George de Hohenlohe-Waldenbourg
Neuenstein, 26 Jan 1488 – Waldenburg, 26 Mar 1551
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Facts and their sources
- Born26 Jan 1488, Neuensteinnot verified1 source
- Died26 Mar 1551, Waldenburgnot verified1 source
A life in time
26 Jan 1488
Born in Neuenstein
1517–1535
3 children are born
26 Mar 1551
Dies in Waldenburg, aged 63
Family
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The 1480s · George is born in Neuenstein
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.