Perwanger, Augustin and Christoph (d. 1528)
Augustin and Christoph Perwanger, two barons of Günzlhofen and Vogach in Upper Bavaria, Germany, were beheaded in Munich on 7 January 1528, because they had been baptized as adults.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. 4 v. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 351.
Riezler, Siegmund von. Geschichte Bayerns. 8 v. Gotha, 1878-1914: v. III, 811; v. IV, 193.
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