Historical Characters and Events
German Peasants' War
- Thomas Müntzer – Reformation pastor and Anabaptist;
- Martin Bucer – Protestant reformer;
- Wolfgang Fabricius Capito – German reformer;
- Martin Borrhaus (Cellarius) – Unitarianist refomer;
- 15 May 1525 - Battle of Frankenhausen
- Hans Hut Anabaptist bookseller
Münster Rebellion
- Jan van Leiden – Münster rebellion Anabaptist leader and King
- Jan Matthys – anabaptist leader and alleged prophet
- Melchior Hoffman – Anabaptist prophet
- Bernhard Rothmann – Anabaptist theologian
- Franz von Waldeck – prince-bishop of Münster and army chief in the siege of the city
- Bernhard Knipperdolling – guild leader in Münster city council and Anabaptist leader
- Bernhard Krechting – guild leader in Münster city council and Anabaptist leader
- Heinrich Krechting
- Heinrich Gresbeck
- John Trypmaker
Antwerp
- Jan van Batenburg – revolutionary Anabaptist;
- Anton Fugger – banker
- Eloi Pruystinck – Reformation leader
Venice
- João Miquez – merchant
- Spirituali
- Giovanni Pietro Carafa – cardinal, later Pope Paul IV
- Reginald Pole – cardinal
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