Paris executioner Charles-Henri Sanson
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Charles-Henri Sanson was the chief executioner of Paris during the French Revolution, notorious for overseeing numerous guillotine executions, including those of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
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| Charles-Henri Sanson | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French executioner
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chief executioner of Paris ⓘ executioner ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Ancien Régime in France
NERFINISHED
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French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Reign of Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1739-02-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| child | Henri Sanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1806-07-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| employer |
French First Republic
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition | 1795 ⓘ |
| familyName | Sanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Charles-Jean-Baptiste Sanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfBiographicalWorkAbout | memoirs ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles-Henri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiographicalSubjectInWork | Les mémoires des Sanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentUsed | guillotine ⓘ |
| knownFor |
overseeing numerous executions during the French Revolution
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professionalization of execution procedures in Paris ⓘ use of the guillotine as standard execution method in Paris ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sanson executioner family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Charles-Henri Sanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
execution of Antoine Lavoisier
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execution of Charlotte Corday ⓘ execution of Georges Danton ⓘ execution of Louis XVI ⓘ execution of Marie Antoinette ⓘ execution of Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ execution of Philippe Égalité ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in the execution of King Louis XVI by guillotine
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role in the execution of Queen Marie Antoinette by guillotine ⓘ |
| notableWork | oversight of executions by guillotine in Paris ⓘ |
| numberOfYearsAsChiefExecutioner | approximately 40 ⓘ |
| occupation |
executioner
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torturer ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
film and television adaptations about the French Revolution
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various historical novels about the French Revolution ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chief executioner of Paris ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition | 1778 ⓘ |
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Charles-Henri Sanson