The True History of the State Prisoner, commonly called the Iron Mask

Download or read book The True History of the State Prisoner, commonly called the Iron Mask written by George Agar Ellis Baron Dover and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The True History of the State Prisoner is a biography about a French prisoner dubbed The Man in the Iron Mask. The Man in the Iron Mask was an unidentified prisoner of state, arrested in July 1669 under the pseudonym of "Eustache Dauger" and incarcerated for 34 years during the reign of King Louis XIV of France. Known for remaining unidentified throughout his time in prison, he was held in the custody of the same jailer, Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars, in four successive French prisons, including the Bastille.