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Anna, Gräfin von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Arnstadt, 4 Mar 1497 – 1546

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Facts and their sources

  • Born4 Mar 1497, Arnstadtnot verified1 source
  • Died1546not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 4 Mar 1497

    Born in Arnstadt

  2. 1522–1526

    2 children are born

  3. 1546

    Dies

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During her lifetime

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

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

The 1490s · Anna, is born in Arnstadt

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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.

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Local Courier Compensation

Local messengers, known as Amtsboten, were responsible for regional deliveries and were often compensated simply with food and beer.