(1532) warning to Münster
chiliastic groups
Christ, Second Coming of
Christianity, primitive, attempted restoration of
church
authority of and duty to obey
primitive Christian, attempted restoration of
cities, German, governments of
Cleves, Prince of
Clevorn, Clara
Cloterbernd, August
Coesfeld
Cohn, Norman, The Pursuit of the Millennium
Cologne, Archbishop of
Communion. See Eucharist
Communist theorists, attracted by Münster affair
Company of Christ
rules of
See also Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster
Constitutio Criminalis Carolina
convents, attacks on
Cornelius, C. A.
Corvinus, Antonius
interrogation of Jan van Leyden
Counter-Reformation
crimes, punishable by death
Cruse, Cord
Culenberg, Jodokus
daemonic, concept of
David (Biblical hero)
deacons (Münster officials)
debts and obligations, abolition of
Delft
Denker, Johann
Dettmar, Nicolaus
Deventer
Dhaun, Ulrich von
Divara, wife of Jan Matthias, later Jan van Leyden’s queen
Don Quixote
Dostoevsky, Fyodor, The Brothers Karamazov
Drier, Else
Dungel, Johann
Dürer, Albrecht
Dürrenmatt, Friedrich, It Is Written (Es steht geschrieben)
Dusentschur, Johann
crowns Jan van Leyden king
ecstatic and orgiastic scenes
Elect, concept of
Engels, Friedrich
epilepsy
Erdoes, Richard
Estmann, Johann
Eucharist, doctrine of
executions
Fabricius, Dietrich
negotiations of
farmers, Catholic sympathies of
feasts and festivals
feudal system
Feyken, Hille
followers, relation to leaders
fornication
fortifications
French revolution (1789)
Freud, Sigmund
Geelen, Jan van
Germany, lowland, linguistic and cultural similarity to the Netherlands
Goehr, Alexander
Goethe
gold, silver, and jewelry, confiscation of
Graes, Henry
(1534) miraculous escape of
(Jan. 1535) reports Jan van Leyden’s plans to Waldeck
(March 1535) public letter denouncing Jan van Leyden
real reason for his escape, and offer to spy
wife of, executed
Grebel, Conrad
Gresbeck, Henry
(May 1535) reveals plans for Münster’s defense
Groningen
Guelders, Duke of
guilder, present-day value of
guilds
Gurgand, Jean-Noel
Halbe-Bauer, Ulrike, Propheten im Dunkel (Prophets in the Dark)
Hamm, Count Meinhardt von
Hardwick, Reiner
Hasselt
Hauptmann, Gerhart
Heaven’s Gate suicides
Heine, Heinrich
Hesse
history, uses of
Hitler, Adolf, similarities with Jan van Leyden
Hobbels, Catharina
husband of, executed
Hoenes, Anna
Hoffman, Melchior
Holland
Anabaptists of. See Anabaptists, Dutch
Holschern, Elizabeth
Homann, Hermann
Horsch, John
horses, killed for food
Horst, Lenz von der
human nature, hasn’t changed, despite Virginia Woolf
hunger and starvation during siege of Münster
hymns and psalms
Iburg
idol-smashing
incest
Inquisition, Spanish
interrogations
Jesus, as leader
Jews, not present in Münster
Jodefeld, Jaspar
Jones, Ernest
On the Nightmare
Joris, David
Judgment Day
Judith and Holofernes tale
Jülich, Count von
Karasek, Horst
Kerckering, Christian
daughter of, marries Christoph von Waldeck
Kerssenbrück, Herman
testimony of
Kibbenbrock, Gerd
Kirchhoff, Karl-Heinz
Klopriss, Johann
Knipperdolling, Bernard
(1532) idol-smashing attacks of
(July 1534) attempted overthrow of
(June 1535) capture of
(1535) interrogation of
(Jan. 1536) execution of
daughter of, married to Jan van Leyden
vision of
Kobalt-Groch, Marion
Kockenbeckin, Katherine
Kohüs, Magnus
Kolthave, Anna
Koresh, David
Krahn, Cornelius
Krampe, Herman
Krechting, Bernard
(Jan. 1536) execution of
Krechting, Henry
Krechting, Henry, II
Krechting, Herman
Latin
law, rule by
leaders
relation to followers
three types of, in Weber’s scheme
Leddanus (coppersmith)
Leyden
Leyden, Jan van (Jan Bockelson)
(1533) mass baptisms of
(March 1534) executes Herbert Rusher
(April 1534) inherits leadership of Jan Matthias
(July 1534) attempted overthrow of
(Sept. 1534) crowned king
(Oct. 1534) executes a captured soldier
(April 1535) gives noble titles to his closest followers
(June 1535) in final battle of Münster
(June 1535) capture of
(June 1535) meets Waldeck
(June 1535) prisoner in Dülmen
(1535) interrogation of, by Corvinus
(Jan. 1536) execution of
attitude toward women
compared to Hitler
compared to Satan
court of
early life
famed as new David
leadership talent of
lust of
marriages of
polygamy doctrine
remorse of, before his execution
visions of
lie, the big
Luther, Martin
Bible translation
excommunicated
opposition to Anabaptists
support for authority
Wittenberg theses
Lutherans of Münster
(1532) ordered by Charles V to leave Münster
(Feb. 1534) expelled from Münster
radical
urged to be killed by Matthias
Lüttich, Bishop of
madness, said to be motivation of the Münster Anabaptists
Manderscheid, Count Robert
Marie of Burgundy
marriage, doctrine of
marriages in Münster
annulled
forced
polygamous
Marschalk, Caspar
Marx, Karl
Mass, mock
Matthias, Jan
(Feb. 1534) summoned to Münster by Jan Bockelson
(April 1534) killed in “single combat” against Waldeck’s army
opposition to
visions of
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calls for extermination of the Anabaptists
Mengerssen, Hermann von
Mennonite Quarterly Review
Mennonites
mercenaries, generally
mercenaries, Waldeck’s
contract with Waldeck
drunkenness of, causes an attack to fail
final pay of
merchants of Münster
Merveldt, Dirk von
Merveldt, Ida von
Meyerbeer, Giacomo
Michelet, Jules
Millennium, concept of
Million-Man March on Washington
Milton, Paradise Lost
miracles
biblical certainty of
escape of Henry Graes
Jan of Leyden heals a sick girl
Moer, Bernard
Mollenheck, Henry
(July 1534) failed counterrevolution of
Morrien, Eberhard von
Münster
(1525) grant of freedom
(Feb. 1532) revolt against Catholic rule
(Oct. 1532) blockaded
(Feb. 1533) treaty with Waldeck agreed to
(March 1533) radicals elected to power
(Feb. 1534) Anabaptists attack Lutherans in City Hall
(Feb. 1534) fear that Waldeck will attack
(Feb. 1534) new radical council formed
(Feb. 1534) outside supporters arrive
(Feb. 1534) siege of
(March 1534) invites Dutch Anabaptists to come to Münster
(April 1534) council disbanded, replaced by twelve elders
(May 1534) first attack on, fails
(Aug. 1534) second attack on, fails
(Oct. 1534) apostles sent to neighboring towns to gather support, and failure of their mission
(Nov. 1534) Fabricius tries to negotiate with Jan van Leyden
(Nov. 1534) sealed off
(Jan. 1535) conditions in, after prolonged siege
(April 1535) refugees from, refused succor by Waldeck
(May 1535) defectors reveal plans for city’s defense
(June 1535) final, successful attack on
(June 1535) street fighting and conclusion of the war
description of
fortifications of
later history of, after the Anabaptist reign
modern-day sights of
predicted center of revolt for conquest of Europe
predicted scene of Apocalypse and Second Coming
steeples and towers of, demolished by the Anabaptists
traditional government of
walls and moats
wealth and power of
See also Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster; siege of Münster
Münster, Gert von
Münster City Museum
Müntzer, Thomas
Nagel, Johann (“Hansel Eck”)
nakedness, public
Nazi rule
similar to Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster
New Zion
Niland, Master
1960s ethos
Northorn, Claes
Oberstein, Count
Oldenburg, Count
Osnabrück
Overwater Church
Overwater Church Convent
conversion of nuns of
predicted destruction of
Oyer, John S.
Oykinkfeld, Johann
Paderborn
Paracelsus
paranoia, and totalitarianism
Paulus, Helmut, Die Tönernen Füsse (Feet of Clay)
Peace of Westphalia
Peasants’ War (1525)
People’s Temple Movement
Peter, Saint
Philip, Count of Hesse
(Oct. 1532) negotiates between sides in Münster
(1535) delegation from
Phillips, Obbe
polygamy
poverty, vow of
prince-bishops of Germany, role of
private property
abolition of
opposition to
Protestantism
beginning of
supposed cause of the Münster disturbances
“Psalmus” (Peter Simons?)
Raesfeld, Johann von
Ramert, Herman
Reck-Malleczewen, Friedrich
Bockelson
Redeker, Herman
Revelation, Book of
revolutions of 1848
Rhegius, Urbanus
Riemensneider, Evart
Riemensneider, Jaspar
Röchell (soldier)
Roll, Henry
death of
Rome, Sack of (1527)
Rothmann, Bernard
(1533) attempted expulsion from Münster
(Feb. 1534) inveighs against Overwater Church Convent
(July 1534) attempted overthrow of
lively religious services of
mysterious disappearance of
preaching of
propaganda leaflets of
“Restitution” (pamphlet)
“Revenge” (pamphlet)
sermon on marriage
writings of
rule, three types of, in Weber’s scheme
Rusher, Herbert
death of
Russian revolution (1917)
St. Lambert’s Church
St. Mauritz Church
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Salaman, Nicholas, The Garden of Earthly Delights
Sanctus, Henry
Satan
Jan of Leyden compared to
said to inspire Anabaptists
traits of
Savonarola
Saxony, Prince of
Schlachtscape, Herman
Schmalkaldic League
Schulte, Bernard
Second Coming of Christ, belief in
sex
Anabaptist doctrines regarding
and sin
See also marriage
Shaffer, Johann
Shirer, William
Siburg, Johann von
siege of Münster
cost of
similarities to Waco siege
sieges
Simons, Menno
Simons, Peter
Soest
Soviet Union, similar to Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster
Spartacus
Spieker, Otto
state
authority of and duty to obey
duty to punish unbelievers
Stayer, James
Steding, Wilhelm
final days
Strasbourg
Stupperich, Robert
Sundermann (furrier)
Swerte, Bernard
taxes
Telgte
raid on (1532)
theocracy
three iron cages, for displaying the bodies of Jan of Leyden, B. Knipperdolling, and B. Krechting
three suns, miracle of
Tilbeck, Herman
treachery of, in burning Waldeck’s offer
totalistic views
totalitarianism
Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster as forerunner of
means by which it gains power
paranoia and
tradesmen of Münster
tradition, rule by
Trier, Prince of
truces
trumpets sounding three times, prophecy of
Trutelink (carpenter)
Tunneken, Margaret
Turks, Anabaptists compared to
Twickel, Johann von
vandalism
Van Sittart, Peter, The Siege
Vinne, Dionysus
visions
Waco, Texas, siege of Branch Davidians at
similarities to the Münster siege
Waldeck, Christoph von
Waldeck, Franz von, Prince-Bishop of Münster
(March 1532) succeeds to the prince-bishopric o
f Münster
(1532) warns Münster against rebellion
(March 1532) confiscates cattle of traders
(Oct. 1532) blockades Münster
(Jan. 1534) summons city councilors to a meeting
(Feb. 1534) orders van Wyck executed
(Feb. 1534) prepares attack on Münster
(May 1534) negotiations with Anabaptists
(June 1534) attempted assassination of, by Hille Feyken
(June 1535) enters Münster
(June 1535) meets Jan van Leyden
(Jan. 1536) witnesses executions of Jan van Leyden and others
artillery of
blood lust of
debts of, due to the siege
illegitimate son of
later life of
physical appearance of
Wandscheer, Bernard
Wandscheer, Elizabeth
marriage to Jan van Leyden, later personally beheaded by him
war, laws of
Warendorf
Warendorp
war wagons of the Anabaptists of Münster
Weber, Max
Wesel
Wesseling, Johann
Wiede, Frederick von, Prince-Bishop
Williams, George H.
Wolbeck
women, Anabaptist
Woolf, Virginia
world upside down (verkehrte Welt)
Worms
Wullen, Gerlach von
Wyck, Friedrich von
flees Münster but is executed by Waldeck
year 2000 studies
Zwinger (gun tower)
Zwingli, Ulri ch
opposition to Anabaptists
Notes
1 A cast of characters and a chronology of events follow the conclusion of the text.
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