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Ottilia, Gräfin von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Sondershausen, 20 Sep 1495 – 30 Jun 1542

6 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born20 Sep 1495, Sondershausennot verified1 source
  • MarriedKarl I Schenk von Limpurgnot verified1 source
  • Died30 Jun 1542not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 20 Sep 1495

    Born in Sondershausen

  2. 30 Jun 1542

    Dies, aged 46

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During her lifetime

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

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The 1490s · Ottilia, is born in Sondershausen

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.