Dutch Republic

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colonial empire former sovereign state maritime power republic trading state

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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Label Occurrences
Dutch Republic canonical 2,098
Republic of the Seven United Netherlands 15
United Provinces of the Netherlands 14

Statements (80)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (2,158)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of Utrecht → participant → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession) → recognizedBy → Dutch Republic ⓘ
subject surface form: Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
Halve Maen → countryOfRegistry → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Halve Maen → flag → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Spanish Armada → opponent → Dutch Republic ⓘ
VOC → country → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Heeren XVII → country → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Heeren XVII → locatedIn → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Batavia → colonialPower → Dutch Republic ⓘ
The Night Watch → countryOfOrigin → Dutch Republic ⓘ
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp → countryOfOrigin → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Belshazzar’s Feast → countryOfOrigin → Dutch Republic ⓘ
The Syndics of the Drapers’ Guild → countryOfOrigin → Dutch Republic ⓘ
De ratiociniis in ludo aleae → countryOfFirstPublication → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Seventeen Provinces → followedBy → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Dutch Brazil → country → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Anglo-Dutch Wars → conflictBetween → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Anglo-Dutch Wars → belligerent → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Catholic Monarchy → hasForeignRival → Dutch Republic ⓘ
The Jewish Bride → countryOfOrigin → Dutch Republic ⓘ
The Return of the Prodigal Son → countryOfOrigin → Dutch Republic ⓘ
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee → countryOfOrigin → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Bernhard von Galen, Bishop of Münster → opponentOf → Dutch Republic ⓘ
subject surface form: Bernhard von Galen
Franco-Dutch War → mainBelligerent → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Franco-Dutch War → opposedBy → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Franco-Dutch War → location → Dutch Republic ⓘ
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough → allegiance → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Self-Portrait with Two Circles → countryOfOrigin → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Colonial America → otherColonialPower → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Glorious Revolution → involved → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Groningen → joined → Dutch Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
Johan de Witt → birthPlace → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Johan de Witt → deathPlace → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Johan de Witt → countryOfCitizenship → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Hugo Grotius → countryOfCitizenship → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Peter the Great → traveledTo → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Canons of Dort → formulatedInCountry → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Peter Stuyvesant → countryOfCitizenship → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Peter Stuyvesant → birthPlace → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Dutch settlers → countryOfOrigin → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Dutch settlers → colonialPower → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Willem Kieft → countryOfCitizenship → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Willem Kieft → birthPlace → Dutch Republic ⓘ
Nine Years' War → hasBelligerent → Dutch Republic ⓘ
States Army of the Dutch Republic → country → Dutch Republic ⓘ
WIC → country → Dutch Republic ⓘ
subject surface form: Dutch West India Company
Elmina Castle → controlledBy → Dutch Republic ⓘ
chambers (Kamers) → country → Dutch Republic ⓘ
subject surface form: Chambers (Kamers) of the Dutch West India Company
Heeren XIX → country → Dutch Republic ⓘ
European wars of religion → hasParticipant → Dutch Republic ⓘ