Note 2 — LUTHER AND THE REFORMATION.

The maiden name of Margaret Luther, the mother of Martin, was Margaret Ziegler. There has been a traditional belief that her name was Margaret Lindeman. The mistake originated in confounding Luther's grandmother, whose name was Lindeman, with Luther's mother, whose name was Ziegler. Prof. Julius Köstlin, in his Life of Luther, after a thorough examination of original records and documents, gives this explanation.