Luther von Braunschweig

Luther von Braunschweig (c. 1275–1335), a younger son of Duke Albert I of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was the 18th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights from 1331 until his death. First recorded as a Teutonic Knight in 1295, he held several commandries and founded the town of Gilgenburg in 1326.

Elected Grand Master in 1331 while the Polish–Teutonic War continued, with the Battle of Płowce fought that September, he promoted settlement and church-building and extended Marienburg Castle. A patron of letters, he had Peter of Dusburg's chronicle translated into German, and died on 18 April 1335.