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Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

Ansbach, 10 Mar 1485 – Legnica, 24 May 1537

10 facts2 sources

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A life in time

  1. 10 Mar 1485

    Born in Ansbach

  2. 1525

    A daughter is born

  3. 24 May 1537

    Dies in Legnica, aged 52

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1480s · Sophie is born in Ansbach

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.