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Graf Wolfgang von Honstein in Vierraden und Schwedt

1480 – 1535

5 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born1480not verified1 source
  • Died1535not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1480

    Born

  2. 1525

    A daughter is born

  3. 1535

    Dies

During his lifetime

He lived through 6 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 1480s · Graf 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.