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Otto of Solms-Laubach

Lich, 20 May 1496 – Lich, 24 May 1522

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A life in time

  1. 20 May 1496

    Born in Lich

  2. 1521–1522

    2 children are born

  3. 24 May 1522

    Dies in Lich, aged 26

Family

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Children · 2

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1490s · Otto is born in Lich

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.

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.