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Maria of Jülich-Berg

Jülich, 12 Aug 1491 – 8 Sep 1543

10 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 12 Aug 1491

    Born in Jülich

  2. 1512–1516

    3 children are born

  3. 8 Sep 1543

    Dies, aged 52

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1490s · Maria is born in Jülich

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.