Delft, Netherlands

Assassination Site of William of Orange

Assassination Site of William of Orange, Delft

The staircase in the Prinsenhof where William of Orange was shot dead by Balthasar Gérard on the tenth of July 1584. The bullet holes in the wall survive, marking one of history's first assassinations of a head of state by handgun.

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Location

Coordinates: 52.01215, 4.35405

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