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John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

Ratzeburg, 27 Jul 1439 – Ratzeburg, 25 Aug 1507

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Facts and their sources

  • Born27 Jul 1439, Ratzeburgnot verified1 source
  • Died25 Aug 1507, Ratzeburgnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 27 Jul 1439

    Born in Ratzeburg

  2. 10 Jan 1470

    A son is born

  3. 25 Aug 1507

    Dies in Ratzeburg, aged 68

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Ratzeburg.

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

The 1430s · John is born in Ratzeburg

News and letters

Around 1485–1525

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

Around 1485–1525

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.