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'''Great Paap''' (Dutch: '''Grote Paap''') is the title held by the head of the [[Paap family]]. The title originated with [[Melchior Paap]], the eldest son of [[Martinos Nikolopoulos]], after the establishment of the Paap family in the [[Dutch Republic]] during the late 18th century. The original responsibility of the Great Paap was custody of the [[Book of Paap]], a Greek-language religious text written by Martinos, and preservation of its teachings among later generations of the family.
'''Great Paap''' (Dutch: '''Grote Paap''') is the hereditary title held by the head of the [[Paap family]]. [[Melchior Paap]] became the first holder after the family settled in the [[Dutch Republic]] during the late 18th century.<ref name="melchior"/> The title originally carried responsibility for the [[Book of Paap]]. It later developed into the principal leadership position within the family.


The religious function of the title declined over time. Later Great Paaps increasingly acted as heads of the family, while the Book of Paap remained an inherited family tradition. [[Martin Paap]] has held the title since 2007.<ref name="martin-leadership"/> His son, [[Martin Paap III]], is scheduled to succeed him on 1 November 2027.<ref name="martin-iii-position"/>
[[Martin Paap]] has held the title since November 2007.<ref name="martin-leadership"/> His son, [[Martin Paap III]], is the designated successor and is scheduled to become Great Paap on 1 November 2027.<ref name="martin-iii-position"/>


== Origins ==
== History ==


The title developed after [[Martinos Nikolopoulos]] and members of his family fled the [[Peloponnese]] in 1770 and settled in the [[Dutch Republic]]. Martinos had written the ''[[Book of Paap]]'', in which he recorded a religious vision concerning the future of his descendants. The family later adopted the surname Paap after the same name appeared independently in Dutch usage around the strongly Christian household.
The title originated with the first Dutch-born Paap generation. [[Martinos Nikolopoulos]] had written the Greek-language ''Book of Paap'' after the Nikolopoulos household left the [[Peloponnese]] in 1770. The family gradually adopted Paap as its hereditary surname after settling in the Dutch Republic.<ref name="early-history"/>


Martinos did not become Great Paap himself. He remained the author and principal teacher of the book and was later praised within the family as "the one most true Paap". His eldest son, [[Melchior Paap]], born on 7 November 1777, became the first Great Paap. Martinos entrusted him with protecting the original book and maintaining its teachings within the family.
Martinos remained the author and teacher of the book. He entrusted the original text to his eldest son, Melchior, who became its first formal guardian and the first Great Paap. Melchior passed the title through his direct line.<ref name="melchior"/> His eldest son, [[Antonius Martin Paap]], became the second holder on 27 August 1877. [[Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap]] succeeded Antonius on 2 November 1940.<ref name="antonius"/><ref name="martinus"/>


Early holders were also described as '''Paapists''' because responsibility for the book formed the central purpose of the office. The Great Paap was expected to teach the text to younger members of the family and ensure that it passed to the next generation.
The religious function weakened as later generations devoted less attention to the book's prophecy. Family leadership became the principal function of the title. The Great Paap came to direct matters affecting the family as a whole and determine how its branches worked together.


The original succession followed primogeniture through Melchior's descendants. The eldest child of a Great Paap was expected to inherit the position and custody of the book. A refusal by the expected successor could interrupt this succession.
== Duties ==


== Book of Paap ==
The first Great Paaps protected the original ''Book of Paap'' and taught its contents to the designated heir. The book described a future confrontation between a Paap of light and a Paap of darkness. It also stated that the Paap of light would bear the name Hugerinus and have a four-letter first name.<ref name="book-prophecy"/>


The ''Book of Paap'' described a future confrontation between two members of the family. Martinos wrote of a Paap of light "who had lost it all" and a Paap of darkness "who took it all". He stated that their eventual confrontation would decide the fate of the world.
The religious duties continued after literal belief in the prophecy declined. Later holders retained custody of the book while assuming broader responsibility for the direction of the Paap family. The modern Great Paap establishes long-term family plans and oversees the preservation of inherited traditions.


The book also stated that the Paap of light would bear the name '''Hugerinus''' and have a four-letter first name. The word later became part of the [[Hugerinus lineage]] after [[Georgios Nikolopoulos]] gave his son the name [[Aris Hugerinus Paap]]. Georgios chose the name because he considered Martinos's use of Hugerinus meaningful. He did not know that his descendants would continue using the name or that later Paaps would interpret his decision as part of the prophecy.
== Succession ==


Most early members of the family did not expect Martinos's prophecy to occur literally. Martinos was respected for his age, religious knowledge and judgment, but belief that two future Paaps would actually fulfil the roles described in the book remained uncommon. The Great Paap continued preserving the text despite this scepticism.
Succession is hereditary within Melchior Paap's direct line. Primogeniture establishes the first claim among descendants who have completed custodial instruction and accepted responsibility for the ''Book of Paap''. The reigning Great Paap gives this instruction to the intended heir. A descendant who does not complete it or refuses custody may be passed over.


Later believers identified [[Mark Hugerinus Paap]] as the Paap of light and [[Eef Paap]] as the Paap of darkness.
Martinus's eldest son, [[Martin Paap (father)|Martin Paap I]], lived in Rotterdam and had not completed the instruction when Martinus became Great Paap in 1940. His younger son, [[Jan Paap]], had grown up in Martinus's household in Warendorf and received direct instruction in the book. Martinus therefore designated Jan as his intended successor.<ref name="jan-early"/>


== Development of the role ==
Jan did not believe the prophecy and rejected the religious responsibility attached to the title. On 6 January 1943, he told [[Antonie Ronald Paap]] that he would not accept the succession during a confrontation at Rzhev airfield. Jan severed ties with Martinus and later left Europe in 1944.<ref name="jan-rejection"/> Martinus remained Great Paap while Martin I received the preparation required to replace Jan.


During the first generations, the Great Paap was principally responsible for the ''Book of Paap''. The holder maintained the original text and passed its teachings to descendants. This religious responsibility gradually weakened as later generations devoted less attention to Martinos's predictions.
Martinus's term ended after his conviction for war crimes on 28 October 1948. Martin I succeeded him on the same day and remained Great Paap until November 2007.<ref name="martinus"/><ref name="martin-i-leadership"/> Martin Paap then inherited the title from his father. He was separately elected leader of the Paap family that November.<ref name="martin-leadership"/>


The title nevertheless continued within the family. The Great Paap increasingly became responsible for leadership of the Paap family itself. Family direction and preservation of inherited traditions became more prominent parts of the position.
== Holders ==
 
By the modern period, the Great Paap had authority over matters affecting the family as a whole. The holder establishes long-term plans and determines how branches of the family work together. The Great Paap also oversees the preservation of family traditions.
 
== Jan Paap's rejection ==
 
[[Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap]] intended for his son [[Jan Paap]] to succeed him as Great Paap.<ref name="jan-early"/> Jan did not believe the prophecy contained in the ''Book of Paap'' and rejected the religious obligations attached to the title. He wanted the Paap name to represent a powerful family and did not want its direction determined by the traditions surrounding Martinos's book.
 
During the [[Second World War]], Jan formally rejected the expected succession and severed ties with his father and the older Paap traditions.<ref name="jan-departure"/> [[Martin Paap (father)|Martin Paap I]] assumed the title in 1944.<ref name="martin-i-leadership"/>
 
Jan's rejection later became important to believers in the ''Book of Paap''. Martinos had written:
 
:"When the next Paap rejects the book, the darkness begins its final crusade."
 
Paapists later identified Jan as the rejecting Paap described in this passage. Jan himself did not accept this interpretation.
 
== Modern leadership ==
 
Martin Paap I remained Great Paap from 1944 until November 2007.<ref name="martin-i-leadership"/> His son [[Martin Paap]] then succeeded him as Great Paap under the hereditary succession.<ref name="martin-leadership"/>
 
The modern office retained responsibility for the direction of the family while the original religious duties associated with the ''Book of Paap'' were no longer the central function of the title.
 
[[Martin Paap III]], the son of Martin Paap, is the designated successor. His succession is scheduled for 1 November 2027.<ref name="martin-iii-position"/>
 
== Known holders ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Holders of the Great Paap title
! Holder
! Holder
! Term
! Term
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|-
|-
| [[Melchior Paap]]
| [[Melchior Paap]]
|
| Date unknown – 27 August 1877
| First Great Paap and first hereditary guardian of the ''Book of Paap''
| First Great Paap and first hereditary guardian of the ''Book of Paap''
|-
| [[Antonius Martin Paap]]
| 27 August 1877 – 2 November 1940
| Second Great Paap
|-
|-
| [[Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap]]
| [[Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap]]
| Until 1944
| 2 November 1940 – 28 October 1948
| Intended for [[Jan Paap]] to succeed him
| Designated [[Jan Paap]] as his intended successor
|-
|-
| [[Martin Paap I]]
| [[Martin Paap (father)|Martin Paap I]]
| 1944–2007
| 28 October 1948 – November 2007
| Assumed the title after Jan Paap rejected the succession
| Succeeded Martinus after Jan rejected the succession
|-
|-
| [[Martin Paap]]
| [[Martin Paap]]
| 2007–present
| 2007–present
| Succeeded Martin Paap I and was formally elected family leader in November 2007
| Succeeded Martin Paap I through hereditary succession in November 2007
|}
|}


[[Martin Paap III]] is the designated successor and is scheduled to become Great Paap on 1 November 2027.<ref name="martin-iii-position"/>
[[Martin Paap III]] is scheduled to succeed Martin Paap on 1 November 2027.<ref name="martin-iii-position"/>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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<ref name="martin-iii-position">"[[Martin Paap III#Family position|Family position]]". ''Martin Paap III''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="martin-iii-position">"[[Martin Paap III#Family position|Family position]]". ''Martin Paap III''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="jan-early">"[[Jan Paap#Early life|Early life]]". ''Jan Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="jan-early">"[[Jan Paap#Early life|Early life]]". ''Jan Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="jan-departure">"[[Jan Paap#Military service and departure from Europe|Military service and departure from Europe]]". ''Jan Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="jan-rejection">"[[Jan Paap#Military service|Military service]]". ''Jan Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="martin-i-leadership">"[[Martin Paap (father)#Paap family leadership|Paap family leadership]]". ''Martin Paap (father)''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="martin-i-leadership">"[[Martin Paap (father)#Paap family leadership|Paap family leadership]]". ''Martin Paap (father)''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="early-history">"[[Early history of the Paap family#Establishment of the Paap family|Establishment of the Paap family]]". ''Early history of the Paap family''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="melchior">''[[Melchior Paap]]''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="antonius">"[[Antonius Martin Paap#Architecture and Great Paap|Architecture and Great Paap]]". ''Antonius Martin Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="martinus">"[[Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap#Great Paap|Great Paap]]". ''Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="book-prophecy">"[[Book of Paap#Prophecy|Prophecy]]". ''Book of Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
}}
}}


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[[Category:Great Paaps]]

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Great Paap (Dutch: Grote Paap) is the hereditary title held by the head of the Paap family. Melchior Paap became the first holder after the family settled in the Dutch Republic during the late 18th century.[1] The title originally carried responsibility for the Book of Paap. It later developed into the principal leadership position within the family.

Martin Paap has held the title since November 2007.[2] His son, Martin Paap III, is the designated successor and is scheduled to become Great Paap on 1 November 2027.[3]

History

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The title originated with the first Dutch-born Paap generation. Martinos Nikolopoulos had written the Greek-language Book of Paap after the Nikolopoulos household left the Peloponnese in 1770. The family gradually adopted Paap as its hereditary surname after settling in the Dutch Republic.[4]

Martinos remained the author and teacher of the book. He entrusted the original text to his eldest son, Melchior, who became its first formal guardian and the first Great Paap. Melchior passed the title through his direct line.[1] His eldest son, Antonius Martin Paap, became the second holder on 27 August 1877. Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap succeeded Antonius on 2 November 1940.[5][6]

The religious function weakened as later generations devoted less attention to the book's prophecy. Family leadership became the principal function of the title. The Great Paap came to direct matters affecting the family as a whole and determine how its branches worked together.

Duties

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The first Great Paaps protected the original Book of Paap and taught its contents to the designated heir. The book described a future confrontation between a Paap of light and a Paap of darkness. It also stated that the Paap of light would bear the name Hugerinus and have a four-letter first name.[7]

The religious duties continued after literal belief in the prophecy declined. Later holders retained custody of the book while assuming broader responsibility for the direction of the Paap family. The modern Great Paap establishes long-term family plans and oversees the preservation of inherited traditions.

Succession

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Succession is hereditary within Melchior Paap's direct line. Primogeniture establishes the first claim among descendants who have completed custodial instruction and accepted responsibility for the Book of Paap. The reigning Great Paap gives this instruction to the intended heir. A descendant who does not complete it or refuses custody may be passed over.

Martinus's eldest son, Martin Paap I, lived in Rotterdam and had not completed the instruction when Martinus became Great Paap in 1940. His younger son, Jan Paap, had grown up in Martinus's household in Warendorf and received direct instruction in the book. Martinus therefore designated Jan as his intended successor.[8]

Jan did not believe the prophecy and rejected the religious responsibility attached to the title. On 6 January 1943, he told Antonie Ronald Paap that he would not accept the succession during a confrontation at Rzhev airfield. Jan severed ties with Martinus and later left Europe in 1944.[9] Martinus remained Great Paap while Martin I received the preparation required to replace Jan.

Martinus's term ended after his conviction for war crimes on 28 October 1948. Martin I succeeded him on the same day and remained Great Paap until November 2007.[6][10] Martin Paap then inherited the title from his father. He was separately elected leader of the Paap family that November.[2]

Holders

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Holders of the Great Paap title
Holder Term Notes
Melchior Paap Date unknown – 27 August 1877 First Great Paap and first hereditary guardian of the Book of Paap
Antonius Martin Paap 27 August 1877 – 2 November 1940 Second Great Paap
Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap 2 November 1940 – 28 October 1948 Designated Jan Paap as his intended successor
Martin Paap I 28 October 1948 – November 2007 Succeeded Martinus after Jan rejected the succession
Martin Paap 2007–present Succeeded Martin Paap I through hereditary succession in November 2007

Martin Paap III is scheduled to succeed Martin Paap on 1 November 2027.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Melchior Paap. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Paap family leadership". Martin Paap. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Family position". Martin Paap III. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  4. ↑ "Establishment of the Paap family". Early history of the Paap family. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  5. ↑ "Architecture and Great Paap". Antonius Martin Paap. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Great Paap". Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  7. ↑ "Prophecy". Book of Paap. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  8. ↑ "Early life". Jan Paap. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  9. ↑ "Military service". Jan Paap. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  10. ↑ "Paap family leadership". Martin Paap (father). Vrienden Universe Wiki.
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