Aechtgen Jansdochter (d. 1535)
Aechtgen Jansdochter, wife of Jan Zijvertszoon, of Amsterdam, was sentenced because she lodged the Naaktloopers (Anabaptists who walked naked in the streets as a witness). She was a member of the congregation. She was hanged before the door of her own house on 1 June 1535.
Bibliography
Verhooren en Vonissen der Wederdoopers, betrokken bij de aanslagen op Amsterdam in 1534 en 1535, in Bijdragen en Mededeelingen van het Historisch Genootschap 41 (Amsterdam, 1920): 148-149.
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