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Wilhelm III Schenk von Limpurg

12 Apr 1498 – Gaildorf, 9 Mar 1552

5 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born12 Apr 1498not verified1 source
  • Died9 Mar 1552, Gaildorfnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 12 Apr 1498

    Born

  2. 9 Mar 1552

    Dies in Gaildorf, aged 53

During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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

The 1490s · Wilhelm III is born

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.