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Assassination of William Orange

Name: Assassination of William Orange – Netherlands factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Netherlands · Warfare / Dutch Revolt. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

1584Date range

2Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1584

Balthasar Gerard10 July 1584

Delft · Warfare / Dutch Revolt

Shoots William the Silent at Delft

William Orange the Silent10 July 1584

Delft · Warfare / Dutch Revolt

Assassinated at the Prinsenhof in Delft by Balthasar Gerard

Names involved

Balthasar GerardWilliam Orange the Silent

Provenance

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