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Assassination at the Prinsenhof

When
10 July 1584
Where
Prinsenhof, Delft
Part of
Assassination of William I of Orange

Balthasar Gérard shot William I of Orange dead in the Prinsenhof hall in Delft on 10 July 1584.

Gérard had previously presented himself to William as a French nobleman in May 1584. On 10 July, he met William at the Prinsenhof in Delft and shot him dead in the hall.

Sources

  1. William the Silent Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
  2. Delft Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20

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