George of Saxony sent this man to work in Wittenberg, inspiring Martin Luther to post the Ninety-Five Theses.
Georg Evers found no evidence of rumors that this man's dalliance with a married woman in Innsbruck led him to be sentenced to be drowned in a sack before royal intercession. He was assisted by Konrad Wimpina in drafting a rebuttal to accusations against him and withdrew from public life after being accused of embezzlement by Karl von Miltitz. He worked under the guidelines of the Instructio Summaria in an effort in which he attempted to cover the debts of Albrecht of Brandenburg, who had run up huge bills in a campaign to have himself appointed Archbishop of Mainz. He used a slogan translated as "as soon as a coin in the coffer rings / the soul from purgatory springs" in a campaign that was commonly thought to be financing the construction of St. Peter's Basilica. George of Saxony sent this man to work in Wittenberg, inspiring Martin Luther to post the Ninety-Five Theses. For 10 points, name this infamous seller of indulgences whose venal claims sparked the Protestant Reformation.
Georg Evers found no evidence of rumors that this man's dalliance with a married woman in Innsbruck led him to be sentenced to be drowned in a sack before royal intercession.
Johann Tetzel