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Man in the Iron Mask

1640 - 1703

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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 Louis XIV of France (1643–1715). The strict measures taken to keep his imprisonment secret resulted in a long-lasting legend about his identity. Warranted for arrest on 19 July 1669 under the name of "Eustache Dauger", he was apprehended near Calais on 28 July, incarcerated on 24 August, and held for 34 years in the custody of the same jailer, Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars, in four successive French prisons, including the Bastille. When he died there on 19 November 1703, his inhumation certificate bore the name of "Marchioly", leading several historians to conclude the prisoner was Italian diplomat Ercole Antonio Mattioli. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Man in the Iron Mask is the 14th most popular extremist (down from 12th in 2019), the 389th most popular biography from Italy (down from 330th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Extremist.

The man in the iron mask is most famous for being a prisoner of King Louis XIV.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Man in the Iron Mask ranks 14 out of 283. Before him are Ted Bundy, Abdullah Öcalan, Herostratus, Amon Göth, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Frederick Trump. After him are Gilles de Rais, Leon Czolgosz, Golden State Killer, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Ramón Mercader.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1640, Man in the Iron Mask ranks 2. Before him is Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Pu Songling, La Voisin, Gaspar Sanz, Aphra Behn, Antoine Coysevox, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, and Yohannes I. Among people deceased in 1703, Man in the Iron Mask ranks 4. Before him are Charles Perrault, Robert Hooke, and Mustafa II. After him are John Wallis, Vincenzo Viviani, Johann Christoph Bach, Ilona Zrínyi, Samuel Pepys, Erik Dahlbergh, Maria de Dominici, and Nicolas de Grigny.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Man in the Iron Mask ranks 389 out of 5,161. Before him are Charles Borromeo (1538), Pope Benedict II (635), Philip Neri (1515), Catiline (-109), Maxentius (278), and Sallust (-86). After him are Pope John I (470), Claudio Abbado (1933), Pope John IX (850), Charles IV of Spain (1748), Pope Mark (290), and Gallienus (218).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Italy

Among extremists born in Italy, Man in the Iron Mask ranks 1. After him are Patrizia Reggiani (1948), Charles Ponzi (1882), Tommaso Buscetta (1928), Carlo Gambino (1902), Johnny Torrio (1882), Vincenzo Peruggia (1881), Leonarda Cianciulli (1893), Matteo Messina Denaro (1962), Albert Anastasia (1902), Luciano Leggio (1925), and Frank Nitti (1886).

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