Heeren XIX
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board of directors
governing council
institution of the Dutch Republic
organ of the Dutch West India Company
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.
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
|
| appliesToOrganization | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
allocation of company resources
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
surface form:
States General of the Dutch Republic
|
| timePeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| uses | collegial decision-making ⓘ |
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