Timeline of the Life of Martin Luther
The following timeline outlines the most important events in Martin Luther's life. For more information, see Biography of Luther.
| 1450 | Gutenberg invents movable type |
| 1483 | Luther born in Eisleben (November 10) |
| 1484 | Luther family moves to Mansfeld |
| 1497 | Luther attends school in Magdeberg |
| 1498 | Luther attends parish school in Eisenach, staying with relatives |
| 1501 | Luther begins study at University of Erfurt |
| 1502 | Receives Baccalaureate in the Liberal Arts |
| 1505 | Receives Master of Arts; plans for law school |
| 1505 | Caught in a thunderstorm, pledges to become a monk (July 2) |
| 1505 | Enters Augustinian monastery at Erfurt |
| 1506 | Takes monastic vows |
| 1507 | Ordained priest |
| 1507 | Begins study of theology at University of Erfurt |
| 1512 | Luther receives doctorate in Theology |
| 1512 | Begins work as Professor of Theology at U of Wittenburg |
| 1514 | Becomes priest of Wittenberg's City Church |
| 1514-15 | Lectures on the Psalms |
| 1515-16 | Lectures on Romans |
| 1516-17 | Lectures on Galatians |
| 1517 | October 31- Posts 95 Theses on the castle church door |
| 1517-18 | Lectures on Hebrews |
| 1518 | Inquisition on Luther begins in Rome |
| 1519 | Death of Emperor Maximillian - Rome distracted from Luther |
| 1520-21 | Freedom of a Christian, Babylonian Captivity, Address to German Nation |
| 1520 | Inquisition on Luther taken up again |
| 1520 | Papal bull Exsurge Domine issued (June 15) |
| 1520 | Luther burns bull and canon law with students (December 10) |
| 1521 | Excommunicated in Rome (January 3) |
| 1521 | Arrives at Diet of Worms (April 16) |
| 1521 | Departs Worms (April 25) |
| 1521 | Kidnapped by Frederick, taken to Wartburg Castle (May 4) |
| 1523 | On Secular Authority |
| 1524-25 | The Peasants' War |
| 1525 | Bondage of the Will and Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants |
| 1530 | Edict of Worms |
| 1531 | Smalkaldian Alliance formed |
| 1543 | On the Jews and Their Lies |
| 1546 | Death of Luther in Eisleben on February 18 |
| 1546-47 | Smalkaldian War |
| 1892 | Luther's grave is opened - his remains remained! (February 14) |
