Background
Magdalena was born in Wittenberg as the couple"s third child and second but first surviving daughter, as her older sister, Elizabeth, had died the year before Magdalena was born, at the age of seven months.
Magdalena was born in Wittenberg as the couple"s third child and second but first surviving daughter, as her older sister, Elizabeth, had died the year before Magdalena was born, at the age of seven months.
She died at the age of thirteen, unmarried. Luther reported to Nicholas von Amsdorf that Katharina had gone into labour and after three hours, had delivered, without any difficulties, a perfectly healthy baby daughter. She was a much loved child and she was nicknamed Lenchen inside her family.
Magdalena died in Wittenberg in her father"s arms after a prolonged illness.
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