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John III, Duke of Cleves

19 Nov 1490 – 16 Feb 1539

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Facts and their sources

  • Born19 Nov 1490not verified1 source
  • Titleregentnot verified1 source
  • Died16 Feb 1539not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 19 Nov 1490

    Born

  2. 1512–1516

    3 children are born

  3. 16 Feb 1539

    Dies, aged 48

Family

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Children · 3

During his lifetime

He lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1490s · John 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.