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Anna of Saxony, Electress of Brandenburg

1436–1512

Born
1436, Meissen
Country of birth
Germany
Died
10 Nov 1512, Neustadt an der Aisch
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  • Birth1436, MeissenProbableDisputed1 competing claim1 source
  • Death10 Nov 1512, Neustadt an der AischProbableDisputed1 competing claim1 source

A life in time

  1. Born · Meissen

    Birth, Meissen

  2. Child born: Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

    Birth, Ansbach

  3. Child born: Amalie of Brandenburg

    Birth, Plassenburg

  4. Child born: Anne von Hohenzollern

    Birth

  5. Child born: Barbara of Brandenburg

    Birth, Ansbach

  6. Child born: Albrecht von Hohenzollern

    Birth

  7. Child born: Sibylle of Brandenburg

    Birth, Ansbach

  8. Child born: Sigismund, Margrave of Bayreuth

    Birth, Ansbach

  9. Child born: Albrecht von Hohenzollern

    Birth

  10. Child born: Dorothea von Brandenburg

    Birth, Berlin

  11. Child born: Georg von Hohenzollern

    Birth

  12. Child born: Elisabeth of Brandenburg

    Birth, Ansbach

  13. Child born: Magdalene von Hohenzollern

    Birth

  14. Child born: Anastasia von Brandenburg

    Birth, Ansbach

  15. Died · Neustadt an der Aisch

    Death, Neustadt an der Aisch

What was it like?

The world around Meissen, 1436: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Local messengers, known as Amtsboten, were responsible for regional deliveries and were often compensated simply with food and beer.

Known for

Anna of Saxony was a princess of Saxony by birth and an Electress of Brandenburg by her marriage to Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg.

News and letters
Around 1485–1525

Local Courier Compensation

Local messengers, known as Amtsboten, were responsible for regional deliveries and were often compensated simply with food and beer.

Around 1485–1525

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.

Family

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Ancestors and children

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Four generations back to the right, the children to the left. The number beside a child counts the generations of descendants known after them.