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Ernst II., Herr von Schönburg

Glauchau, 1486 – Glauchau, 1534

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A life in time

  1. 1486

    Born in Glauchau

  2. 1529–1530

    2 children are born

  3. 1534

    Dies in Glauchau

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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 Glauchau.

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

The 1480s · Ernst is born in Glauchau

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.