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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Dutch settlement of Fort Casimir country Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Fort Casimir
Battle of Fehmarn (1644) belligerent Dutch Republic
Allart countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Allart van Everdingen
van Everdingen countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Allart van Everdingen
van Everdingen countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Caesar van Everdingen
Lambert Reynst countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Battle of Plymouth (1652) belligerent Dutch Republic
Jan Carstenszoon countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Gerrit Reynst countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Reynst family countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Jan de Bray countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Witte de With countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Battle of Dungeness (1652) belligerent Dutch Republic
Admiralty of the Maze country Dutch Republic
Visscher map publishing house country Dutch Republic
Battle of Famars belligerent Dutch Republic
Captain-General of the Union country Dutch Republic
Philips Koninck countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Hercules Segers countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Albert Cuyp countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Berbice slave uprising of 1763 country Dutch Republic
Willem Schouten countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Jacob Le Maire countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Public Disputations at Leiden country Dutch Republic
Adriaen de Vries countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Jacob van Eyck countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Jacob van Eyck countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Der Fluyten Lust-hof
patroon Samuel Blommaert countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Samuel Blommaert
patroon Samuel Godyn countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Samuel Godyn
Pieter Molijn countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Janus Dousa countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Siege of Cork (1690) belligerent Dutch Republic
Roelant Savery countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Willem Neerfeldt countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic