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Philip III, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Schloss Waldeck, 18 Dec 1486 – Bad Arolsen, 30 Jun 1539

6 facts2 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born18 Dec 1486, Schloss Waldecknot verified1 source
  • Died30 Jun 1539, Bad Arolsennot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 18 Dec 1486

    Born in Schloss Waldeck

  2. 6 Apr 1509

    A son is born

  3. 30 Jun 1539

    Dies in Bad Arolsen, aged 52

Family

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Children · 2

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1480s · Philip is born in Schloss Waldeck

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.