This video details the assassination of William of Orange, also known as William the Silent, in 1580. It highlights him as the first head of state to be assassinated with a handgun, specifically using two wheel lock pistols by Balthasar Gerard. The narrative connects this event to the Eighty Years' War and the political climate of the Spanish Netherlands.
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