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David von Riesen, a member of the Mennonite congregation of [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]]-Ellerwald, [[West Prussia|West Prussia]], [[Germany|Germany]], was expelled from membership for serving in the army in the [[Military Participation|War of Liberation]] in 1815, and sought to be reinstated into this congregation or into the [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] congregation by way of the courts, but after lengthy negotiations his suit was rejected by the royal court in Berlin on 24 January 1818. Riesen's fate was the basis of [[Wildenbruch, Ernst von (1845-1909)|Ernst von Wildenbruch]]'s drama <em>[[Mennonit, Der|Der Mennonit]]</em>. | David von Riesen, a member of the Mennonite congregation of [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]]-Ellerwald, [[West Prussia|West Prussia]], [[Germany|Germany]], was expelled from membership for serving in the army in the [[Military Participation|War of Liberation]] in 1815, and sought to be reinstated into this congregation or into the [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] congregation by way of the courts, but after lengthy negotiations his suit was rejected by the royal court in Berlin on 24 January 1818. Riesen's fate was the basis of [[Wildenbruch, Ernst von (1845-1909)|Ernst von Wildenbruch]]'s drama <em>[[Mennonit, Der|Der Mennonit]]</em>. | ||
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Donner, Johann. "Autobiographical sketch<em>." Mennonitischer Gemeinde-Kalender</em> (1932): 101-3. | Donner, Johann. "Autobiographical sketch<em>." Mennonitischer Gemeinde-Kalender</em> (1932): 101-3. | ||
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Reiswitz G. L. von and F. Wadzeck. <em>Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Mennoniten-Gemeinden in Europa and America</em>. Berlin, 1821: 233-315. | Reiswitz G. L. von and F. Wadzeck. <em>Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Mennoniten-Gemeinden in Europa and America</em>. Berlin, 1821: 233-315. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:57, 16 January 2017
David von Riesen, a member of the Mennonite congregation of Elbing-Ellerwald, West Prussia, Germany, was expelled from membership for serving in the army in the War of Liberation in 1815, and sought to be reinstated into this congregation or into the Danzig congregation by way of the courts, but after lengthy negotiations his suit was rejected by the royal court in Berlin on 24 January 1818. Riesen's fate was the basis of Ernst von Wildenbruch's drama Der Mennonit.
Bibliography
Donner, Johann. "Autobiographical sketch." Mennonitischer Gemeinde-Kalender (1932): 101-3.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 511.
Reiswitz G. L. von and F. Wadzeck. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Mennoniten-Gemeinden in Europa and America. Berlin, 1821: 233-315.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Neff, Christian. "Riesen, David (19th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Riesen,_David_(19th_century)&oldid=146164.
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Neff, Christian. (1959). Riesen, David (19th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Riesen,_David_(19th_century)&oldid=146164.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 332. All rights reserved.
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