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Martha of Wertheim

1485 – 23 Feb 1541

5 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born1485not verified1 source
  • Died23 Feb 1541not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1485

    Born

  2. 26 Nov 1527

    A son is born

  3. 23 Feb 1541

    Dies

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 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 1480s · Martha is born

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.