass die Menschen aus eigenem Antrieb rasend in den Krieg zogen,
123	Seu tales motus ingens sibi posceret ordo	sei es, dass die umfassende Ordnung des Schicksals
124	Fatorum et caeli series arcana moventis,	und der vom Himmel geheimnisvoll gelenkte Lauf der Ereignisse solcherlei Wendungen verlangten.
125	Non vitium rectoris erat; mihi credere fas est	Doch all das war nicht die Schuld des Herrschers; es scheint mir recht zu glauben,
126	Sic voluisse Deum, ne non expertus obiret	dass es Gottes Wille war, damit der zukünftige Machthaber nicht völlig unerprobt
127	Imperii munus victorisque arma Quirini,	die Rolle des Herrschers antreten und die Waffen des siegreichen Quirinus übernehmen würde,	Quirini cfr. on v. 67.
128	Qui regnum capiet, cum lucida Caesar Olympi	wenn der Kaiser einmal zu den leuchtenden
129	Astra petet. Regem quondam sic bella gigantum	Sternen des Olymps auffahren wird. So haben die Kriege mit den Giganten einst den Götterkönig	bella gigantum reference to the Gigantomachy, the battle between the Giants, Gaia's sons, and the Olympian gods. The Giants were defeated by the gods.
130	Temptavere Iovem, posset quo dignus haberi	Jupiter auf die Probe gestellt, auf dass er als würdig angesehen werden
131	Victorique suo serviret regia mundi.	und die sich die Welt als Hofstaat ihrem Bezwinger fügen würde.
132	Hinc metuens regnis fatum exitiale futuris	Da er ein unheilvolles Schicksal für das künftige Reich befürchtete, richtete der Kaiser also
133	Caesar ad aeternos convertit lumina sensus	seinen Blick auf den ewigen göttlichen Geist,
134	Suppliciterque manus tendens in vota poposcit	streckte demütig flehend die Arme in die Höhe und bat Gott, seine Gebete
135	Ire Deum, ne se post debita fata relinquat	zu erhören, er möge ihn nicht im Stich lassen, wenn er nach seinem vom Schicksal vorherbestimmten Tod
136	Ingressum terrisve neget, qui sceptra subire	den letzten Weg antreten werde, und nicht den Ländern der Erde jemanden verweigern, der die Herrschaft
137	Possit et in populos aeternam ferre quietem.	übernehmen und den Völkern ewigen Frieden bringen könne.
138	Audivit pia verba Deus iustasque precantis	Gott hörte die frommen Worte, wägte die redlichen Anliegen ab
139	Expendit voces statuitque in vota venire.	und beschloss, die Wünsche zu erfüllen.
140	Et iam tempus erat, terras quo bruma rigentes	Und schon war die Zeit angebrochen, in der die Kälte des Winters die Böden erstarren
141	Cogit et Arctoum constringit frigore pontum,	und die nördlichen Meere zufrieren lässt,
142	Quo Mars desertis vacuus terit otia castris	in der Mars in verlassenen Feldlagern müßig die freie Zeit totschlägt,	Quo Mars...Strymonis undas reference to Ares'/Mars' Thracian origin and to the river Struma (Strymon), flowing in this region.
143	Inculti ad gelidas spatiatus Strymonis undas,	nachdem er bis zu den Wellen des unbändigen Strymon spaziert ist,	Quo Mars...Strymonis undas reference to Ares'/Mars' Thracian origin and to the river Struma (Strymon), flowing in this region.
144	Aut qua sublimem Rhodope se flectit in Arcton,	oder dorthin, wo das Rhodope-Gebirge sich hoch in den Himmel zum Sternbild Bär emporreckt,	Rhodope se flectit in Arcton the expression means that the Rhodope mountains extend to North (Arcton refers to the constellation Ursa Maior, and it is a metonymy for "North").
145	Quo venit armorum posito Bellona furore	die Zeit, in der Bellona das Toben der Waffen beendet,	Bellona Roman deity of war: she usually joined Mars in battle. According to some sources she was his wife, according to others she was his sister or daughter.
146	Ante Iovem et narrat factas ex ordine pugnas,	sich zu Jupiter begibt und ihm der Reihe nach von den geschlagenen Schlachten berichtet -
147	Cum veterum solito Caesar de more vocavit	in dieser Zeit also berief der Kaiser einen Reichstag ein,
148	Concilium, magnis quotiens de rebus habetur,	wie nach alter Sitte üblich, wann immer über wichtige Angelegenheiten zu beraten war,	Concilium the Imperial Diet (Latin: Dieta Imperii/Comitium Imperiale; German: Reichstag) was the deliberative body of the Holy Roman Empire.
149	Qua pandit gelidas caelo Franfordia terras.	und zwar in Frankfurt, wo sich frostige Landschaften eröffnen.	Franfordia In 1486, an Imperial Diet was held in Frankfurt am Main. On 16 February Maximilian was elected King of the Romans there.
150	Convenere viri, quibus est optare potestas	Es kamen all die Männer zusammen, die berechtigt waren,

69 claraque V : clara O

83 excursibus corr. : excurribus O V

86 Carnis V : carinis O

90 aestas V : aetas O

112 Gebennae corr. : Gehennae O V

117 Herculeas V Freher : Herculas O

118 lavat corr. : latuit O : lavit V Freher. currus Freher : curru OV

134 Suppliciter O Freher : dupliciter V

145 posito Freher : posita O V

149 gelidas corr. : gelidis O V

154 honoris Freher : honores O V

157 Germana V : Germania O

163 Saxonia V Freher : Sasonia O

201 admonet V : admovet O

206 si O : et V : sic Freher

223 consilio O : concilia V : concilio Freher

247 247-250 desunt V

264 partem V : patrem O

269 sic habent OV : post et Pannonios vario certamine fractos Freher

272 partosque scr. : Parthos O parthos V

275 Peleius corr. : Pelleus O : Peleus Freher

286 congesta Freher : supposta O V

289 summos V : summas O

295 occisoque Freher : levatoque O V

311 mundi Freher : rerum O V

312 vates Freher : nates O V

386 auditum est spreta Brugas pietate rebelles Freher : audunt sumpta O V

388 vobis corr. : nobis O V

388 si talia curae O V : si sunt qui talia curent Freher

443 facta V Freher : ficta O

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