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Günther XXIII, Count of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt

Sondershausen, 9 Nov 1499 – Gehren, 20 Nov 1552

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Facts and their sources

  • Born9 Nov 1499, Sondershausennot verified1 source
  • Died20 Nov 1552, Gehrennot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 9 Nov 1499

    Born in Sondershausen

  2. 1530–1541

    4 children are born

  3. 20 Nov 1552

    Dies in Gehren, aged 53

Family

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Children · 4

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1490s · Günther is born in Sondershausen

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.

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Local Courier Compensation

Local messengers, known as Amtsboten, were responsible for regional deliveries and were often compensated simply with food and beer.