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George de Hohenlohe-Waldenbourg

Neuenstein, 26 Jan 1488 – Waldenburg, 26 Mar 1551

6 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born26 Jan 1488, Neuensteinnot verified1 source
  • MarriedPraxedis von Sulznot verified1 source
  • Died26 Mar 1551, Waldenburgnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 26 Jan 1488

    Born in Neuenstein

  2. 1517–1535

    3 children are born

  3. 26 Mar 1551

    Dies in Waldenburg, aged 63

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Neuenstein.

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

The 1480s · George is born in Neuenstein

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.