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Karl I Schenk von Limpurg

13 Mar 1498 – 12 Sep 1558

5 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born13 Mar 1498not verified1 source
  • Died12 Sep 1558not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 13 Mar 1498

    Born

  2. 12 Sep 1558

    Dies, aged 60

Family

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Children · 1

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 · Karl I 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.