Frans Banningh Cocq
(1605-1655)

Captain of the Night Watch

Died aged c. 50

Frans Banninck Cocq (sometimes incorrectly spelled as Banning), lord of Purmerland and Ilpendam (1605–1655) was a burgemeester (mayor), knight and military person of Amsterdam in the mid-17th century. He belonged to the wealthy and powerful Dutch patriciate of the Dutch Golden Age. Banninck Cocq is best known as the central figure in Rembrandt's masterpiece The Night Watch.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hier woonde Frans Banningh Cock Kapitein van De Nachtwacht 1605-1655

English translation: This is where Frans Banningh Cock, Captain of The Night Watch (1605-1655), lived. [AWS Translate]

Singel 140, Amsterdam, Netherlands where they lived