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Charles-Henri Sanson

1739 - 1806

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Charles-Henri Sanson, full title Chevalier Charles-Henri Sanson de Longval (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl ɑ̃ʁi sɑ̃sɔ̃]; 15 February 1739 – 4 July 1806), was the royal executioner of France during the reign of King Louis XVI, as well as high executioner of the First French Republic. He administered capital punishment in Paris for over 40 years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles-Henri Sanson is the 2,317th most popular politician (down from 1,328th in 2019), the 751st most popular biography from France (down from 478th in 2019) and the 171st most popular French Politician.

Charles-Henri Sanson was a French executioner who was most famous for beheading King Louis XVI of France.

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Among politicians, Charles-Henri Sanson ranks 2,317 out of 19,576. Before him are Tancred, King of Sicily, Hun Sen, Henry II of Castile, Birger Jarl, Abbas II of Egypt, and Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples. After him are Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Valdas Adamkus, 1st Dalai Lama, Nikola Pašić, and Nelson Rockefeller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1739, Charles-Henri Sanson ranks 3. Before him are Grigory Potemkin, and Maria Josepha of Bavaria. After him are Charles François Dumouriez, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Johann Baptist Wanhal, George Clinton, Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Charles-François Lebrun, Jean Chalgrin, and François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé. Among people deceased in 1806, Charles-Henri Sanson ranks 6. Before him are Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, and William Pitt the Younger. After him are William V, Prince of Orange, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Carlo Gozzi, Michael Haydn, Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Pierre-Charles Villeneuve.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles-Henri Sanson ranks 751 out of 6,770. Before him are Louise de La Vallière (1644), Raymond Queneau (1903), Louise of Lorraine (1553), Simone Veil (1927), Jean Nouvel (1945), and Raoul Dufy (1877). After him are Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France (1290), Thomas Bangalter (1), Arbogast (340), Alexis Clairaut (1713), Jacques Delors (1925), and Gaston Doumergue (1863).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles-Henri Sanson ranks 171. Before him are René Coty (1882), Félix Faure (1841), Michel Barnier (1951), Léon Bourgeois (1851), Louise of Lorraine (1553), and Simone Veil (1927). After him are Arbogast (340), Gaston Doumergue (1863), Alaric II (458), Émile Loubet (1838), Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1528), and Dom Pérignon (1639).

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