John of Leiden

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Historical Figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Munster_Anabaptist_movement
Munster Rebellion
gptkbp:born 1509
gptkbp:conflict Protestant Reformation
gptkbp:contribution Establishment of a theocratic government
gptkbp:controversy Methods of governance
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspiration_for_later_Anabaptist_movements
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Films and documentaries
gptkbp:depictedIn Art and media
Historical Literature
gptkbp:died 1536
gptkbp:famousFor Claiming_kingship_in_Munster
gptkbp:famousQuote "I am the King of the New Jerusalem."
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Anabaptists
Thousands
gptkbp:historical_analysis Historians and theologians
Studies on Anabaptism
gptkbp:historicalContext Reformation Era
gptkbp:historicalImpact Anabaptist theology
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Controversial figure in religious history
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 16th Century
Nature of his rule
The_rise_and_fall_of_Munster
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Symbol of religious extremism
The Munster Manifesto
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John of Leiden
gptkbp:influence Radical religious texts
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Melchior_Hoffman
Radical reformers
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:Modern_Anabaptist_groups
gptkbp:involvedIn Religious_conflicts_in_Europe
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Anabaptism
gptkbp:leadership Charismatic
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_radical_Protestantism
gptkbp:nationality Dutch
gptkbp:notableEvent Siege of Munster
gptkbp:occupation Religious Leader
gptkbp:performedBy Lutheran_forces
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Leiden,_Netherlands
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Munster,_Germany
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Anabaptist movement
gptkbp:predecessor Jan Matthys
gptkbp:relatedTo Radical Reformation
gptkbp:religion Anabaptist
gptkbp:spouse Elizabeth
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Balthasar_Hubmaier
gptkbp:title King of the New Jerusalem