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Anna, Gräfin von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Arnstadt, 4 Mar 1497 – 1546

5 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born4 Mar 1497, Arnstadtnot verified1 source
  • Died1546not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 4 Mar 1497

    Born in Arnstadt

  2. 1522–1526

    2 children are born

  3. 1546

    Dies

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1490s · Anna, is born in Arnstadt

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.