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Günther XXIII, Count of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt

Sondershausen, 9 Nov 1499 – Gehren, 20 Nov 1552

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Facts and their sources

  • Born9 Nov 1499, Sondershausennot verified1 source
  • Died20 Nov 1552, Gehrennot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 9 Nov 1499

    Born in Sondershausen

  2. 1530–1541

    4 children are born

  3. 20 Nov 1552

    Dies in Gehren, aged 53

Family

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Children · 4

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1490s · Günther is born in Sondershausen

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.