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primary name: Gérard, Balthasar other name: Gerards, Balthasar Details individual; French; Male. Life dates 1557-1584. Biography Assassin of William I, Prince ...
Balthazar Gérard a environ douze ans lorsqu'il entend parler des événements causés par les Gueux aux Pays-Bas, et de l’appui que leur avait donné le prince d’Orange [2]. C'est alors qu'il développe le désir obsessionnel de tuer Guillaume d'Orange, accru par la suite par la rupture qui éclata entre les états des Pays-Bas et Don Juan d’Autriche , rupture attribuée à Guillaume ...
24 de nov. de 2023 · Er werden gloeiende fakkels onder zijn oksels gehouden en naalden en spijkers onder zijn nagels gestoken. Na de folteringen werd Balthasar Gerards ter dood veroordeeld voor de moord op Willem van Oranje. Op 14 juli 1584 werd het vonnis voltrokken door middel van vierendeling, waarna de verschillende delen van zijn lichaam op de toegangspoorten ...
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.
"Gérard had almost reached the ramparts, from which he intended to jump into the moat. On the other side a saddled horse stood ready. A pig's bladder around his waist was intended to help keep him afloat. However, he stumbled over a heap of rubbish. A servant and a halberdier of the prince who had raced after him caught him."
15 de mar. de 2024 · Balthasar Gérard (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, and gruesomely executed.
Our man Balthasar Gérard started looking for a close encounter with William the Target. At first, he joined the army in Luxembourg, which didn’t get him very far. It was time to gin up a real plot, which Gérard shopped to the Duke of Parma, Alessandro Farnese, in April 1584.
