Sanson, Henri |
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BORN 24 Dec 1767, Paris - DIED 18 Aug 1840, Paris GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Cimetière de Montmartre, 20 Avenue Rachel (division 20, ligne 02) |
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Oldest son of chef executioner Charles Sanson, who executed Louis XVI. Together with his brother he assisted his father with the executions. His brother was supposed to take over for their father, but he died after a fall from a scaffold. In April 1793 Henri, who had been a soldier and a captain of the National Guard in Paris, succeeded his father. In October 1793 he executed Marie-Antoinette, who asked his pardon after she stepped on his foot on her way to the scaffold. He was married to Marie-Louise Damidot (1776-1850). Family • Father: Sanson, Charles Henri Related persons • executed Marie Antoinette, queen of France |
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 The grave of the Sanson family at Montmartre Cimetière, Paris. Picture by Androom (18 May 2005) |
Sources • Beyern, Bertrand, Guide des Cimetières en France, Le Cherche Midi Éditeur, Paris, 1994 • Claude Augé (ed.), Larousse Universel en 2 volumes, Librarie Larousse, 1922 |
