Dutch Republic

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The Dutch Republic was a powerful 17th-century maritime and commercial state in Western Europe, known for its global trade empire, cultural flourishing, and role as a major colonial power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial empire
former sovereign state
maritime power
republic
trading state
alliance Grand Alliance
Triple Alliance (1668)
alsoKnownAs Dutch Republic
surface form: Republic of the Seven United Netherlands

Dutch Republic
surface form: Republic of the Seven United Provinces

Dutch Republic
surface form: United Provinces

Dutch Republic
surface form: United Provinces of the Netherlands
capital The Hague
centuryOfPeakPower 17th century
charteredCompany Dutch West India Company
surface form: Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie

Dutch East India Company
surface form: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie
colonialPossession Cape Colony
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
Dutch Brazil
Dutch East Indies
New Netherland
various Caribbean islands
conflict Anglo-Dutch Wars
Eighty Years' War
Franco-Dutch War
continent Europe
country Netherlands
currency Dutch guilder
declaredIndependenceFrom Spanish Empire
deFactoCapital Amsterdam
dissolved 1795
dominantDynasty House of Orange-Nassau
economicCenter Amsterdam
era Early Modern period
established 1581
financialInnovation Amsterdam Stock Exchange
joint-stock company model
foundedBy Union of Utrecht
goldenAge Dutch Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dutch Golden Age
governmentType federal republic
oligarchic republic
headOfGovernmentTitle Grand Pensionary
headOfStateTitle Stadtholder
independenceEvent Dutch Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Act of Abjuration
independenceYear 1581
knownFor artistic flourishing
banking and finance
cartography and navigation
commercial capitalism
maritime trade
religious tolerance
scientific advancement
legalSystem Roman-Dutch law
legislativeBody States General of the Netherlands
locatedIn Western Europe
majorTradingCompany Dutch East India Company
Dutch West India Company
militaryEvent Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672
nativeName Dutch Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
navalPowerRank one of the leading naval powers of the 17th century
notableArtist Johannes Vermeer
Rembrandt van Rijn
notablePhilosopher Baruch Spinoza
notableScientist Christiaan Huygens
officialLanguage Dutch
politicalCharacteristic dominance of merchant oligarchies
strong provincial autonomy
politicalStructure union of seven provinces
predecessor Habsburg Netherlands
Seventeen Provinces
province Friesland
Gelderland
Groningen
Netherlands
surface form: Holland

Overijssel
Utrecht
Zeeland
recognizedBySpain 1648
religion Dutch Reformed Church
successor Batavian Republic
treaty Peace of Westphalia

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Self-Portrait (1645) countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
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subject surface form: Johannes Voet
Voet countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Gijsbert Voet
Dutch Republicanism country Dutch Republic
Delft School country Dutch Republic
Pieter van Veen countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Fort Willem Hendrick country Dutch Republic
Maarten Tromp countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Maarten Tromp employer Dutch Republic
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Slag bij de Downs belligerent Dutch Republic
Slag bij de Downs combatant Dutch Republic
Reinier de Graaf birthCountry Dutch Republic
Reinier de Graaf deathCountry Dutch Republic
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Wiltwyck foundingColonialPower Dutch Republic
Dutch Coromandel country Dutch Republic
Cityscape with Figures countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
Odysseus and Nausicaa countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
Philips Wouwerman countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Infernal Scene countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
Infernal Scene creatorBirthCountry Dutch Republic
Leiden painters’ guild country Dutch Republic
Arend countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
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Stadtholder of Cleves associatedWith Dutch Republic
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Heinsius countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Anthonie Heinsius
Samuel van Hoogstraten placeOfBirth Dutch Republic
Mary associatedWith Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
Dutch Angola country Dutch Republic
Dutch Angola colonialPower Dutch Republic
Dutch Bengal country Dutch Republic
Stadtholder of Lingen country Dutch Republic
Westerwolde historicallyContestedBy Dutch Republic
Dutch America colonialPower Dutch Republic
Jan Lievens countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic