Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli
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Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli was a 17th-century Italian diplomat and politician from Mantua, best known for his controversial imprisonment by Louis XIV’s France and later speculation that he may have been the real Man in the Iron Mask.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian diplomat
ⓘ
count ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance | Duchy of Mantua ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | agents of Louis XIV ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Casale Monferrato
ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ Mantua ⓘ Pignerol ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1640 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duchy of Montferrat
ⓘ
Valenza ⓘ |
| causeOfArrest | betrayal of secret negotiations over Casale ⓘ |
| chronologicallyWithin | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Duchy of Mantua
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 1679 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1694 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Pignerol fortress ⓘ |
| detainedBy |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| employer |
Charles IV, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat
ⓘ
Guglielmo Gonzaga ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of Mantua
|
| familyName | Mattioli ⓘ |
| genreOfNotability | historical mystery ⓘ |
| givenName |
Hercules
ⓘ
surface form:
Ercole
|
| hasTitle | Count ⓘ |
| mannerOfDetention | secret imprisonment without public trial ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
kidnapped near Turin by French agents in 1679
ⓘ
secretly informed Spain and Savoy of the Casale treaty ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being arrested by agents of Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
later speculation linking him to the Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ long-term imprisonment in French fortresses ⓘ secret negotiations with France over the sale of Casale Monferrato ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| participantIn |
diplomatic negotiations between Mantua and France
ⓘ
secret treaty of 1678 for the sale of Casale to France ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
Fort of Exilles
ⓘ
surface form:
Exilles fortress
Île Sainte-Marguerite ⓘ
surface form:
Island of Sainte-Marguerite
Pignerol fortress ⓘ |
| positionHeld | minister of the Duke of Mantua ⓘ |
| subjectOf | theory identifying him as the Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Duchy of Mantua
ⓘ
Mantua ⓘ |
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