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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Jan Matthys canonical 4

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
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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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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