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Martin Luther 1568–1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Königsberg in Preussen, Königsberg, Herzogtum Preussen, Köni, Pologne

Death Date: 6 Oct 1644

Death Location: Soest, Herzogtum Kleve, Republik der Vereinigten Sieben Prov, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne

Father: Johannes Luther

Mother: Elisabeth Cruciger

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Schwarzen

Children(s): Georg LUTHER

The story of Martin Luther began in 1568 in Königsberg in Preussen, Königsberg, Herzogtum Preussen, Köni, Pologne. Martin Luther married Elisabeth Schwarzen, and had children including Georg Der Dicke Luther. Martin Luther passed away in 1644 in Soest, Herzogtum Kleve, Republik der Vereinigten Sieben Prov, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne.

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Biography

  • The story of Martin Luther began in 1568 in Königsberg in Preussen, Königsberg, Herzogtum Preussen, Köni, Pologne.
  • Martin Luther married Elisabeth Schwarzen, and had children including Georg Der Dicke Luther.
  • Martin Luther passed away in 1644 in Soest, Herzogtum Kleve, Republik der Vereinigten Sieben Prov, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Luther
1526–1575
Birth Location: Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany,
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Elisabeth Cruciger
1526–1575
Birth Location: Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Schwarzen
1576–1677
Birth Location: Königsberg in Preußen, Königsberg, Herzogtum Preußen, Königreich Polen
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Children(s)

Georg LUTHER
1619–1681
Birth Location: Konigsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
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Martin Luther's Ancestors

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Martin Luther
1568–1644
Birth Place: Königsberg in Preussen, Königsberg, Herzogtum Preussen, Köni, Pologne
Parents
Johannes Hans Luther
1526–1575
Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany,
Elisabeth (Bourboom Kreutziger Von Crettzen \Kreytzen\Creytzen \) Cruciger
1526–1575
Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
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Martin Luther's Descendants

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Martin Luther (1568–6 Oct 1644) m. Elisabeth Schwarzen (Abt. 1576–09 Aug 1677)
  1. 1. Georg ("der Dicke") LUTHER 1619–1681 m. Anna (Magdalena) Wortmann 1608–1684
    1. 1. Hans (Georg) Luther 1656–1715 m. Johanna (Christina) Linss 1667–1742
      1. 1. Susanna (Friederike) Luther 1696–1755 m. Johann (Konrad) Kallenbach 1701–1786
        1. 1. Joannes (Franciscus) Kallenbach 1734–1813 m. Gertrude (Margarete) Melchior 1739–1774

Martin Luther's Timeline

2 Records

1568
1568
Birth of Martin Luther in Königsberg in Preussen, Königsberg, Herzogtum Preussen, Köni, Pologne
Königsberg in Preussen, Königsberg, Herzogtum Preussen, Köni, Pologne
1644
6 Oct 1644
Age 76
Death of Martin Luther in Soest, Herzogtum Kleve, Republik der Vereinigten Sieben Prov, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
Soest, Herzogtum Kleve, Republik der Vereinigten Sieben Prov, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Königsberg in Preussen, Königsberg, Herzogtum Preussen, Köni, Pologne

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1644
    Event Place: Soest, Herzogtum Kleve, Republik der Vereinigten Sieben Prov, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
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