R E N A I S S A N C E N E W S L E T T E R Issue Number 398 March 11, 2012 _______________________________________________________________________________ GM: Constantine Xanthos, 4050 N. Ocean Drive, Unit 204, Lauderdale by the Sea, FL 33308 WEB SITE: cx.rensim.org EMAIL: cjxren@yahoo.com _______________________________________________________________________________ MARCH ORDERS - Orders for March 1526 are due in my hands by April 1, 2012. MARCH MARKET CHANGES are reflected in your turn results. RESULTS OF FEBRUARY SIEGES - Jens Brostrup successfully completed his eighth month of siege at Ansbach. Henry Talbot successfully completed his nineteenth month of siege at Bern. Marcello Maestri successfully completed his seventh month of siege at Gaeta. Christine Jagellon successfully completed her fifth month of siege at Przemysl. Victorin Podebrad successfully completed his second month of siege at Munich. Gianni della Rovere successfully completed his second month of siege at Cracow. SIEGES FOR MARCH - BERN: Besieged by Henry Talbot, a knight ANSBACH: Besieged by Jens Brostrup, Archbishop of Lund GAETA: Besieged by Marcello Maestri, Magistrate of SanGiovanni PRZEMYSL: Besieged by Christine Jagellon, Magistrate of Marienburg MUNICH: Besieged by Victorin Podebrad, Duke of Opava CRACOW: Besieged by Gianni Rovere, King of Sinigaglia FEBRUARY EVENTS - Henry Podebrad was elected Holy Roman Emperor with the votes of the Archbishop of Cologne, the Archbishop of Trier and the King of Bohemia. Inside Stettin, Rigault Barquetot, Archbishop of Palermo, was assassinated through the combined efforts of William IV Keith and Robert Ker. Inside Hanover, the Zahringen family tower (FAS=31), which was defended by three tower garrison troops, was captured by assault by Gregor Lipa, Magistrate of Hanover, with (M=913) 20,291 auxiliaries, 90,700 arquebusiers, 6,336 pike- men, 7,889 archers, 306 heavy cvalry and 488 crew. Inside Brzeg, the undefended Tarnowski family tower (FAS=1) was captured by assault by Sigismund Jagiello, Bishop of Breslau, with (M=695) 2,833 auxil- iaries, 1,000 arquebusiers, 400 archers, 300 heavy cavalry and 400 crew. At Munich (FAR=999), Victorin Podebrad (G=999), Duke of Opava, subjected the walls to siege bombardment with his 8 cannons. One of these self-destructed while inflicting no damage. Moritz Kiefuss (G=728) then engaged in counter- battery fire with his 34 cannons, one of which self-destructed. All seven of the Duke's remaining cannons were, thereby, destroyed. At Ansbach (FAR=999), Jens Brostrup (G=203), Archbishop of Lund, subjected the walls to siege bombardment with his 600 cannons. Twelve of these self- destructed while inflicting no damage. Albert Hohenzollern (G=999), Archbishop of Prague, then engaged in counter-battery fire with his two cannons, one of which self-destructed while destroying two additional Brostrup cannons. Marcantonio MICHIEL was granted an indulgence at SITIA. Antonio GRIMANI was granted an indulgence at Venice. Domenigo GRIMANI was granted an indulgence at VENICE. Emilio ALLEGRETTI was granted an indulgence at Venice. Marco ALLEGRETTI was granted an indulgence at Venice. Matteo ALLEGRETTI was granted an indulgence at Venice. Agostino BARBARIGO was granted an indulgence at Venice. Cesare BORGIA was granted an indulgence at VENICE. Giovanni EUFFREDUCCI was granted an indulgence at VENICE. Angelo LOMELLINI was granted an indulgence at Venice. Giovanni MICHIEL was granted an indulgence at VENICE. Caterino ZENO was granted an indulgence at VENICE. Niccolo ZENO was granted an indulgence at VENICE. Fernando FARNESE was granted an indulgence at VENICE. Federigo FOSCARI was granted an indulgence at Venice. Gian SQUERAROLI was granted an indulgence at Venice. Aldo SQUERAROLI was granted an indulgence at Venice. Benito SQUERAROLI was granted an indulgence at Venice. Marco QUIRINI was granted an indulgence at VENICE. Gugielmo PESARO was granted an indulgence at Venice. Arrigo TRONO was granted an indulgence at Venice. Pietro TRONO was granted an indulgence at Venice. Cecilio TRONO was granted an indulgence at Venice. Tommaso MICHIEL was granted an indulgence at BARI. Nostradamo NEGROLI was granted an indulgence at Bari. Luis BORGIA was granted an indulgence at BEZIERS. Sigismund WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Barbara WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Lucas WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Wladislaw WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Nicholas C. WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Istvan CSEH wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Peter CSEH wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Zygmunt CSEH wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Gabor CSEH wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Andreas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. George BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Nicholas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Sigismund BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Stephen BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Fritz SZEKELY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Bozena BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Jiri BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Alexander BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Stefan BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Viktor BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Arpad NAGY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Emericus NAGY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Zoltan NAGY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Zsolt NAGY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Coloman FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Geza FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Gyula FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Ignaz FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. John FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. John FISHER deepened the harbor at Magdeburg to 15 feet. Gilbert GORDON was granted an indulgence at SaintAndrews. David LINDSAY was granted an indulgence at SaintAndrews. Jeremy SHEVES was granted an indulgence at SaintAndrews. Randolph SHEVES was granted an indulgence at SaintAndrews. William III KEITH was granted an indulgence at SaintAndrews. Lord James HAMILTON was granted an indulgence at SaintAndrews. Robert CUNNINGHAM was granted an indulgence at SaintAndrews. Andrew BUCHANAN was granted an indulgence at SaintAndrews. Thomas STOREY was granted an indulgence at SaintAndrews. Martin STOREY was granted an indulgence at SaintAndrews. Adam STOREY was granted an indulgence at SaintAndrews. Richard ROTHERAM wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Archibald CAMPBELL was granted an indulgence at London. Albrecht DURER was granted an indulgence at London. Edward LENE was granted an indulgence at London. Henry LENE was granted an indulgence at London. John LENE was granted an indulgence at London. Richard LENE was granted an indulgence at London. Edward STAFFORD was granted an indulgence at London. Katherine TALBOT was granted an indulgence at London. John VERE was granted an indulgence at London. Sir Andrew WOOD was granted an indulgence at London. Donald FLETCHER was granted an indulgence at London. Aaron FLETCHER was granted an indulgence at London. Thomas CANYNGES was granted an indulgence at London. Edward STOREY was granted an indulgence at London. Andrew HAY was granted an indulgence at London. Clarence THREEPWOOD was granted an indulgence at London. Galahad THREEPWOOD was granted an indulgence at London. Agnes LIVINGSTONE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Peppin PERAULT was granted an indulgence at Paris. Raimond PERAULT was granted an indulgence at Paris. Pierre PEYRAT was granted an indulgence at Paris. Owen PAVY was granted an indulgence at Paris. Jane PLANTAGENET was granted an indulgence at PARIS. Rene ILLIERS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Desiderius ERASMUS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Maurice ERASMUS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Nicholas SCHADE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Andrew BARTON planted 100 colonists at Alexandria(VA). Gervase WIMSEY was appointed to the magistracy of Exeter. Chval JICIN wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Vacha JICIN wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Albus JICIN wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Ulrich JICIN wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Havel JICIN wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Aaron CRESCAS shortened the road from Sidon to ArRutbah to 250 miles. Mansur AFSHAR shortened the road from Teheran to Tun to 332 miles. Abdullah TULANBI shortened the road from Sari to Ashkhabad to 318 miles. Bayezid II OSMANLI shortened the road from Aleppo to Karaman to 204 miles. Enver MUSTAPHA shortened the road from Brusa to Karaman to 199 miles. Tawfiq ERRIAD shortened the road from Erriad to Doha to 257 miles. Haydar ERRIAD shortened the road from cairo to Qus to 247 miles. Bassima SAFAVID shortened the road from Diarbekr to Karaman to 217 miles. Ihab SAFAVID shortened the road from Tun to Serrakhs to 229 miles. Omar MONTAFIQ shortened the road from Samawa to ArRutbah to 234 miles. Alaaldawla BAKHTISHAH shortened the road from Herat to Kabul to 382 miles. Albrecht PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Henry PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Victorin PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Moritz KIEFUSS. Victorin PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Moritz KIEFUSS. Hynek PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Bocek PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Egbert STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Nicholas STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Svante STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Hengist STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Geraldo CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Ursula CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Fernao CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Marino CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Vasco CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. John LIPA wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Bourian LIPA wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Henry LIPA wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Trtchka LIPA wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Horst BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Moritz KIEFUSS. Herluf BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Per BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Paul BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Jens BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Viktor SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Gustav SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Wenzel SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Herman SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Stefan SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. John Albert JAGIELLO wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Albus JICIN was appointed to the magistracy of PSKOV. Sigismund JAGIELLO wrote a diatribe against Gustav FLENSBURG. Frederyk JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Elizabeth JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Helen JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Hedwig JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Oberto GIOVANNI shortened the road from FLORENCE to Pavia to 126 miles. Leonardo LOREDANO shortened the road from antioch to jerusalem to 243 mi. Domenigo ROVERE shortened the road from Brescia to Foggia to 359 miles. Gianni ROVERE shortened the road from Cracow to Troki to 354 miles. Diego LEPE shortened the road from Peking to Hangginqi to 373 miles. Richard WAKEFIELD was appointed to the magistracy of Cairo. Thomas WAKEFIELD shortened the road from Dartmouth to Pontefract to 233 miles. Francesco GONZAGA shortened the road from Mantua to Belgrade to 270 miles. Adam BLACKADDER shortened the road from Mantua to Belgrade to 261 miles. Talal DAMASCUS shortened the road from Tunis to Constantine to 196 miles. Atititl OPOCHTLILI planted 100 colonists at Guanajuato. Tochtli OPOCHTLILI planted 100 colonists at TierraDeBrea. Citli COCHOTL planted 100 colonists at Tetelcingo. FEUDAL ELEVATIONS - The King of Ireland elevated Henry Talbot to the rank of baron and knighted Henry Guildford. The King of Scotland created 2142 Duke of Jedburgh. The King of Elat elevated Roger Wimsey to viscount and knighted Laurenace Neville. The King of England created William Canynges Earl of Bridgwater and promoted Clarence Threepwood to baronet. The King of France made Francois Rohan a baron and knighted Felicien Descharges. The Grand Duke of Cleves made Hector Bourbonnais a chevalier. The King of Sedan made Andre de Foix a baron and knighted Rostaing d'Ancezune The Sovereign Prince of Roussillon knighted Philippe d'Aussonvilier. The King of the Falasha elevated Yehuda Crescas to the rank of duke. The King of Aracoeli made Ferrandino of Naples a sovereign prince. The Grand Duke of Calabria knighted Emilio Giovanni. The Grand Duke of Santa Severina knighted Isidoro Giovanni. The Grand Duke of Amalfi knighted Pagliacci Vinci The King of Sinigaglia elevated Richard Wakefield to the rank of viscount. The King of Jerusalem elevated Pierre d'Aubusson to the rank of count. The Pope elevated Thomas Wakefield to the rank of grand duke and Guy Legier to the rank of baronet. The Sovereign Duke of Czersk knighted Giacomo Paleologo. The Sovereign Duke of Mazovia knighted Bonifazo Paleologo. The King of Lorraine knighted Jean Cradinteur, Hector Cradinteur and Lorenzo Fregosi. The King of Milan knighted Paul Varadi, Anne Spinay and Antoine Cradinteur. The King of Burgundy knighted Oberto Fregosi, Maurizio Martini and Vittorio Martini. SOVEREIGNTY CHANGES - GOLDBERG: Grand Duke of Brandenburg to King of Poland FEUDATORY CHANGES - BRIDGWATER: Magistrate of Bridgwater to Earl of Bridgwater