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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 400,423 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). John of Leiden is the 930th most popular religious figure (down from 862nd in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 4th 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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  • 59.53

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John of Leiden ranks 930 out of 2,238. Before him are Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, Antipope John XVI, Humbert of Silva Candida, Peter Mogila, William Miller, and Paolo Giovio. After him are Peter Claver, Reginald Pole, Alessandro Valignano, Severinus of Noricum, José Freire Falcão, and Heinrich Bullinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1509, John of Leiden ranks 6. Before him are John Calvin, Michael Servetus, Şah Sultan, Daniele da Volterra, and Fernão Mendes Pinto. After him are Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Jan Matsys, Bernardino Telesio, Ippolito II d'Este, Étienne Dolet, and Luis de Morales. Among people deceased in 1536, John of Leiden ranks 12. Before him are Germaine of Foix, Baldassare Peruzzi, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Garcilaso de la Vega, and Cecilia Gallerani. After him are George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Gil Vicente, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Felice della Rovere, Jacob Hutter, and Ibn Kemal.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, John of Leiden ranks 160 out of 1,427. Before him are Theo van Gogh (1957), Gustav Leonhardt (1928), Lambert of Maastricht (635), Piet Keizer (1943), Anton Geesink (1934), and Eddie Van Halen (1955). After him are Ary Scheffer (1795), René van de Kerkhof (1951), Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587), Tjalling Koopmans (1910), Willy van de Kerkhof (1951), and Arjen Robben (1984).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Netherlands

Among religious figures born in Netherlands, John of Leiden ranks 4. Before him are Pope Adrian VI (1459), Menno Simons (1496), and Lambert of Maastricht (635). After him are Lidwina (1380), Geert Groote (1340), Wim Hof (1959), Ludger (742), Johannes Willebrands (1909), Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), and Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1931).

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