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Sibylle of Bavaria

1489–1519

Born
25 Jun 1489, Munich
Country of birth
Duchy of Bavaria, today Germany
Died
28 Apr 1519, Heidelberg
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A life in time

  1. Born · Munich

    Birth, Munich

  2. Died · Heidelberg

    Death, Heidelberg

What was it like?

The world around Munich, 1489: 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.

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.

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.

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.