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Louis XVI was beheaded
on January 21, 1793. The head of "Marie Antoinette" on October 16. "Jan" headed on December 8. It is said that her last words
at the guillotine were: “Just a moment, Mr. Executioner. I loved life too much to let
it be taken away from me like this.” Before she raised her head to the sky
for the last time
on January 21, 1793. The head of "Marie Antoinette" on October 16. "Jan" headed on December 8. It is said that her last words
at the guillotine were: “Just a moment, Mr. Executioner. I loved life too much to let
it be taken away from me like this.” Before she raised her head to the sky
for the last time
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Louis XVI was beheaded
on January 21, 1793.
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The head of "Marie Antoinette" on October 16.
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"Jan" headed on December 8.
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It is said that her last words
at the guillotine were:
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“Just a moment, Mr. Executioner.
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I loved life too much to let
it be taken away from me like this.”
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Before she raised her head to the sky
for the last time.
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Movie Summary
The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.