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George I of Württemberg-Mömpelgard

Schloss Urach, 4 Feb 1498 – Burg Kirkel, 17 Jul 1558

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 4 Feb 1498

    Born in Schloss Urach

  2. 29 Aug 1557

    A son is born

  3. 17 Jul 1558

    Dies in Burg Kirkel, aged 60

During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Schloss Urach.

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

The 1490s · George I is born in Schloss Urach

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.