Birth Name: Martin Luder
Date of Birth: 10 November 1483
Place of Birth: Eisleben, Holy Roman Empire
Date of Death: 18 February 1546
Place of Death: Eisleben, Holy Roman Empire
Ethnicity: German
Martin Luther was a German theologian and central figure of the Protestant Reformation. He was the son of Johann Luther and Margarethe Lindemann.
He was married to Katharina von Bora.
His surname was originally “Luder” and he later changed it to “Luther”.
Martin’s paternal grandfather was Heine Luder (the son of Wigand Luder and Barchfeld Bergwald). Wigand was the son of Fabian Luder.
Martin’s paternal grandmother was Margaretha Ziegler (the daughter of Ritter Otto Ziegler and Kunne Ernst). Ritter was the son of Ratsher Siegfried Ziegler and Margarethe von der Sachsen. Kunne was the daughter of Klaus Ernst.
Martin’s maternal grandfather was Johannes Lindemann (the son of Hans Andreas Lindemann and Catharina Schreiner). Hans was the son of Caspar Adam Lindemann and Elizabeth Bischoff.
Source: Genealogy of Martin Luther – www.geni.com
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