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Ulrich X.

1499 – Blankenburg, 22 Mar 1551

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Facts and their sources

  • Born1499not verified1 source
  • Died22 Mar 1551, Blankenburgnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1499

    Born

  2. 17 Nov 1528

    A son is born

  3. 22 Mar 1551

    Dies in Blankenburg

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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

The 1490s · Ulrich is born

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.