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Anna of Eppstein-Königstein

Königstein im Taunus, 1481 – Stolberg (Harz), 17 Aug 1538

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 1481

    Born in Königstein im Taunus

  2. 1506–1509

    2 children are born

  3. 17 Aug 1538

    Dies in Stolberg (Harz)

During her lifetime

She lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Königstein im Taunus.

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

The 1480s · Anna is born in Königstein im Taunus

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.

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.