Historedia
Person

Hans Hut

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1527

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Hans Hut, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Martyrs' Synod in Augsburg

    1527

    Role: Anabaptist leader and participant

    1. 20–24 August 1527 · Augsburg, GermanySynod Meeting

      Sixty Anabaptist representatives met in Augsburg to resolve doctrinal differences between Swiss and South German groups.

    2. August 1527 · Augsburg, GermanyRejection of Hut's Eschatology

      Participants rejected Hans Hut's specific date calculations for the Kingdom of God while agreeing on Christ's imminent return.

    3. 6 December 1527 · Augsburg prisonArrest and Death of Hans Hut

      The town council arrested participants; Hans Hut died in prison in December 1527 following torture and accidental asphyxiation.

Sources

  1. Martyrs' Synod Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-27