Willem Zeylmaker (d. 1545)
Willem Zeylmaker (Willem Dirksz), of Amsterdam, was a notorious Dutch Anabaptist leader of the revolutionary Batenburger group. He is said to have had many adherents at Alkmaar and other places. Arrested at Utrecht, Netherlands, in May 1544, he was burned at the stake on 7 February 1545, together with Cornelis Appelman, another revolutionary leader.
Bibliography
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Mellink, Albert F. De Wederdopers in de noordelijke Nederlanden 1531-1544. Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1954.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1959 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Willem Zeylmaker (d. 1545). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Willem_Zeylmaker_(d._1545)&oldid=86118.
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