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Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg

1488 – Amt Neuhaus, 9 Jul 1563

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A life in time

  1. 1488

    Born

  2. 1510–1523

    5 children are born

  3. 9 Jul 1563

    Dies in Amt Neuhaus

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Children · 5

During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1480s · Catherine is born

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.