“You know not what you do.”
The last Tsar of Russia quoting Jesus after being told that he and his family were to be executed by firing squad in the basement of Ipatiev House.
Nicholas II of Russia (1868 – 1918)
Category: Royalty
Mary Queen of Scots (1542 – 1587)
“O Lord, into your hands I commend my spirit.”
Queen of Scotland, quoting the words of Jesus before being executed by beheading at Fotheringhay Castle.
Marie Antoinette (1755 – 1793)
“Pardon me sir, I did not do it on purpose.”
Queen of France during the revolution, spoken after stepping on the executioner’s foot as she approached the guillotine to be beheaded at the Place de la Concorde.
Cleopatra (69 – 30 BCE)
“Here you are, then.”
Queen of Ancient Egypt, these were her last words before letting a poisonous snake bite her. She was 39 years of age.