Admiral Cornelis Tromp

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Dutch admiral human naval commander

Admiral Cornelis Tromp was a prominent 17th-century Dutch naval commander renowned for his role in the Anglo-Dutch and Franco-Dutch wars and for being one of the most celebrated admirals in Dutch maritime history.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Cornelis Tromp	48	0

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dutch admiral → human → naval commander →
awardReceived	Order of the Elephant →
burialPlace	Oude Kerk, Amsterdam → surface form: Old Church, Amsterdam
conflict	First Anglo-Dutch War → Franco-Dutch War → Scanian War → Second Anglo-Dutch War → Third Anglo-Dutch War →
countryOfCitizenship	Dutch Republic →
dateOfBirth	1629-09-09 →
dateOfDeath	1691-05-29 →
employer	Admiralty of Amsterdam →
era	17th century →
familyName	Tromp →
father	Maarten Tromp → surface form: Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp
givenName	Cornelis →
heritage	Dutch →
militaryBranch	Dutch navy of the Republic → surface form: Dutch navy
militaryRank	admiral → lieutenant admiral general →
mother	Dignom Cornelisdr de Haes →
name	Cornelis Tromp →
notableBattle	Battle of Køge Bay (1677) → surface form: Battle of Køge Bay Battle of Lowestoft → Battle of Scheveningen → Battle of Öland → Four Days' Battle → Raid on the Medway → St James's Day Battle →
notableFor	being one of the most celebrated admirals in Dutch maritime history → role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars → role in the Franco-Dutch War →
notableWork	command of the combined Danish-Dutch fleet in the Scanian War → defence of the Dutch Republic in the Anglo-Dutch Wars →
placeOfBirth	County of Holland → Dutch Republic → Rotterdam →
placeOfDeath	Amsterdam → County of Holland → Dutch Republic →
positionHeld	Admiral-General of Denmark–Norway → Commander of the Dutch fleet → Lieutenant-Admiral General of the Dutch Republic →
serviceEntryYear	1643 →
spouse	Johanna Maria van der Haeghen → Sara Catrijne van der Straten →

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Franco-Dutch War → hasParticipant → Admiral Cornelis Tromp →