July 14, 1584. Execution by of Balthasar Gerards, in the Groote Market in Delft, who four days before shot Prince William I (of Orange) in Prinsenhof. Balthasar Gérard (in Dutch, Gerards or Gerardts) (born c. 1557 in Vuillafans - died July 14, 1584 in Delft) was the assassin of the Dutch independence leader, William I of Orange, also known as William the Silent.

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July 14, 1584. Execution by of Balthasar Gerards, in the Groote Market in Delft, who four days before shot Prince William I (of Orange) in Prinsenhof. Balthasar Gérard (in Dutch, Gerards or Gerardts) (born c. 1557 in Vuillafans - died July 14, 1584 in Delft) was the assassin of the Dutch independence leader, William I of Orange, also known as William the Silent.

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