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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Atlas Novus countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
Frans Hals painting "Portrait of a Young Woman" countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Portrait of a Young Woman (Frans Hals)
Portrait of a Man countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
St George militia company country Dutch Republic
Haarlem school of painting country Dutch Republic
Judith Leyster countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Academia Gelro-Zutphanica country Dutch Republic
Baeto countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
Granida countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
Geeraerdt van Velsen countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
Warenar countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
St Hadrian civic guard company country Dutch Republic
William Frederick countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Lefferts family countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
van Mieris countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
subject surface form: van Mieris family
van Mieris countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Frans van Mieris the Elder
The Four Disgracers countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
The Great Hercules countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
Margaretha Jansdr countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Jacob Matham countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Generaliteitslanden of the Dutch Republic country Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Generaliteitslanden
Siege of Maastricht (1794) belligerent Dutch Republic
Vermeer family countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
Vermeer family countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Johannes Vermeer
Thins countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Maria Thins
Vermeer’s household in Delft country Dutch Republic
Henry Casimir countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Slag bij Ter Heijde belligerent Dutch Republic
Slag bij Scheveningen belligerent Dutch Republic
Meijer countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Lodewijk Meijer (1629–1681)
Jan Janszoon countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Vosmeer van Aemstel countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
Bishop Gozewijn countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
Tasman’s journal countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic