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Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1485–1525
- Born
- 14 Sep 1485, Plau am See
- Country of birth
- Germany
- Died
- 12 May 1525, Rödelheim
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- sources
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Facts and their sources
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- Birth14 Sep 1485, Plau am SeeProbable1 source
- Death12 May 1525, RödelheimProbable1 source
- ParentMagnus II, Duke of MecklenburgConfirmed1 source
- ParentSophie of Pomerania, Duchess of MecklenburgConfirmed1 source
- TitleregentConfirmed1 source
A life in time
Born · Plau am See
Birth, Plau am See
Child born: Philip I of Hesse
Birth, Marburg
Child born: Frederick Magnus I, Count of Solms-Laubach
Birth, Laubach
Child born: Anna zu Solms-Laubach-Lich
Birth, Laubach
Died · Rödelheim
Death, Rödelheim
What was it like?
The world around Plau am See, 1485: 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.
Anna, Princess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a Landgravine of Hesse by marriage to William II of Hesse. She was appointed regent in the guardian regency during the minority of her son Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse in 1509-1519.
Titles held
- regent
Local Courier Compensation
Local messengers, known as Amtsboten, were responsible for regional deliveries and were often compensated simply with food and beer.
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
- 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.
- 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.
Family
Ancestors and children
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