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Balthasar Gérard 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").
Nativo della Franca Contea, covò per anni l'intenzione di uccidere Guglielmo il Taciturno, nemico della chiesa cattolica.
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.
Balthasar Gérard (niederländisch Balthasar Gerards; * um 1557 in Vuillafans in der Franche-Comté; † 14. Juli 1584 in Delft ) war der Mörder Wilhelms von Oranien . Als Katholik und Bewunderer Philipps II. fasste Gérard den Plan, Wilhelm von Oranien zu ermorden.
…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.…
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.
