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Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

Ansbach, 10 Mar 1485 – Legnica, 24 May 1537

10 facts2 sources

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A life in time

  1. 10 Mar 1485

    Born in Ansbach

  2. 1525

    A daughter is born

  3. 24 May 1537

    Dies in Legnica, aged 52

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Ansbach.

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The 1480s · Sophie is born in Ansbach

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.