The Beheading of Egmont and Horne

Meyerpeck, Wolfgang1568

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

The counts of Egmont and of Horne are among the most important nobles in the Netherlands. Immediately following Alva’s arrival they are imprisoned and accused of high treason, lese-majesty, and supporting the Protestants.Their execution takes place on 5 June 1568 in Brussels’
Grand-Place. News of their beheading travels beyond the Netherlands via prints and is met with great revulsion.

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Title: The Beheading of Egmont and Horne
Creator: Meyerpeck, Wolfgang
Date Created: 1568
Physical Dimensions: papier
Subject Keywords: Terechtstelling van Egmond en Horne, Grote Markt, Álvarez de Toledo, Fernando (3e hertog van Alva), Egmond, Lamoraal graaf van, Montmorency, Filips van (graaf van Horne)
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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Lamoral, Count of Egmont Newsprint Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn

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