Person or Institution #1361
Jan BEUCKELSZOON van Leyden
Jan Beuckelszoon van Leyden (Jan Bockelson, Jan van Leyden) (*1509 – †1536), 1533-1535 charismatic leader of the Münster Anabaptists; in 1533 he sent for Jan Matthys, who identified the city as the "New Jerusalem". After the death of Matthys, Beuckelszoon assumed the name of King of New Jerusalem. After the defeat of the Münster army by Prince-Bishop Franz von Waldeck (1535-06), Beuckelszoon was captured and executed in 1536 (ARTHUR) | ||||||||||||||||||
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