Queen Genepil (1905-1938,) the last queen of Mongolia, was executed  in May, 1938, shot by Russian troops, as part of the systematic Stalinist decimation of Mongolian culture.

Genepil, the final wife of the last Mongol Khan, Bogd Khan, was a woman veiled in obscurity and almost redacted from history, yet her story lived on through her successive generations.
After the death of Bogd Khan’s first and favorite wife, Ekh Dagina, he was shattered and so was what remained of his once great and feared country. By this time, Bogd was monarch only in name since Mongolia usurped and under Soviet Union’s control. Bogd had no desire to take another wife, but his court was insistent, given the direness of the situation that the monarchy be maintained.
Guardians of the Mongol court went out in search of a new bride for Bogd, they eventually chose a lovely 19-year-old named Genepil who belonged to a noble family. The young girl had been recently married but the guardians didn’t care for her original marriage, since social norms were different at the time and the court was already under the impression that this marriage would likely be short and only for appearances.
Genepil’s stance on her forced marriage to the 53-year-old Khan, who was nearly blind and sick, was likely a belief that the second marriage would be short, assured that she would return to her first husband and children soon enough.
Nonetheless, the transition of Genepil moving in with her husband was a hesitant one. Under Mongolian law, the Khan had no choice to but accept when she requested to return to her parents’ home early on in the arrangement. Peace for Genepil was short-lived once courtiers arrived and continued to appeal for her return to the palace, arguing that their country needed her. Finally, she reluctantly took up the burden.
Genepil fulfilled her duty and stayed with the Khan until his death when the monarchy was abolished. Relieved, Genepil returned to her family, ready to live out the rest of her days in quiet and surrounded by her family. Sadly, fate was not to be. With the Khan gone, the Communists were able to instill a vicious abolition of any and all reminders to the old regime. Genepil remained as a symbol of the Mongolian Empire which drew a target on her back. She and her family were arrested in 1937 and killed in the purges of 1938.
Queen Genepil, whose original name was Tseyenpil, was shot and killed at the age of 33 when she was five months pregnant. She was charged with conspiring with the Japanese and, together with her father, was executed.
The young and reluctant queen was the victim of a fight for power she wanted no part in.

 

Queen Genepil - Last Queen of Mongolia

Picture often presented as Queen Genepil but is NOT Queen Genepil.

Queen Amidala, played by Natalie Portman in the Star Wars series. Her costume and makeup were inspired by Queen Genepil (above and below)