Willem Aelbrechts (d. 1539)
Willem Aelbrechts, an Anabaptist martyr, a cabinet maker of Utrecht, was sentenced to death by the sword at Delft, Holland, on 7 January 1539. Ten othÂers, all like Willem adherents of David Joris, were executed there at the same time.
Bibliography
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam. 2 v. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: I, No. 479.
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