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
Divara of Haarlem
Kingdom of Münster
Münster
birthPlace County of Holland
Haarlem
Habsburg Netherlands
causeOfDeath combat during siege of Münster
citizenship Habsburg Netherlands
conflict Münster Rebellion
linked to: Siege of Münster
convertedFrom Roman Catholicism
convertedTo Anabaptism
linked to: Radical Reformation
countryOfActivity Habsburg Netherlands
Holy Roman Empire
dateOfDeath 1534-04-05
deathPlace Münster
Prince-Bishopric of Münster
familyName Matthys
givenName Jan
ideology millenarianism
theocracy
influencedBy Melchior Hoffman
language Dutch
mannerOfDeath killed in battle
mentorOf John of Leiden
movement Radical Reformation
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
participatedIn expulsion of non-Anabaptists from Münster
introduction of communal property in Münster
regionOfInfluence Low Countries
Westphalia
religion Anabaptism
linked to: Radical Reformation
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
successor John of Leiden
timePeriod 16th century

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Jan van Leiden mentor Jan Matthys
King of Münster establishedBy Jan Matthys
King of Münster associatedWith Jan Matthys