Balthasar Gérard (alternative spellings Gerards or Gerardts; c. 1557 – 14 July 1584) was the assassin of the Dutch revolt's leader, William the Silent...

Declared an outlaw by the Spanish king in 1580, he was assassinated by Balthasar Gérard in Delft in 1584. William was born on 24 April 1533 at Dillenburg Castle...

'hard/strong/brave'). The English cognate of Gérard is Gerard. Gérard Adanhoumé (born 1986), Beninese footballer Gérard Araud (born 1953), Permanent Representative...

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of torture including disembowelment were recorded. On 10 July 1584, Balthasar Gérard shot and killed William of Orange, who had advocated for Dutch independence...

under Spanish rule. In 1584, William the Silent was assassinated by Balthasar Gérard, after Philip had offered a reward of 25,000 crowns to anyone who killed...

Dutch Republic as Stadtholder of Holland, is assassinated in Delft. Balthasar Gérard, who bought two wheel-lock pistols and then made an appointment with...

is said that she warned her husband about Balthasar Gérard, because she thought him sinister. Catholic Gérard murdered William in July 1584 in Delft. After...

William the Silent. William was assassinated in the Prinsenhof by Balthasar Gérard in 1584 - the holes in the wall made by the bullets at the main stairs...

deterrent effect - notable examples of this include the executions of Balthasar Gérard or Guy Fawkes. As humans can learn vicariously through observing other...

tower is an old city prison where the assassin of Willem the Silent, Balthasar Gérard, was kept before sentencing. Up the stairway and immediately behind...

died on May 5. William was finally shot dead by the French Catholic Balthasar Gérard on 10 July 1584. The case was published in French, Flemish and Spanish...

torture of Balthasar Gérard (the assassin of William of Orange) in 1584, the song was sung by the guards who sought to overpower Gérard's screams when...

Montmorency, Count of Horn (1568) – beheaded in Brussels for treason Balthasar Gérard (1584) – tortured and beheaded for assassinating Willem of Orange Johan...

William the Silent, Prince of Orange (10 July 1584), assassinated by Balthasar Gérard "Jesus! I pardon you." — Vittoria Accoramboni, Italian noblewoman (22...

of these provinces. William of Orange was assassinated in 1584 by Balthasar Gérard, a loyalist to Philip II. Maurice, Prince of Orange Philip III of Spain...

William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard. 1645 – English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place. 1668...

Zeeland, Utrecht and Friesland July 10, 1584 Delft  Dutch Republic Balthasar Gérard Henry III King of France August 1, 1589 Saint-Cloud France Jacques...

1533) July 12 – Steven Borough, English explorer (b. 1525) July 14 – Balthasar Gérard, French assassin of William the Silent (executed; b. 1557) July 23...

Prince was assassinated in 1584, and helped capture the assassin, Balthasar Gérard. In 1585 he joined Earl of Leicester's command in the Netherlands,...

stops to greet it. Gérard, who had been sleeping nearby, gets into her car and refuses to leave when demanded. It is implied that Gérard sexually assaults...

He has performed with the Concerto Köln, Freiburger Barockorchester, Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble, La Fenice, Clemencic Consort, and Il Seminario Musicale...

the Dutch war of independence from Spanish rule (Eighty Years' War) Balthasar Gérard Shot by a supporter of the Spanish cause 1649 Isaac Dorislaus, diplomat...

Geuzen. Together with his men, he swears 'Death or Freedom'. Meanwhile, Balthasar Gérard (Theo Frenkel), an admirer of Willem the Silent's enemy Philip II of...

following the assassination of Dutch Revolt leader William the Silent by Balthasar Gérard, were discovered and published. Similar Welsh poetry in strict metre...

birthplace of Balthasar Gérard, the assassin of the Dutch independence leader, William I of Orange, also known as William the Silent. Gérard was born at...

died. She was present in Delft when her brother was assassinated by Balthasar Gérard. She then took Catharina Belgica, a daughter of William and Charlotte...

of the Dutch Revolt against Spain. He was assassinated in 1584 by Balthasar Gérard, a pro-Spanish zealot. There were Protestant Walloons in what is now...

(d. 1624) date unknown Giovanni Croce, Italian composer (d. 1609) Balthasar Gérard, assassin of William I of Orange (d. 1584) Toda Katsushige, Japanese...

However, the French king refused, while William was assassinated by Balthasar Gérard on 10 July 1584, causing the plan to become moot. The assassination...