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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").
- Gerards, Gerardts
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.
The killer of William the Silent, Balthasar Gérard, was subjected to an absolutely horrific execution. Was there any public reaction or outcry against this cruelty? What factors led to such a sentence being imposed? Am I wrong in thinking his sentence unusually cruel for the times?
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.
…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.…
