RELIGIOUS FIGURE

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Leiden has received more than 436,480 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). John of Leiden is the 923rd most popular religious figure (down from 922nd in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 160th in 2019) and the 5th 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

Among religious figures, John of Leiden ranks 923 out of 3,187Before him are Cyriacus, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni, Clemens August Graf von Galen, Robert Sarah, Conrad Schumann, and Gudula. After him are Leopold Mandić, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam, Gerolamo Emiliani, Otto of Bamberg, Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, and Paula of Rome.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1509, John of Leiden ranks 7Before him are John Calvin, Michael Servetus, Şah Sultan, Daniele da Volterra, Jan Matsys, and Fernão Mendes Pinto. After him are Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Bernardino Telesio, Luis de Morales, Étienne Dolet, Leone Leoni, and Ippolito II d'Este. Among people deceased in 1536, John of Leiden ranks 11Before him are Baldassare Peruzzi, Germaine of Foix, William Tyndale, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, and Garcilaso de la Vega. After him are Cecilia Gallerani, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Gil Vicente, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Gonzalo Guerrero, and Ibn Kemal.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, John of Leiden ranks 184 out of 1,646Before him are Wim Duisenberg (1935), Jeroen Krabbé (1944), Colonel Tom Parker (1909), Bert van Marwijk (1952), Lambert of Maastricht (635), and Jan Lievens (1607). After him are Princess Christina of the Netherlands (1947), Abe Lenstra (1920), Ruud Geels (1948), Margaret of Bavaria (1363), Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588), and Corry Brokken (1932).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Netherlands

Among religious figures born in Netherlands, John of Leiden ranks 5Before him are Pope Adrian VI (1459), Menno Simons (1496), Norbert of Xanten (1080), and Lambert of Maastricht (635). After him are Geert Groote (1340), Wim Hof (1959), Lidwina (1380), Ludger (742), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), Johannes Willebrands (1909), and Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928).