Jan van Leiden
E452043
Jan van Leiden was a 16th-century Dutch Anabaptist who became infamous for establishing a radical theocratic regime during the Münster Rebellion.
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| Jan van Leiden canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jan van Leiden Context triple: [Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster, leader, Jan van Leiden]
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A.
Willem van Nassau
Willem van Nassau is the birth name of William I of Orange, the 16th-century nobleman who led the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule and is regarded as the founding father of the Netherlands.
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Gijsbrecht van Aemstel
Gijsbrecht van Aemstel is a famous 17th-century Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel, centered on the fall and exile of a medieval Amsterdam nobleman.
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Lodewijk van Heiden
Lodewijk van Heiden was a Dutch-born admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, best known for his key role in the decisive Allied victory at the Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence.
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D.
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen was a 17th-century German-Dutch nobleman and military commander best known for his enlightened but expansionist rule over Dutch Brazil and his patronage of science and the arts.
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E.
Rijk de Gooyer
Rijk de Gooyer was a Dutch actor and comedian known for his prolific film and television career in the Netherlands and occasional international roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jan van Leiden Target entity description: Jan van Leiden was a 16th-century Dutch Anabaptist who became infamous for establishing a radical theocratic regime during the Münster Rebellion.
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A.
Willem van Nassau
Willem van Nassau is the birth name of William I of Orange, the 16th-century nobleman who led the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule and is regarded as the founding father of the Netherlands.
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B.
Gijsbrecht van Aemstel
Gijsbrecht van Aemstel is a famous 17th-century Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel, centered on the fall and exile of a medieval Amsterdam nobleman.
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C.
Lodewijk van Heiden
Lodewijk van Heiden was a Dutch-born admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, best known for his key role in the decisive Allied victory at the Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence.
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D.
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen was a 17th-century German-Dutch nobleman and military commander best known for his enlightened but expansionist rule over Dutch Brazil and his patronage of science and the arts.
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E.
Rijk de Gooyer
Rijk de Gooyer was a Dutch actor and comedian known for his prolific film and television career in the Netherlands and occasional international roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century person
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Anabaptist leader ⓘ Dutch person ⓘ person ⓘ religious reformer ⓘ |
| activeYears | 1533–1536 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jan van Leyden
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linked to:
John of Leiden
Johann von Leiden ⓘ John of Leiden ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1509 ⓘ |
| birthName | Jan Beuckelsz ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
County of Holland
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Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ Leiden ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Münster ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| citizenship | Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1536-01-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Holy Roman Empire
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Münster ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Münster ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| familyName | Beuckelsz ⓘ |
| givenName | Jan ⓘ |
| hasMonument | iron cages on St. Lambert's Church in Münster ⓘ |
| ideology |
millenarianism
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theocracy ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
abolition of traditional municipal government in Münster
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communal ownership of property in Münster ⓘ polygamy in Münster ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Thomas Müntzer
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early Anabaptist preachers ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | torture and execution ⓘ |
| mentor | Jan Matthys ⓘ |
| methodOfExecution | strangulation with hot tongs (historical accounts of torture) ⓘ |
| movement | Radical Reformation ⓘ |
| name |
Jan Beuckelsz
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Jan Beukelszoon ⓘ Jan van Leiden ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing a radical theocratic regime in Münster
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leadership in the Münster Rebellion ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Münster Rebellion
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linked to:
Siege of Münster
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| positionHeld |
leader of the Anabaptist kingdom of Münster
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self-proclaimed king of Münster ⓘ
linked to:
King of Münster
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| religion | Anabaptism ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies on the Münster Rebellion
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theological critiques of radical Anabaptism ⓘ |
| workLocation | Münster ⓘ |
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