Balthasar Gérard
Murderer of Dutch independence leader William the Silent in 1584
Balthasar Gérard
Balthazar Gérard (c. 1557 – 14 July 1584) was the assassin of the Dutch revolt's leader, William the Silent of the House of Orange. He was the second recorded person to assassinate a head of state with a firearm. Gérard was tortured and then executed for the assassination, in a manner considered brutal even by the standards of the 16th century.
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