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Balthasar Gérard ( Vuillafans, 1557 – Delft, 14 luglio 1584) fu l'assassino del re Guglielmo I d'Orange .
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").
GÉRARD, Balthasar Adriano H. Luijdjens Nativo della Franca Contea, covò per anni l'intenzione di uccidere Guglielmo il Taciturno, nemico della chiesa cattolica.
Balthasar Gérard (en holandés, Gerards or Gerardts) (1557-14 de julio de 1584) fue el asesino del líder independentista de las Provincias Unidas de los Países Bajos, Guillermo de Orange, también conocido como Guillermo el Taciturno.
14 lug 2013 · 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 the central government in Brussels.…
Information. Related objects. Also known as. Balthasar Gérard. primary name: primary name: Gérard, Balthasar. other name: other name: Gerards, Balthasar. Details. individual; French; Male. Life dates. 1557-1584. Biography. Assassin of William I, Prince of Orange (q.v.). He shot the prince on a staircase in Delft on 16 July 1548. He was executed.
