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Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg

Wismar, 3 Aug 1486 – Schwerin, 17 Jan 1547

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A life in time

  1. 3 Aug 1486

    Born in Wismar

  2. 1526–1537

    3 children are born

  3. 17 Jan 1547

    Dies in Schwerin, aged 60

Family

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Children · 3

During his lifetime

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

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The 1480s · Albrecht is born in Wismar

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.