Pamphlet of the Twelve Articles from von 1525
Sebastian Lotzer (c. 1490 – after 1525) was born in Horb am Neckar . He was a furrier by trade. During his journeyman years , while in Memmingen , he became secretary to the Baltringer Haufen , a peasant army during the German Peasants' War . Lotzer was heavily influenced by theologian Christoph Schappeler .
In 1525, representing the 27 villages of the territory of Memmingen he drew up the Memmingen Articles , and shortly afterwards, in conjunction with the Christian Confederation , the Twelve Articles .
Following the defeat of the peasants by the Swabian League Lotzer had to flee from Memmingen in April 1525. He was last heard of in St. Gallen . His date of death is unknown.
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