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.

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Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli canonical 3

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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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Man in the Iron Mask allegedIdentity Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli
Pignerol prison notablePrisoner Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli
Pignerol fortress notablePrisoner Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli