Heeren XIX
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Heeren XIX was the central governing council of the Dutch West India Company, composed of nineteen directors who oversaw its colonial and trading activities in the Atlantic world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heeren XIX canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Heeren XIX Context triple: [Dutch West India Company, governingBody, Heeren XIX]
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Heeren XVII
Heeren XVII was the central governing board of the Dutch East India Company, composed of seventeen powerful directors who oversaw its global trade and colonial activities.
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Heer
The Heer was the land-based component of Nazi Germany’s armed forces, serving as its primary army during World War II.
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Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is a major fortified artillery work of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, notable for its extensive underground galleries, combat blocks, and well-preserved World War II defenses.
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Willem
Willem is a given name, primarily used in Dutch-speaking regions, that corresponds to the English name William.
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Free City of Danzig
The Free City of Danzig was a semi-autonomous city-state under League of Nations protection between World War I and World War II, centered on the port city of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) and contested by both Germany and Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Heeren XIX Target entity description: Heeren XIX was the central governing council of the Dutch West India Company, composed of nineteen directors who oversaw its colonial and trading activities in the Atlantic world.
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A.
Heeren XVII
Heeren XVII was the central governing board of the Dutch East India Company, composed of seventeen powerful directors who oversaw its global trade and colonial activities.
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B.
Heer
The Heer was the land-based component of Nazi Germany’s armed forces, serving as its primary army during World War II.
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C.
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is a major fortified artillery work of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, notable for its extensive underground galleries, combat blocks, and well-preserved World War II defenses.
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D.
Willem
Willem is a given name, primarily used in Dutch-speaking regions, that corresponds to the English name William.
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E.
Free City of Danzig
The Free City of Danzig was a semi-autonomous city-state under League of Nations protection between World War I and World War II, centered on the port city of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) and contested by both Germany and Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
board of directors
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governing council ⓘ institution of the Dutch Republic ⓘ organ of the Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Atlantic world
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Caribbean colonies of the Dutch West India Company ⓘ Dutch Brazil ⓘ New Netherland ⓘ Elmina Castle ⓘ
surface form:
West African forts of the Dutch West India Company
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| appliesToOrganization | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
allocation of company resources
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appointment of high colonial officials of the Dutch West India Company ⓘ major military expeditions of the Dutch West India Company ⓘ strategic policy of the Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| composition | directors of the Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| coordinationRole | reconciling interests of different regional chambers of the Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Atlantic slave trade
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colonial administration ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ warfare and privateering ⓘ |
| hasMember | directors from multiple regional chambers of the Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Amsterdam chamber directors of the Dutch West India Company
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Maas (Rotterdam) chamber directors of the Dutch West India Company ⓘ Noorderkwartier chamber directors of the Dutch West India Company ⓘ Stad en Lande (Groningen) chamber directors of the Dutch West India Company ⓘ Zeeland chamber directors of the Dutch West India Company ⓘ representatives of the States General of the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central organ in organizing Dutch colonial rule in the Americas and West Africa
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key institution in Dutch Atlantic expansion ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| namedAfter | number of its members ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 19 ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| partOf | governance structure of the Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| role |
central governing council of the Dutch West India Company
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oversight of colonial activities in the Atlantic world ⓘ oversight of trading activities in the Atlantic world ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
coordination of Dutch privateering against Iberian shipping in the Atlantic
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direction of Dutch participation in the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ oversight of the conquest and administration of Dutch Brazil ⓘ oversight of the founding and governance of New Amsterdam ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
States General of the Netherlands
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surface form:
States General of the Dutch Republic
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| timePeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| uses | collegial decision-making ⓘ |
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Subject: Heeren XIX Description of subject: Heeren XIX was the central governing council of the Dutch West India Company, composed of nineteen directors who oversaw its colonial and trading activities in the Atlantic world.
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