Frans Banninck Cocq, free lord of Purmerland and Ilpendam 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.
- Occupation
- politician, mayor
- Position held
- mayor of Amsterdam, mayor of Amsterdam
- Citizenship
- Dutch Republic
- Born
- February 23, 1605, 1605
- Died
- January 1, 1655, 1655
