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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pignerol prison canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.