Jan Matthys

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Jan Matthys was a 16th-century Dutch Anabaptist preacher and radical reformer who played a central role in establishing the short-lived theocratic regime in Münster.

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instanceOf 16th-century Christian
Anabaptist leader
Dutch person
religious reformer
associatedWith Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster NERFINISHED
Divara of Haarlem NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Münster NERFINISHED
Münster NERFINISHED
birthPlace County of Holland NERFINISHED
Haarlem NERFINISHED
Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath combat during siege of Münster
citizenship Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED
conflict Münster Rebellion NERFINISHED
convertedFrom Roman Catholicism
convertedTo Anabaptism NERFINISHED
countryOfActivity Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
dateOfDeath 1534-04-05
deathPlace Münster NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Münster NERFINISHED
familyName Matthys NERFINISHED
givenName Jan NERFINISHED
ideology millenarianism
theocracy
influencedBy Melchior Hoffman NERFINISHED
language Dutch
mannerOfDeath killed in battle
mentorOf John of Leiden NERFINISHED
movement Radical Reformation NERFINISHED
notableFor leadership in the Münster Rebellion
role in establishing the Anabaptist theocracy in Münster
notableIdea establishment of a New Jerusalem in Münster
imminent Second Coming of Christ
occupation baker
preacher
opposedBy Catholic authorities in the Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Prince-Bishop Franz von Waldeck NERFINISHED
participatedIn expulsion of non-Anabaptists from Münster
introduction of communal property in Münster
regionOfInfluence Low Countries NERFINISHED
Westphalia NERFINISHED
religion Anabaptism NERFINISHED
religiousRole prophet in the Melchiorite Anabaptist movement
roleInEvent Anabaptist leader during the Münster Rebellion
organizer of the takeover of Münster by Anabaptists
spouse Divara of Haarlem NERFINISHED
successor John of Leiden NERFINISHED
timePeriod 16th century

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