Balthasar Gérard (alternative spellings Gerards or Gerardts; c. 1557 – 14 July 1584) was the assassin of the Dutch revolt's leader, William the Silent of the House of Orange (William the Silent, and later known as the "Father of the Fatherland").

2013年7月14日 · After 4 days of torture, on this date in 1584, Balthasar Gérard (Geeraerts) finally met his end by beheading on the wheel. Gérard managed to be both historically important and wholly forgettable: an assassin working for Spain against the Netherlands, his regicide was met with a predictably stiff punishment.

…10, 1584, at Delft, by Balthasar Gérard, a fanatical young Roman Catholic from Franche-Comté, spurred by the promises of the ban of Philip II. William’s death did not end the rebellion, as Philip had hoped, but it did result in the almost unnoticed disappearance of …

2020年2月24日 · On July 10, 1584, 51-year-old Willem I the Silent, Prince of Orange was shot and killed by Balthasar Gérard, who acted on King Philip II of Spain’s offer of 25,000 crowns to anyone who killed Willem.

Balthasar Gerards (Frans: Balthasar Gérard) (Vuillafans, [2] ca. 1557 [3] – Delft, 14 juli 1584) was de moordenaar van prins Willem van Oranje.

Balthasar Gérard was the assassin of the Dutch revolt's leader, William the Silent of the House of Orange. He killed William I in Delft on 10 July 1584, by shooting...

2024年9月25日 · Balthasar Gérard (alternative spellings Gerards or Gerardts; c. 1557 – 14 July 1584) was the assassin of the Dutch independence leader, William I of Orange (William the Silent). He killed William I in Delft on 10 July 1584, by shooting him twice with a pistol, and was afterwards tried, convicted, and gruesomely executed.