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Martin Luther 1531–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 November 1531

Birth Location: Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Death Date: 4 March 1565

Death Location: Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Father: Martin LUTHERANS

Mother: Katharina Luther

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Martin Luther was born in 1531 in Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, the child of Martin Luther An Augustinian Friar Founder Of The Lutherans And Katharina Luther. Martin Luther passed away in 1565 in Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

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Biography

  • Martin Luther was born in 1531 in Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, the child of Martin Luther An Augustinian Friar Founder Of The Lutherans And Katharina Luther.
  • Martin Luther passed away in 1565 in Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

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Parents

Martin LUTHERANS
1483–1546
Birth Location: Eisleben, Landkreis Mansfeld-Südharz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
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Katharina Luther
1499–1552
Birth Location: Neukieritzsch, Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
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Martin Luther's Ancestors

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Martin Luther
1531–1565
Birth Place: Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Parents
Martin Luther -- an Augustinian friar Founder of the LUTHERANS
1483–1546
Eisleben, Landkreis Mansfeld-Südharz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Katharina Luther
1499–1552
Neukieritzsch, Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Grandparents
Hans (( Father of Martin Luther) Luder -- Luther *--"Miner cooper) smelters"
1458–1530
Möhra, Wartburgkreis, Thueringen, Germany
Margaret ((Mother of Martin Luther)) Lindemann
1463–1531
Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
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Martin Luther's Timeline

2 Records

1531
7 November 1531
Birth of Martin Luther in Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
1565
4 March 1565
Age 34
Death of Martin Luther in Pratau, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Pratau, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 November 1531
    Event Place: Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 March 1565
    Event Place: Pratau, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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