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Name:	John of Leiden
Variant Name:	Jan Beuckelson
Birth Date:	1509
Death Date:	January 22, 1536
Place of Birth:	Leiden, Germany
Place of Death:	Münster, Germany
Nationality:	German
Gender:	Male
Occupations:	Anabaptist leader

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The Dutch Anabaptist John of Leiden (1509-1536) led the Anabaptist attempt to establish by force a "kingdom of God" in Münster, Germany. His excesses unfairly discredited all Anabaptists in the eyes of contemporaries and of succeeding generations....

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John of Leiden (Dutch: Jan van Leiden, Jan Beukelsz or Jan Beukelszoon; aka John Bockold or John Bockelson) (1509? - January 22 1536), was an Anabaptist leader from the Dutch city of Leiden. He was the illegitimate son of a Dutch mayor, and a tailor's...

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