To the Most Serene, Most Mighty, and Most Unconquerable Prince and Lord,

LORD

CHARLES

the VI.

Elected Roman Emperor,

At all times Increaser of the Realm, original: "Zu allen Zeiten Mehrern des Reichs." This is the German translation of the Latin Semper Augustus, a traditional title of the Holy Roman Emperor signifying the duty to enlarge or preserve the empire's territory. King in Germany, Castile, Aragon, Leon, of both Sicilies, of Jerusalem, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, original: "Sclavonien" Serbia, Navarre, Granada, Toledo, Valencia, Galicia, Majorca, Seville, Sardinia, Cordoba, Corsica, Murcia, Jaén, original: "Giennis" the Algarve, Algeciras, Gibraltar, of the Canary and Indian Islands, The "Indian Islands" refers to the West Indies and the Americas, then under the Spanish crown. of the Terra Firma Latin for "dry land," referring to the Spanish mainland territories in the Americas. and of the Oceanic Sea, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, of Lorraine, of Brabant, of Milan, of Styria, of Carinthia, of Carniola, of Limburg, of Guelders, of Württemberg, of Upper and Lower Silesia, of Calabria, of Athens, and of Neopatria, Prince of Swabia, of Catalonia, and of Asturias, original: "Austria." In the context of Spanish titles, this frequently refers to the Prince of Asturias, the heir apparent, though here listed among the Emperor's many titles. Margrave of the Holy Roman Empire, of Burgau, of Moravia, of Upper and Lower Lusatia, Princely Count of Habsburg, of Flanders, of Tyrol, of Ferrette, original: "Pfirdt" of Kyburg, of Gorizia, original: "Görtz" and of Artois, Landgrave in Alsace, Margrave of Oristano, Count of Goceano, original: "Goziani" of Namur, of Roussillon, of Cerdanya, original: "Ceritania" Lord of the Wendish March, original: "Windischen Marck" of Pordenone, original: "Portenau" of Biscay, of Molina, original: "Molins" of Salins, of Tripoli, and of Mechelen,

My Most Gracious Emperor and Lord.