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.
Aliases (6)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civic guard
→
early modern military unit → militia organization → |
| activeInPeriod |
Dutch Golden Age
→
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| associatedWith |
Amsterdam regent class
→
Dutch Golden Age civic militia culture → |
| associatedWithArtist |
Rembrandt
→
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| 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 |
Amsterdam municipality
→
member contributions → |
| governedBy |
Amsterdam city government
→
|
| hasFunction |
representation of urban power
→
symbol of civic autonomy → |
| hasLanguage |
Dutch
→
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| hasMeetingPlace |
Amsterdam militia headquarters
→
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| hasOrganizationStructure |
company-based structure
→
|
| hasRank |
captain
→
ensign → lieutenant → |
| hasType |
citizen-soldier organization
→
urban militia → |
| historicalContext |
Dutch urban republicanism
→
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 (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Captain Frans Banning Cocq
→
Kloveniersdoelen (musketeers’ hall) in Amsterdam ("Amsterdam civic militia") → |
associatedWith |
|
Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banning Cocq
→
The Night Watch → |
commissionedBy |
|
Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banning Cocq
("Amsterdam civic guard company")
→
The Company of Captain Albert Bas and Lieutenant Lucas Conijn ("Amsterdam civic guard company") → |
depicts |
|
The Company of Captain Albert Bas and Lieutenant Lucas Conijn
→
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depictsOrganization |
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Colombo
("Burghers")
→
|
ethnicGroup |
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Captain Frans Banning Cocq
("Kloveniers civic guard company")
→
|
memberOf |
|
Heren (Gentlemen) of Amsterdam city government
("Heren van Amsterdam")
→
|
nativeLabel |
|
Govert Flinck
("Civic Guardsmen of the Company of Captain Joan Huydecoper and Lieutenant Frans van Waveren")
→
|
notableWork |
|
Kloveniersdoelen (musketeers’ hall) in Amsterdam
→
|
usedBy |