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Martin Luther 1483–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 10, 1483

Birth Location: Eisenbach, Mansfield, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Death Date: Feb 18, 1546

Death Location: Eisenbach, Mansfield, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Father: Hans Luther

Mother: Margarete Lindemann

Spouse(s): Katharine VonBora

Children(s): Elizabeth LUTHER, Paul LUTHER, Johannes Luther, Magdalena Luther, Margarethe Luther, Martin II

In 1483, Martin Luther entered the world in Eisenbach, Mansfield, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, born to Hans Luther And Margarete Lindemann. Martin Luther married Katharine Vonbora, and had children including Elizabeth Luther, Johannes Hans Luther, Magdalena Luther, Margarethe Luther, Martin Luther Ii, Paul Luther. Martin Luther passed away in 1546 in Eisenbach, Mansfield, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1483, Martin Luther entered the world in Eisenbach, Mansfield, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, born to Hans Luther And Margarete Lindemann.
  • Martin Luther married Katharine Vonbora, and had children including Elizabeth Luther, Johannes Hans Luther, Magdalena Luther, Margarethe Luther, Martin Luther Ii, Paul Luther.
  • Martin Luther passed away in 1546 in Eisenbach, Mansfield, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hans Luther
1459–1530
Birth Location: Möhra, Wartburgkreis, Thueringen, Germany
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Margarete Lindemann
1460–1531
Birth Location: Möhra, Thüringen, Deutschland
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Spouses(s)

Katharine VonBora
1499–1552
Birth Location: Deutschenbora, Meissen, Sachsen, Germany
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Children(s)

Elizabeth LUTHER
1527–1528
Birth Location: Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
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Paul LUTHER
1533–1593
Birth Location: Wittenburg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Johannes Luther
1526–1575
Birth Location: Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
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Magdalena Luther
1529–1542
Birth Location: Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
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Margarethe Luther
1534–1570
Birth Location: Wittenburg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Martin II
1531–1565
Birth Location: Wittenburg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Martin Luther's Ancestors

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Martin Luther
1483–1546
Birth Place: Eisenbach, Mansfield, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Parents
Hans Luther
1459–1530
Möhra, Wartburgkreis, Thueringen, Germany
Margarete Lindemann
1460–1531
Möhra, Thüringen, Deutschland
Grandparents
Heine LUDER
1430–1510
Möhra, Wartburgkreis, Thueringen, Germany
Anna (Margaret) Zeigler
1434–1521
Möhra, Wartburgkreis, Thueringen, Germany
Johannes Lindemann
1435–
Neustadt, Coburg, Bayern, Germany
Margaretha Zeigler
1435–1521
Moehra, Thueringen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
General *
1420–1470
Otto Zeigler
1421–1517
Margarethe Rosenzweig
1395–1480
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Siegfried Zeigler
1390–1449
Margarethe Sachsen
1395–

Martin Luther's Descendants

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Martin Luther (Nov 10, 1483–Feb 18, 1546) m. Katharine VonBora (Jan 29, 1499–Dec 20, 1552)
  1. 1. Elizabeth LUTHER 1527–1528
  2. 2. Paul LUTHER 1533–1593
  3. 3. Johannes (Hans) Luther 1526–1575
  4. 4. Magdalena Luther 1529–1542
  5. 5. Margarethe Luther 1534–1570
  6. 6. Martin (Luther) II 1531–1565

Martin Luther's Timeline

2 Records

1483
Nov 10, 1483
Birth of Martin Luther in Eisenbach, Mansfield, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Eisenbach, Mansfield, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
1546
Feb 18, 1546
Age 63
Death of Martin Luther in Eisenbach, Mansfield, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Eisenbach, Mansfield, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 10, 1483
    Event Place: Eisenbach, Mansfield, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 18, 1546
    Event Place: Eisenbach, Mansfield, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
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