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Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen

Köthen, 12 Nov 1494 – Weimar, 7 Oct 1521

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A life in time

  1. 12 Nov 1494

    Born in Köthen

  2. 1515–1521

    4 children are born

  3. 7 Oct 1521

    Dies in Weimar, aged 26

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Children · 4

During her lifetime

She lived through 4 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Köthen.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1490s · Margaret is born in Köthen

News and letters

Long-Distance Messenger Travel

Saxon court messengers could travel 183 Saxon miles, approximately 1500 kilometers, on horseback to deliver letters and were paid 8 pence per mile plus expenses.

News and letters

Local Courier Compensation

Local messengers, known as Amtsboten, were responsible for regional deliveries and were often compensated simply with food and beer.