Amsterdam civic guard
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The Amsterdam civic guard was a militia organization of armed burghers responsible for maintaining public order and defending the city during the Dutch Golden Age.
All labels observed (10)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civic guard
ⓘ
early modern military unit ⓘ militia organization ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amsterdam regent class
ⓘ
Dutch Golden Age civic militia culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist |
Rembrandt van Rijn
ⓘ
surface form:
Rembrandt
|
| associatedWithArtwork | The Night Watch ⓘ |
| composedOf | armed burghers ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | subject of Dutch Golden Age group portraits ⓘ |
| duty |
guarding city gates
ⓘ
manning city walls in wartime ⓘ patrolling streets ⓘ protecting public buildings ⓘ responding to disturbances ⓘ |
| financedBy |
Municipality of Amsterdam
ⓘ
surface form:
Amsterdam municipality
member contributions ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Municipality of Amsterdam
ⓘ
surface form:
Amsterdam city government
|
| hasFunction |
representation of urban power
ⓘ
symbol of civic autonomy ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasMeetingPlace | Amsterdam militia headquarters ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationStructure | company-based structure ⓘ |
| hasRank |
captain
ⓘ
ensign ⓘ lieutenant ⓘ |
| hasType |
citizen-soldier organization
ⓘ
urban militia ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Dutch urban republicanism
ⓘ
Eighty Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Eighty Years War
|
| historicalRegion | County of Holland ⓘ |
| location | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| memberOf | Amsterdam urban institutions ⓘ |
| partOf | Amsterdam city defense system ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis |
burgher status
ⓘ
citizenship in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dutch schutterij system
ⓘ
civic militias in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| role |
defending the city of Amsterdam
ⓘ
maintaining public order ⓘ |
| socialClassOfMembers | burgher class ⓘ |
| socialFunction | elite urban network ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial functions
ⓘ
city defense ⓘ internal security ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Civic Guardsmen of the Company of Captain Joan Huydecoper and Lieutenant Frans van Waveren
this entity surface form:
Burghers
this entity surface form:
Heren van Amsterdam
this entity surface form:
Kloveniers civic guard company
Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banning Cocq
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depicts
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Amsterdam civic guard
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this entity surface form:
Amsterdam civic guard company
Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banning Cocq
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commissionedBy
→
Amsterdam civic guard
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this entity surface form:
Amsterdam civic militia
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam civic guard company
The Company of Captain Albert Bas and Lieutenant Lucas Conijn
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depictsOrganization
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Amsterdam civic guard
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subject surface form:
Musketeers’ Hall
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam civic militia
subject surface form:
Musketeers’ Hall
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam schutterij
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam civic militia
this entity surface form:
civic militia of Amsterdam
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam civic militia
this entity surface form:
Group portraits of Amsterdam civic guards