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Captain Frans Banning Cocq
Besides being the leader, the captain of the Arquebusiers, Frans Banning Cocq also was a mayor of the city of Amsterdam. He worked as a lawyer and held the title of Lord of Purmerlandt and Ilpendam. He held the position of governor of the Amsterdam Handboogdoelen - the Amsterdam Arquebusiers - from 1648 to 1654.
