Frans Banninck Cocq
Frans Banninck Cocq (sometimes incorrectly spelled as Banning), free lord of Purmerland and Ilpendam (February 23, 1605 – January 1, 1655) was a knight, burgemeester (mayor) and military person of Amsterdam in the mid-17th century, the Dutch Golden Age. He belonged to the wealthy and powerful Dutch patriciate, the regenten, and is best known as the central figure in Rembrandt's masterpiece The Night Watch.
Frans Banninck Cocq | |
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Frans Banninck Cocq in 1642, detail of The Night Watch by Rembrandt | |
| Born | 25 February 1605 Warmoesstraat |
| Died | January 1, 1655 (aged 49) |
| Burial place | Oude Kerk |
| Occupation(s) | Knight, burgemeester (mayor) and military person |
| Spouse | Maria Overlander van Purmerland (married 1630-55; his death) |
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