Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Plau am See, 14 Sep 1485 – Rödelheim, 12 May 1525

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Born14 Sep 1485, Plau am Seenot verified1 source
Titleregentnot verified1 source
Died12 May 1525, Rödelheimnot verified1 source
FatherMagnus II, Duke of Mecklenburgnot verified1 source
MotherSophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Mecklenburgnot verified1 source

A life in time

14 Sep 1485
Born in Plau am See
1504–1522
3 children are born
12 May 1525
Dies in Rödelheim, aged 39

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Children · 3

During her lifetime

She lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Plau am See.

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The 1480s · Anna is born in Plau am See

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.

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.