the ledger of connections
The Connections of Martin Luther
Reformer whose 95 Theses split Western Christianity Every person recorded alongside Martin Luther in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Martin Luther in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- Hans Luther, Margarethe Luther
- Spouses
- Katharina von Bora
- Children
- Elisabeth Luther, Paul Luther, Magdalena Luther, Margaretha Luther, Martin Luther, Jr., Johannes Luther
- Siblings
- Jacob Luther
- Students
- Martin Helwig, Jacob Heerbrand, Michael Neander
- Influenced by
- Augustine of Hippo
- Influenced
- John Calvin, Soren Kierkegaard
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1483 to 1546.
Early Modern era
Teresa of Avila
March 28, 1515 – October 15, 1582
Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)
Early Modern era
John Calvin
July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
Early Modern era
Anne Boleyn
1501 – May 19, 1536
Second wife of Henry VIII of England (died 1536)
Early Modern era
Mary I of England
February 18, 1516 – November 17, 1558
Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558 (1516-1558)
Early Modern era
Elizabeth I
September 7, 1533 – March 24, 1603
Queen whose reign made England a global power and cultural beacon
Early Modern era
Mary, Queen of Scots
December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 (1542–1587)
Early Modern era
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
February 24, 1500 – September 21, 1558
Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556 (1500–1558)
Early Modern era
Philip II of Spain
May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598
King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598
Early Modern era
Ivan the Terrible
August 25, 1530 – March 18, 1584
Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584
Early Modern era
Akbar
October 15, 1542 – October 15, 1605
The third and greatest Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
Early Modern era
Oda Nobunaga
June 23, 1534 – June 21, 1582
Japanese samurai and warlord (1534–1582)
Early Modern era
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
February 2, 1536 – September 18, 1598
Japanese samurai and daimyo (1537–1598)