Martin Luther

Birth Name: Martin Luder

Date of Birth: 10 November, 1483

Place of Birth: Eisleben, County of Mansfeld, Holy Roman Empire (now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)

Date of Death: 18 February, 1546

Place of Death: Eisleben, County of Mansfeld, Holy Roman Empire

Ethnicity: Saxon/German

Martin Luther was a German theologian and central figure of the Protestant Reformation.

He was the son of Margarethe and Johann Luder. His father was born in Möhra, Moorgrund, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia. His mother was born in Neustadt an der Saale, Lower Franconia, Bavaria. His surname was originally Luder. He later changed it to Luther. He was married to Katharina von Bora, or “die Lutherin”/the Lutheress, until his death. The couple had six children, including Elisabeth Luther, Magdalena Luther, and physician, medical chemist, and alchemist Paul Luther.

Martin’s paternal grandfather was named Heine von Luder (the son of Wigand Luder, and of a woman surnamed Barchfeld/Bergwald/Bargfeld). Heine was born in Möhra, Wartburgkreis, Thueringen. Wigand was the son of Fabian Luder.

Martin’s paternal grandmother was Anna Margaretha/Margarethe Ziegler (the daughter of Ritter Otto Ziegler and Kunne Ernst). Anna was born in Möhra, Wartburgkreis, Thueringen. Ritter was the son of Ratsherr 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). Johannes was born in Neustadt an der Saale. Hans was the son of Caspar Adam Lindemann and Elizabeth Bischoff.

Source: Genealogy of Martin Luther – https://www.geni.com