Esslinger, Georg (17th century)

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Georg Esslinger was Landprocurator of the Duke of Württemberg about 1600. His office included the collection of taxes from the Mennonites of the duchy. In 1608 he was accused of fraudulently appropriating 50,000 guilders of the Täufergut (a fund made up of income from the sale of Anabaptist property). The trial, which was held at Stuttgart, ended with Esslinger’s dismissal from office and punishment. During the trial he had misrepresented the Mennonites as being disloyal subjects.

Bibliography

Bossert, Gustav. Quellen zur Geschichte der Täufer, I. Band: Herzogtum Württemberg. Quellen und Forschungen zur Reformationsgeschichte XIII. Band. Leipzig: M. Heinsius, 1930: 1444 and Index.


Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1956

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Esslinger, Georg (17th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Esslinger,_Georg_(17th_century)&oldid=107617.

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1956). Esslinger, Georg (17th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Esslinger,_Georg_(17th_century)&oldid=107617.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 252. All rights reserved.


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