Bicker family
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The Bicker family was a powerful and influential patrician dynasty in Amsterdam, prominent in Dutch politics and commerce during the Dutch Golden Age.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bicker family canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2626779 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bicker family Context triple: [Wendela Bicker, memberOf, Bicker family]
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A.
Bingham family
The Bingham family is a prominent American family historically known for its wealth, social standing, and influence, particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Harper family
The Harper family is a prominent American publishing dynasty best known for establishing the influential publishing house that evolved into HarperCollins.
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C.
Wilf family
The Wilf family is a prominent American real estate and business family best known for owning the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings.
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D.
Gordon family
The Gordon family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically headed by the Marquess of Huntly and influential in the politics and society of northeast Scotland.
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E.
Bruce family
The Bruce family was a powerful medieval Scottish noble dynasty that produced several prominent figures, including Robert the Bruce, King of Scots.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bicker family Target entity description: The Bicker family was a powerful and influential patrician dynasty in Amsterdam, prominent in Dutch politics and commerce during the Dutch Golden Age.
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A.
Bingham family
The Bingham family is a prominent American family historically known for its wealth, social standing, and influence, particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Harper family
The Harper family is a prominent American publishing dynasty best known for establishing the influential publishing house that evolved into HarperCollins.
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C.
Wilf family
The Wilf family is a prominent American real estate and business family best known for owning the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings.
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D.
Gordon family
The Gordon family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically headed by the Marquess of Huntly and influential in the politics and society of northeast Scotland.
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E.
Bruce family
The Bruce family was a powerful medieval Scottish noble dynasty that produced several prominent figures, including Robert the Bruce, King of Scots.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amsterdam regent family
ⓘ
Dutch noble family ⓘ patrician family ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| economicBase |
finance
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shipping ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | oligarchic republicanism ⓘ |
| hasFamilyBranch |
Andries Bicker branch
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Cornelis Bicker branch ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
burgomaster of Amsterdam
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member of the vroedschap of Amsterdam ⓘ schepen of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key role in Amsterdam’s dominance during the Dutch Golden Age
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leading opponents of stadtholderal power in Holland ⓘ |
| influentialIn |
Amsterdam city government
ⓘ
States General of the Netherlands ⓘ States of Holland ⓘ
linked to:
States of Holland and West Friesland
|
| involvedIn |
Baltic trade
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Dutch colonial trade ⓘ VOC-related commerce ⓘ WIC-related commerce ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| location | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| memberOf | Amsterdam patriciate ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in Dutch commerce
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leadership in the Dutch Republic ⓘ political influence in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Andries Bicker
ⓘ
Cornelis Bicker ⓘ Jacob Bicker ⓘ Jan Bicker ⓘ |
| opposedTo | House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | States Party ⓘ |
| powerBase | Amsterdam city council ⓘ |
| region | County of Holland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Boelens family
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De Graeff family ⓘ Hooft family ⓘ Witsen family ⓘ |
| socialClass | regenten ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bicker family Description of subject: The Bicker family was a powerful and influential patrician dynasty in Amsterdam, prominent in Dutch politics and commerce during the Dutch Golden Age.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.