– Marie Antoinette (1793) – Queen of France, executed by guillotine during the French Revolution. –
– Anne Boleyn (1536) – Second wife of King Henry VIII, beheaded on charges of treason and adultery. –
– Mary, Queen of Scots (1587) – Executed for plotting against Queen Elizabeth I. –
– Joan of Arc (1431) – Burned at the stake for heresy after leading French troops to victory. –
– Cleopatra’s Sister, Arsinoe IV (41 BCE) – Executed on Cleopatra’s orders to secure the throne. –
– Mata Hari (1917) – Exotic dancer and spy, executed by firing squad for espionage during World War I. –
– Lady Jane Grey (1554) – The "Nine Days' Queen," executed for her brief and contested reign over England. –
– Charlotte Corday (1793) – Executed by guillotine for assassinating Jean-Paul Marat during the French Revolution. –
– Sophie Scholl (1943) – Member of the anti-Nazi White Rose resistance, executed by guillotine. –
Elizabeth Bathory (1614) – Accused of torturing and killing young girls, though her execution was replaced by life imprisonment.