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Elisabeth Luther

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Name
  
Elisabeth Luther

Role
  
Martin Luther's daughter

Nieces
  
Anna Luther


Died
  
August 3, 1528, Wittenberg

Parents
  
Martin Luther, Katharina von Bora

Siblings
  
Magdalena Luther, Paul Luther, Margarethe Luther, Martin Luther, Hans Luther

Grandparents
  
Margarethe Luther, Hans Luther

Similar People
  
Martin Luther, Magdalena Luther, Paul Luther, Katharina von Bora, Margarethe Luther

Elisabeth Luther (10 December [O.S. 1 December] 1527 – 3 August [O.S. 25 July] 1528) was the first daughter and second child born to German priest and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther and his wife, Katharina von Bora. She did not survive infancy.

Life

Elisabeth Luther was born on 10 December [O.S. 1 December] 1527 in Wittenberg as the second child but first daughter of the newly-wed couple, who had been married for just two years. The infant was born quite sickly, possibly due to her mother's exposure to the Black Death. Katharina wrote:

Little Elisabeth died on 3 August [O.S. 25 July] 1528 in Wittenberg and she was buried in the Stadtkirche Wittenberg.

References

Elisabeth Luther Wikipedia