George von Kunheim
born in the Prussian

Prussia

Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...

 city of Wehlau (modern Znamensk) and died in Mühlhausen (modern Gvardeyskoye), married
Margaretha Luther, youngest daughter and child of Martin Luther

Martin Luther

Martin Luther was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517...

 on August 5, 1555.

The remaining direct lineal descendants of Martin Luther are descended through Margaretha and George von Kunheim:

• Anna (1565- ? ), married Wolfert Cristoffer von Gauchen and had issue:
  • Dorothea von Gauchen, married Gervert Bugenhagen (died 1636) and had issue:
    • Anna Margareta Bugenhagen (died 1692), married Joakim Wittfoot (1620 - 2 September 1677 ) and had issue:
      • Gustaf Wittfoot (born 1656?)
      • Adolf Johannes Wittfoot (1660 - 1708), married Anna Katarina Torloff (died 8 February 1734) and had issue:
        • Carl Gustav Wittfoot (1701 - 1736), married Katarina Fridalin (28 August 1691) - 13 June 1762)and had issue:
          • Maria Charlotta Wittfoot (born 1734), married Jonas Nils Westbeck (27 March 1728 - 24 November 1809) and had six children.
      • Gevert Wittfoot (born 1664)

After Margaretha's death in 1570, George von Kunheim married Dorothea von der Oelssnitz (1558 - February 2, 1602).