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John of Leiden

1509 - 1536

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John of Leiden (born Johan Beukelszoon; 2 February 1509 – 22 January 1536) was a Dutch Anabaptist leader. In 1533 he moved to Münster, capital of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster, where he became an influential prophet, turned the city into a millenarian Anabaptist theocracy, and proclaimed himself King of New Jerusalem in September 1534. The insurrection was suppressed in June 1535 after Prince-Bishop Franz von Waldeck besieged the city and captured John. John was tortured to death in the city's central marketplace on 22 January 1536, along with Bernhard Knipperdolling and Bernhard Krechting. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John of Leiden is the 1,024th most popular religious figure (down from 923rd in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 184th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Religious Figure.

John of Leiden, also known as Jan van Leiden, was a Dutch Anabaptist who led the German peasants in the Munster Rebellion. He was executed for his role in the rebellion.

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Among religious figures, John of Leiden ranks 1,024 out of 3,187. Before him are Amandus, Arnulf of Metz, Abdullah ibn Saba', Carlo Maria Viganò, Andrew Kim Taegon, and Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg. After him are Clemens August Graf von Galen, Saturnin, Rupert of Salzburg, Abiathar, Euthymius the Great, and Lambert of Maastricht.

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Among people born in 1509, John of Leiden ranks 7. Before him are John Calvin, Michael Servetus, Şah Sultan, Daniele da Volterra, Fernão Mendes Pinto, and Jan Matsys. After him are Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Bernardino Telesio, Luis de Morales, Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal, Leone Leoni, and Ippolito II d'Este. Among people deceased in 1536, John of Leiden ranks 10. Before him are Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Baldassare Peruzzi, Germaine of Foix, and Francis III, Duke of Brittany. After him are William Tyndale, Garcilaso de la Vega, Cecilia Gallerani, Gil Vicente, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Ibn Kemal.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, John of Leiden ranks 177 out of 1,646. Before him are Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten (1627), Nicolaes Tulp (1593), Mariska Veres (1947), Arjen Robben (1984), Ary Scheffer (1795), and Geert Wilders (1963). After him are Lambert of Maastricht (635), Ben Feringa (1951), Eddie Van Halen (1955), Lidwina (1380), Abraham Bloemaert (1566), and Wim Duisenberg (1935).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Netherlands

Among religious figures born in Netherlands, John of Leiden ranks 4. Before him are Pope Adrian VI (1459), Menno Simons (1496), and Norbert of Xanten (1080). After him are Lambert of Maastricht (635), Lidwina (1380), Geert Groote (1340), Wim Hof (1959), Ludger (742), Johannes Willebrands (1909), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), and Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1931).

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