Confraternity of the Arquebusiers of Antwerp
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The Confraternity of the Arquebusiers of Antwerp was a civic militia guild in Antwerp composed of firearms-bearing burghers that played a prominent social, religious, and defensive role in the city during the early modern period.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antwerp civic militia | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civic militia guild
ⓘ
early modern militia organization ⓘ religious confraternity ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Antwerp city government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
guild culture in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| basedIn | Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| governedBy | guild regulations ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
corporate self-governance
ⓘ
military training of citizens ⓘ religious patronage ⓘ urban privilege ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defense of city walls
ⓘ
maintenance of public order ⓘ marksmanship competitions ⓘ organization of feasts and banquets ⓘ participation in religious processions ⓘ |
| hasMemberType | firearms-bearing burghers ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalForm |
confraternity
ⓘ
guild ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
defense of municipal liberties
ⓘ
representation of members in civic ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasRole |
ceremonial guard
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civic guard duty ⓘ religious organization ⓘ social organization ⓘ urban defense ⓘ |
| languageOfMembers | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Duchy of Brabant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| operatedWithin | Antwerp city walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Antwerp civic militias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Confraternity of the Crossbowmen of Antwerp
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ⓘ
Confraternity of the Longbowmen of Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| socialStatusOfMembers | burgher elite ⓘ |
| typeOfMilitia | shooting guild ⓘ |
| usedWeapon | arquebus ⓘ |
| weaponTechnology | early firearm ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Siege of Antwerp
this entity surface form:
Antwerp civic militia