There are movies.
There are articles.
There are scholastic studies.
But do we now, finally, know who the 'man in the iron mask' really was?
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There are articles.
There are scholastic studies.
But do we now, finally, know who the 'man in the iron mask' really was?
Who The Man In The Iron Mask Really Was According To Historians
The man in the iron mask is a centuries-old tale that has been passed down through stories, art, and even movies starring Leonardo DiCaprio. It all began in the 1680s, when a mysterious prisoner, locked up by order of King Louis XIV of France, was spotted wearing a mask made of iron. No one ever...
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Who The Man In The Iron Mask Really Was According To Historians
Along with speculation from other historians, history professor Paul Sonnino claimed in 2016 that he finally found an answer to a nearly 400-year-old question: who was the man in the iron mask? His name was Eustache Dauger, and he was probably a valet. It gets a bit tricky from there.
Although the consensus is that Dauger was a valet, no one knew who he worked for, nor why he was put under such close guard for 30 years. An arrest warrant for Dauger, dating back to 1669, included instructions on limiting Dauger's contact with other prisoners, and "[threatening] him with death if he [spoke] one word except about his actual needs."
Sonnino concluded that Dauger was a valet for the treasurer working for Cardinal Mazarin, an extremely wealthy minister of France who effectively served as president of the state before the role had actually been created. The theory is that Dauger knew Mazarin was stealing, spoke out about it, and was punished severely for it. That would explain the pains taken to seclude Dauger and keep his identity a secret—all to protect Mazarin.