| description | person |
| Author of the 95 theses | |
| Pope in 1517 | |
| Author of the Augsburg Confession | |
| Holy Roman Emperor in 1521 | |
| Elector known as 'the Wise' | |
| Led the Reformation in Zurich | |
| Elector known as the Steadfast | |
| The Emperor's brother | |
| Led the peasants to crushing defeat at the Battle of Frankenhausen | |
| Married a 15 year old girl in Wittenburg | |
| Debated Luther at Leipzig | |
| Had 2 wives in 1540 | |