Jean Albrecht Adelgreiff

Jean Albrecht Adelgreiff was a German man who claimed to have been given a mission from God to chastise the sovereigns of Earth. de Plancy, J. C., (1863). Dictionnaire Infernal. 6ed. pg.7
== History ==
Jean's father was a pastor, who taught him Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and a number of languages spoken in the 17th Century. 
He believed he received visions from heaven, with the most notable being seven angels telling him he was God's representative on Earth, and that he had to chastise the sovereigns of the land with rods of iron. 
He gained a following of believers, and signed his decrees to them with:
"Jean Albrecht Adelgreiff, Kihi Schmalkhitmandis, arch-sovereign pontiff, king of the kingdom of heaven, judge of the living and the dead, Holy father, in whose glory Christ will come on the last day, Lord of all lords and King of all kings"
He lived an extravagant lifestyle, and eventually ran afoul of the law. He was tried for witchcraft, heresy, and troublemaking on account of his claims of performing miracles, and was burned at the stake in Königsberg on October 11th, 1636. Before he died, he predicted that he would rise from the dead three days later, but this did not come true.
== References ==
Category:Dictionnaire Infernal
Category:Cult Leaders
Category:Spellcasters