TIL that for six generations, from 1688 to 1840, members of the Sanson family were the executioners in Paris. Charles-Henri Sanson performed 2,918 executions, including that of Louis XVI, and his son Henri executed Marie-Antoinette. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by jcd1974 t3_12836fu on March 31, 2023 at 11:11 PM in todayilearned 4 comments 336
bob679 t1_jeh4z0g wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:54 PM Used to know someone whose father was descended from the last Sanson executioner and whose mother was descended from one of his last victims. Permalink 21
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