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Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen

Köthen, 12 Nov 1494 – Weimar, 7 Oct 1521

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A life in time

  1. 12 Nov 1494

    Born in Köthen

  2. 1515–1521

    4 children are born

  3. 7 Oct 1521

    Dies in Weimar, aged 26

Family

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Children · 4

During her lifetime

She lived through 4 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Köthen.

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

The 1490s · Margaret is born in Köthen

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.