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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siege of Maastricht (1673) belligerent Dutch Republic
Treaty of Nijmegen signatory Dutch Republic
Treaty of Nijmegen cededBy Dutch Republic
Battle of Texel (1673) belligerent Dutch Republic
Battle of Texel (1673) countryInvolved Dutch Republic
Fort Orange country Dutch Republic
Admiral Cornelis Tromp countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Cornelis Tromp
Admiral Cornelis Tromp placeOfBirth Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Cornelis Tromp
Admiral Cornelis Tromp placeOfDeath Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Cornelis Tromp
Deshima tradingNation Dutch Republic
William II of Scotland placeOfBirth Dutch Republic
Athenaeum Illustre country Dutch Republic
Athenaeum Illustre regionServed Dutch Republic
Joan Maetsuycker countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Joan Maetsuycker placeOfBirth Dutch Republic
Mauritsstad country Dutch Republic
Willem Barentsz countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Four Days' Battle belligerent Dutch Republic
Four Days' Battle countryInvolved Dutch Republic
Battle of Solebay belligerent Dutch Republic
Battle of Solebay countryInvolved Dutch Republic
Pierre Bayle placeOfDeath Dutch Republic
Dutch rijksdaalder currencyOf Dutch Republic
Mare Liberum countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
De jure praedae countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
Bloodless Revolution participant Dutch Republic
The Immortal Seven alliedWith Dutch Republic
this entity surface form: Dutch Republic under William of Orange
De Witt countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Johan de Witt
De Witt countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
subject surface form: Cornelis de Witt
Jacob de Witt countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Anna de Witt countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Anna de Witt placeOfOrigin Dutch Republic
Anna de Witt residence Dutch Republic
Johan de Witt Jr. countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Meierij van ’s-Hertogenbosch integratedInto Dutch Republic
this entity surface form: Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
Critica Botanica publisherLocation Dutch Republic
Bronck family countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic