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Philip III, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Schloss Waldeck, 18 Dec 1486 – Bad Arolsen, 30 Jun 1539

6 facts2 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born18 Dec 1486, Schloss Waldecknot verified1 source
  • Died30 Jun 1539, Bad Arolsennot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 18 Dec 1486

    Born in Schloss Waldeck

  2. 6 Apr 1509

    A son is born

  3. 30 Jun 1539

    Dies in Bad Arolsen, aged 52

Family

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Children · 2

During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Schloss Waldeck.

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

The 1480s · Philip is born in Schloss Waldeck

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.