Martin Luther

A German theologian, priest, monk, university professor, and author. He criticized the Roman Catholic Church's sale of indulgences and papal authority, significantly advancing the Protestant Reformation starting with his "Ninety-five Theses" in 1517. He developed a theology that placed the Bible as the key standard of faith and played a major role in popularizing the German translation of the Bible. Luther's ideas formed the foundation of Lutheran Protestantism and brought sweeping changes to 16th-century European religion, politics, and society.

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1483	Birth of Martin Luther (Period: November 10, 1483, Location: Eisleben (present-day Saxony-Anhalt, Germany))
1501	Studies at the University of Erfurt (Martin Luther, Age: 17 years old, Period: 1501–1505, Location: Erfurt)
1505	Becoming an Augustinian Monk (Martin Luther, Age: 21 years old, Period: 1505, Location: Erfurt)
1510	Journey to Rome (Martin Luther, Age: 26 years old, Period: Around 1510–1511, Location: Rome)
1512	Becoming a Professor of Theology at the University of Wittenberg (Martin Luther, Age: 28 years old, Period: Around 1512, Location: Wittenberg)
1513	Ordination to the Priesthood (Filippo Bruno, Age: 29 years old, Period: December 17, 1491, Location: England)
1517	Publication of the Ninety-five Theses (Age: 33 years old, Period: October 31, 1517, Location: Wittenberg)
1518	Hearing at the Diet of Augsburg (Martin Luther, Age: 34 years old, Period: 1518, Location: Augsburg)
1519	Leipzig Debate (Age: 35 years old, Period: July 1519, Location: Leipzig)
1521	Translation of the German New Testament (Age: 37 years old, Period: 1521–1522, Location: Wartburg Castle) Excommunication of Martin Luther (Age: 37 years old, Period: January 3, 1521, Location: Rome) Diet of Worms (Martin Luther, Age: 37 years old, Period: April 17–18, 1521, Location: Worms) Hiding at the Wartburg Castle (Martin Luther, Age: 37 years old, Period: May 1521–around March 1522, Location: Wartburg Castle (Eisenach))
1522	Return to Wittenberg (Martin Luther, Age: 38 years old, Period: March 1522, Location: Wittenberg)
1524	German Peasants' War (Age: 40 years old, Period: 1524–1525, Location: Holy Roman Empire, Various Parts of Germany)
1525	Marriage (Martin Luther, Katharina von Bora, Age: 41 years old, Period: June 13, 1525, Location: Old Augustinian Monastery in Wittenberg)
1529	Authoring the Small Catechism (Martin Luther, Age: 45 years old, Period: 1529, Location: Wittenberg)
1534	Completion and Publication of the Complete Luther Bible (Age: 50 years old, Period: 1534, Location: Wittenberg)
1546	Schmalkaldic War (Age: 62 years old, Period: 1546–1547, Location: Holy Roman Empire, especially Central and Southern Germany) Death of Martin Luther (Age: 62 years old, Period: February 18, 1546)

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Holy Roman Emperor	Maximilian von Habsburg Karl von Habsburg Ferdinand von Habsburg Rudolf von Habsburg Maria von Habsburg Maria von Spanien
German Reformation	Martin Luther Philip Melanchthon Andreas Karlstadt Thomas Müntzer Martin Bucer Johannes Oecolampadius Georg Spalatin
German Renaissance Art	Albrecht Dürer Hans Holbein Lucas Maler Lucas Sunder Albrecht Altdorfer Matthias Grünewald
Polish Science	Nicolaus Copernicus Marcin Bylica Jan Łaski Jan Kanty Broziński

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