William the Silent Assassinated
July 10, 1584
In the Prinsenhof at Delft, a French Catholic named Balthasar Gerard shot William of Orange in the stairwell with a pair of pistols. The leader of the Dutch Revolt lingered long enough, according to Dutch memory, to commiserate with his soul and his people. His sons carried on the war.
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Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.