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Philip IV, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen

Bad Wildungen, 1493 – Waldeck (Stadt Waldeck), 10 Dec 1574

6 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born1493, Bad Wildungennot verified1 source
  • MarriedJutta of Isenberg-Grenzaunot verified1 source
  • Died10 Dec 1574, Waldeck (Stadt Waldeck)not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1493

    Born in Bad Wildungen

  2. 1530–1558

    2 children are born

  3. 10 Dec 1574

    Dies in Waldeck (Stadt Waldeck)

Family

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Partners

Children · 2

During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Bad Wildungen.

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

The 1490s · Philip is born in Bad Wildungen

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.

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.