Medieval
9 figures from the Medieval and their final words
Royalty & Nobility 814
Charlemagne
“Lord, into your hands I commend my spirit.”
Pleurisy Age 65
Leaders & Politicians 1227
Genghis Khan
“Unknown — accounts of his death vary greatly.”
Unknown (possibly fell from horse, illness, or battle wound) Age 65
Artists & Writers 1400
Geoffrey Chaucer
“His exact last words are not recorded.”
Unknown Age 57
Religious Figures 1415
Jan Hus
“What I taught with my lips I now seal with my blood.”
Burned at the stake Age 45
Religious Figures 1431
Joan of Arc
“Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!”
Execution by burning at the stake Age 19
Religious Figures 1431
Joan of Arc
“Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!”
Burned at the stake Age 19
Religious Figures 1324
Marco Polo
“I have not told half of what I saw.”
Natural causes Age 69
Religious Figures 632 AD
Prophet Muhammad
“O Allah, with the supreme communion.”
Fever — possibly meningitis or poisoning Age 62
Royalty & Nobility December 1476
Vlad the Impaler
“His death circumstances are uncertain — likely killed in battle or assassinated.”
Killed in battle or assassinated Age 45