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Martin Luther 1518 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Germany

Death Date: 14 JUN 1558

Death Location: Wuerttemberg, Germany

Father: Jacob Luther

Mother: Barbara Meme

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Martin Luther was born in 1518 in Germany, the child of Jacob Luther and Barbara Meme. Martin Luther passed away in 1558 in Wuerttemberg, Germany.

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Biography

  • Martin Luther was born in 1518 in Germany, the child of Jacob Luther and Barbara Meme.
  • Martin Luther passed away in 1558 in Wuerttemberg, Germany.

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Martin Luther's Ancestors

Self
Martin Luther
1518 – 1558
Birth Place: Germany
Parents
Jacob Luther
1490 – 1571
Mansfelder Land, Mansfelder Land, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Barbara Meme
1500 – 1538
Mansfeld or Hettstedt, Duchy of Mansfeld, Holy Roman Empire
Grandparents
Hans Luther
1459 – 1530
Germany
Margarete Lindemann
1464 – 1530
Neustadt, Worbis, Saxony, Prussia, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Heine Luder
1430 – 1510
Anna Ziegler
1434 – 1521
Johannes Lindemann
1427 – 1464
Margaretha Zeigler
1435 – 1521
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wiegand (Luther)
1410 – 1470
Lisa Döring
1410 –
Ziegler
Lindemann
1420 –
Johann Lindemann
1380 –
Johann Lindemann
1381 –
Hans Zeigler
1405 –

Martin Luther's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Martin Luther in Germany
Germany
1558
14 JUN 1558
Age 40
Death of Martin Luther in Wuerttemberg, Germany
Wuerttemberg, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 JUN 1558
    Event Place: Wuerttemberg, Germany

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