Münster rebellion
The Münster rebellion (German: Täuferreich von Münster, "Anabaptist dominion of Münster") was an attempt by radical Anabaptists to establish a communal sectarian government in the German city of Münster – then under the large Prince-Bishopric of Münster in the Holy Roman Empire.
Anabaptist Dominion of Münster Täuferreich von Münster | |||||||||
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| 1534–1535 | |||||||||
The city of Münster under siege by prince bishop Franz von Waldeck in 1534. The picture shows the first attack at Pentecost. | |||||||||
| Capital | Münster | ||||||||
| Religion | Anabaptism | ||||||||
| Government | Communal theocratic monarchy | ||||||||
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• 1534-1535 | John of Leiden | ||||||||
| Historical era | Protestant Reformation | ||||||||
• Established | February 1534 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 24 June 1535 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||||||||
The city was under Anabaptist rule from February 1534, when the city hall was seized and Bernhard Knipperdolling installed as mayor, until its fall in June 1535. It was Melchior Hoffman, who initiated adult baptism in Strasbourg in 1530, and his line of eschatological Anabaptism, that helped lay the foundations for the events of 1534–35 in Münster.
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