The story goes on to say that the man was kept hidden because of his rights to the throne. However, the book introduced a substantial change: he made the prisoner an identical twin of Louis XIV. It has been said that The Man in the Iron Mask was the son of Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin, and therefore an illegitimate half-brother of King Louis XIV, an idea transformed into a book by Alexandre Dumas called “The Vicomte de Bragelonne.” The most popular of all the legends regarding this prisoner pertains to his lineage. Many researchers and historians have argued that 17th-century protocol made it unthinkable that a man of royal blood would serve as a manservant, casting some doubt on those suggestions that Dauger was related to the king. The fact that Dauger served as a valet is a focal point, especially regarding some speculations that Dauger was actually a member of the French royal family. The Man in the Iron Mask, according to Regnault-Warin MJJ, 1804. Dauger was allowed to attend the marquis when his main servant, La Rivière, was unwell. We must consider that Pignerol wasn't exactly a common jail, but was reserved for a handful of men who were considered an embarrassment to the state. Who Wore the Iron Mask?Īccording to records, Eustache Dauger really did serve as valet to another guest of the prison, Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis of Belle-Île, a former superintendent of finances who had been jailed by Louis XIV on the charge of embezzlement. According to many versions of this legend, the prisoner wore the mask at all times. The prisoner was also to be told that if he spoke of anything other than his immediate needs, he would be killed, but, as stated by Louvois, the prisoner should not require much since he was "only a valet". Only one visit a day was authorized to the governor, in order to provide food and whatever else the prisoner needed. Louvois instructed Saint-Mars to prepare a cell with multiple doors, one closing upon the other, which were to prevent anyone from the outside listening in. This missive revealed several interesting notes, including one concerning the "accommodation" of the prisoner. In his letter, Louvois informed Saint-Mars that a prisoner named Eustache Dauger was due to arrive in the next month or so (late August of that year). The earliest record of the masked prisoner dates to 1669 AD and was a letter sent from the Marquis de Louvois, King Louis XIV's minister, to Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars, governor of the Pignerol prison in Pinerolo, Piedmont, then part of France. It is believed that it was only later that stories came to refer to an iron mask. Incidentally, there is no historical evidence to suggest that the mask was made out of anything but black velvet. Much of what we know about Eustache Dauger comes from the correspondence between his jailer, Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars, and his superiors in Paris, so there is very little information about him prior to his prison time, such as the circumstances of his arrest, and how came to be wearing the mask. 1669, and condemned to the cruel fate of having his head clamped within an iron mask, or so the story goes. The legend of the Man in the Iron Mask is based on the true life story of Eustache Dauger. Over time, however, the story became legend, and the legend faded into myth, retold dozens of times in children’s books, novels, and movies throughout the world. L'Homme au Masque de Fer ( The Man in the Iron Mask ) is the name given to a prisoner arrested in c.
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