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Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Uelzen, 27 Jun 1497 – Celle, 11 Jan 1546

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A life in time

  1. 27 Jun 1497

    Born in Uelzen

  2. 1533–1535

    3 children are born

  3. 11 Jan 1546

    Dies in Celle, aged 48

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Children · 3

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1490s · Ernest is born in Uelzen

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.