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Otto V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

1439 – Celle, 18 Jan 1471

8 facts2 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born1439not verified1 source
  • MarriedAnne of Nassau-Siegennot verified1 source
  • Died18 Jan 1471, Celleor 1464Records disagree1 source

A life in time

  1. 1439

    Born

  2. 1468

    A son is born

  3. 18 Jan 1471

    Dies in Celle

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 5 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 1430s · Otto is born

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.

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.