Pignerol prison

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Pignerol prison was a 17th-century French state prison in the Alps, notorious for holding high-profile political prisoners including the mysterious figure known as the Man in the Iron Mask.

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Pignerol prison canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former prison
state prison
architecturalContext fortress prison
associatedWith French absolutism
French political history
mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask
category 17th-century establishments in France
Political repression in France
Prisons in France
controlledBy Louis XIV of France
surface form: King Louis XIV of France
country France
era 17th century
governor Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars
historicalRole detention of political enemies of the crown
symbol of absolutist royal power
inception 17th century
knownFor extreme isolation of prisoners
secret detentions without trial
use of lettres de cachet
languageOfRecord French
locatedIn Alps
Dauphiné
Kingdom of France
Pinerolo
locatedInPresentDay Piedmont, Italy
notableFor association with the Man in the Iron Mask
harsh secrecy
high-security detention
notablePrisoner Antonin Nompar de Caumont, duc de Lauzun
Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli
Eustache Dauger
surface form: Eustache Dauger (hypothetical identification)

Man in the Iron Mask
Nicolas Fouquet
operatedBy French royal family
surface form: French monarchy

Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
surface form: Ministry of War of France
originallyLocatedIn frontier region between France and Italy
partOf French state prison system
fortifications of Pinerolo
securityClassification high security
status defunct
timeOfProminence late 17th century
timePeriod reign of Louis XIV
typeOfUse military prison
state security facility
usedFor high-profile prisoners
political imprisonment
state prisoners

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Man in the Iron Mask associatedWith Pignerol prison
Eustache Dauger imprisonedIn Pignerol prison