Dutch regent class
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The Dutch regent class was the wealthy, patrician urban elite that dominated municipal and provincial government in the Dutch Republic during the early modern period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amsterdam regent class | 2 |
| Dutch regent class canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
patriciate
ⓘ
social class ⓘ urban elite ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod |
Dutch Golden Age
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
Dutch West India Company ⓘ States Party faction ⓘ merchant capitalism ⓘ |
| challengedBy |
French Revolutionary reforms in the Netherlands
ⓘ
Patriot movement ⓘ |
| controlled |
city councils in the Dutch Republic
ⓘ
civic militias leadership ⓘ local justice administration ⓘ provincial estates in the Dutch Republic ⓘ urban finances ⓘ urban poor relief institutions ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
collecting paintings
ⓘ
commissioning civic group portraits ⓘ humanist education ⓘ patronage of the arts ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| economicStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
| governedIn |
Holland
ⓘ
Utrecht ⓘ Zeeland ⓘ other provinces of the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| ideology |
regent oligarchy
ⓘ
urban republicanism ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
control of offices
ⓘ
family networks ⓘ marriage alliances ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | republican elite ⓘ |
| powerStructure | oligarchy ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Dutch Reformed Church
ⓘ
tolerant Calvinism ⓘ |
| role |
municipal government elite
ⓘ
provincial government elite ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
patrician
ⓘ
upper class ⓘ |
| typicalOccupation |
burgomaster
ⓘ
magistrate ⓘ member of provincial estates ⓘ member of vroedschap ⓘ schepen ⓘ |
| typicalResidence | Dutch cities ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam regent class
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam regent class