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Wilhelm III Schenk von Limpurg

12 Apr 1498 – Gaildorf, 9 Mar 1552

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Facts and their sources

  • Born12 Apr 1498not verified1 source
  • Died9 Mar 1552, Gaildorfnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 12 Apr 1498

    Born

  2. 9 Mar 1552

    Dies in Gaildorf, aged 53

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The 1490s · Wilhelm III is born

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.