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Anna of Saxony, Electress of Brandenburg

Meissen, 1436 – Neustadt an der Aisch, 10 Nov 1512

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Facts and their sources

  • Born1436, Meissenor 16 Mar 1437Records disagree1 source
  • Died10 Nov 1512, Neustadt an der AischRecords disagree1 source

A life in time

  1. 1436

    Born in Meissen

  2. 1460–1478

    13 children are born

  3. 10 Nov 1512

    Dies in Neustadt an der Aisch

Family

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Children · 13

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1430s · Anna is born in Meissen

News and letters

Around 1485–1525

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

Around 1485–1525

Local Courier Compensation

Local messengers, known as Amtsboten, were responsible for regional deliveries and were often compensated simply with food and beer.