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28 July – 24 August 1669. The Man in the Iron Mask ( French: L'Homme au Masque de Fer; died 19 November 1703) was an unidentified prisoner of state during the reign of King Louis XIV of France (1643–1715). Warranted for arrest on 19 July 1669 under the pseudonym of "Eustache Dauger", he was apprehended on 28 July, incarcerated on ...
27 de may. de 2015 · He was a longtime prisoner, and his name is similar to “Marchioly”—the alias under which the Mask was buried. Even more convincing is that Louis XV and Louis XVI both supposedly said the ...
26 de abr. de 2024 · The man in the iron mask was a political prisoner, famous in French history and legend, who died in the Bastille in 1703, during the reign of Louis XIV. There is no historical evidence that the mask was made of anything but black velvet (velours), and only afterward did legend convert its material.
5 de mar. de 2020 · During the reign of King Louis XIV, a mysterious man was locked away in the notorious Bastille and other French prisons: the Man in the Iron Mask. Held captive from the end of the 17th century to the beginning of the 18th century, the enigmatic prisoner still conjures up images of political intrigue, deadly betrayal, and historical ...
16 de may. de 2023 · The true identity of the ‘Man in the Iron Mask’ is one of history’s most enduring mysteries. Immortalised in literature by Alexandre Dumas’ novel The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later, the reality behind the legend has proved notoriously difficult to nail down.
3 de oct. de 2017 · BRIDGEMAN/ACI. HISTORY & CULTURE. Who Was the Real Man in the Iron Mask? Rumors of a mysterious prisoner during the reign of King Louis XIV became legend after Alexandre Dumas wrote his...
4 de oct. de 2021 · A mysterious figure who languished in French prisons and was forbidden from divulging his crime, the man in the iron mask is one of history’s great legends. But who was he? Josephine Wilkinson believes that she has uncovered his identity...
