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Louis V

1478–1544

Born
2 Jul 1478, Heidelberg
Country of birth
Electoral Palatinate, today Germany
Died
16 Mar 1544, Heidelberg
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A life in time

  1. Born · Heidelberg

    Birth, Heidelberg

  2. Event · Elector Palatine

    Event

  3. Child born: Margaretha, Gräfin von Lützelstein

    Birth

  4. Died · Heidelberg

    Death, Heidelberg

What was it like?

The world around Heidelberg, 1478: 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.

Louis was Elector Palatine from 1508 to 1544.

Known for

Louis V, Count Palatine of the Rhine, also Louis the Pacific, was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty. He was prince elector of the Palatinate. His parents were Philip, Elector Palatine, and Margaret, a daughter of Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut.

Titles held

  • Elector Palatine1508–1544
  • Prince-Elector
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.

During their lifetime

  1. 1517

    Luther posts the Ninety-five Theses

    Martin Luther sparked the Reformation by posting his Ninety-five Theses in Wittenberg, fundamentally changing the religious and social lives of ordinary people.

  2. 1524

    The Great Peasants' War occurs

    Tens of thousands of peasants participated in a massive uprising across the German lands, demanding the abolition of feudal burdens and serfdom.

  3. 1534

    Public access to the postal system

    The postal system opened to the general public in the Holy Roman Empire, allowing anyone to send mail for a fee and transforming communication routines.

Family

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Ancestors and children

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