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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").
…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.…
Jul 14, 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 was the assassin of the Dutch revolt's leader, William the Silent of the House of Orange. He killed William the Silent in Delft on 10 July 1584, by shooting him twice with a pair of pistols, and was afterwards tried, convicted, tortured, and executed.
Balthasar Gérard (c. 1557 – 14 July 1584) was a French assassin who killed William the Silent, the leader of the Dutch revolt, in Delft on 10 July 1584. Gérard was a devout Catholic and an admirer of King Philip II of Spain, who had offered a reward of 25,000 crowns, peerage, and an estate to anyone who killed William.
Feb 24, 2020 · 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.
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May 3, 2024 · Balthasar Grard (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, an.
