Frans Banninck Cocq

Frans Banninck Cocq
Frans Banninck Cocq in 1642, detail of The Night Watch by Rembrandt
Born(1605-02-25)25 February 1605
Warmoesstraat
DiedJanuary 1, 1655(1655-01-01) (aged 49)
Amsterdam
Burial placeOude Kerk[1]
Occupation(s)Knight, burgemeester (mayor) and military person
SpouseMaria Overlander van Purmerland (married 1630-55; his death)

Frans Banninck Cocq (sometimes incorrectly spelled as Banning[2]), 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.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Burial was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ S.A.C. Dudok van Heel (1992) FRANS BANNINCK COCQ (1605-1655), DE KAPITEIN VAN ‘DE NACHTWACHT’ In: Maandblad Amstelodamum.
  3. ^ "'The Company of Capteyn Frans Banning Cocq' (aka 'The Night Watch') by Rembrandt". Retrieved 12 March 2012.