About Heinrich Pfeiffer
Lived 1450 – 1525 (aged 74–75). Heinrich Pfeiffer was a German preacher, theologian and protestant reformer.
Heinrich Pfeiffer (c. 1500, Mühlhausen – 27 May 1525, Mühlhausen) was a peasant leader in the German Peasants' War.
Pfeiffer was a monk from Reifenstein Abbey who renounced his vows and converted to Protestantism. He first preached in 1523. After the Battle of Frankenhausen, he escaped the siege of Mühlhausen on May 24 but was captured by the nobles' cavalry. He was executed soon after, along with Thomas Müntzer and other peasant leaders.
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Who was Heinrich Pfeiffer?
German preacher
When was Heinrich Pfeiffer born?
Heinrich Pfeiffer was born in 1450 in Mühlhausen/Thuringia.
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Heinrich Pfeiffer died on 27 May 1525 in Mühlhausen/Thuringia.
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Heinrich Pfeiffer was a preacher, theologian and protestant reformer.
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Heinrich Pfeiffer was German.
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