This article assesses the 1534–1535 Anabaptist kingdom of Münster and how its leader, Jan of Leiden, asserted the legitimacy of his divinely anointed kingship. Rather than dismiss Jan of Leiden’s displays of supremacy as arbitrary, radical, or mere delusions of grandeur, I seek to contextualize the spectacle of Münster through an appeal to the power of cultural memory and chivalry. At least three applications of chivalric power are narrated in contemporary accounts of Münster. These relate to clothing, royal entries, and tournament events. By paying particular attention to these applications of chivalric power, we can surmise with more clarity just what Jan of Leiden and his advisors envisioned for the city and themselves and how that vision made sense within the social imaginary of late medieval Europe from which chivalry drew its symbolic power.

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本文评估了 1534 年至 1535 年的重洗派明斯特王国，以及其领导人莱顿的扬如何维护其神授王权的合法性。我并没有将莱顿的扬的霸权表现视为武断、激进或纯粹的宏伟幻想，而是试图通过诉诸文化记忆和骑士精神的力量，将明斯特的奇观置于背景之中。在明斯特的当代记述中至少叙述了三种骑士权力的应用。这些涉及服装、皇室参赛和锦标赛活动。通过特别关注骑士权力的这些应用，我们可以更清楚地推测莱顿的扬和他的顾问们对这座城市和他们自己的设想，以及这一愿景如何在中世纪晚期欧洲的社会想象中有意义，而骑士精神正是从中汲取灵感的。象征性的权力。