Man in the Iron Mask

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French historical mystery legendary historical figure mysterious prisoner

The Man in the Iron Mask is a legendary, mysterious prisoner—often depicted as a masked twin or double of King Louis XIV—whose concealed identity has inspired numerous historical theories and works of fiction.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
The Man in the Iron Mask	6
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film)	1
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)	1
The Man in the Iron Mask (novel)	1
The Man in the Iron Mask (various film adaptations)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French historical mystery ⓘ legendary historical figure ⓘ mysterious prisoner ⓘ
allegedIdentity	Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli ⓘ Eustache Dauger ⓘ Henri de Vermandois ⓘ high-ranking political prisoner ⓘ illegitimate relative of Louis XIV ⓘ noble involved in political intrigue ⓘ son of Anne of Austria ⓘ twin brother of Louis XIV ⓘ
associatedWith	Bastille ⓘ Kings of France ⓘ surface form: French monarchy Louis XIV of France ⓘ surface form: Louis XIV Pignerol prison ⓘ Île Sainte-Marguerite ⓘ
causeOfNotability	mystery surrounding his identity ⓘ
country	Kingdom of France ⓘ
culturalRole	iconic figure in French folklore ⓘ symbol of absolute monarchy secrecy ⓘ
deathPlaceHypothesis	Bastille ⓘ Paris ⓘ
genre	historical mystery ⓘ legend ⓘ
historicalStatus	identity unconfirmed ⓘ subject of archival investigation ⓘ
inspiredWork	Man in the Iron Mask self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film) Man in the Iron Mask self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film) Man in the Iron Mask self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Man in the Iron Mask (novel) The Vicomte of Bragelonne ⓘ surface form: The Vicomte de Bragelonne numerous historical novels ⓘ numerous television adaptations ⓘ various stage adaptations ⓘ
knownFor	being a state prisoner under Louis XIV ⓘ inspiring numerous theories about his identity ⓘ inspiring works of fiction ⓘ
literaryDepictionBy	Alexandre Dumas ⓘ Marcel Pagnol ⓘ Voltaire ⓘ
maskMaterialTradition	iron ⓘ velvet ⓘ
notableFeature	face concealed by a mask ⓘ identity unknown ⓘ
timePeriod	17th century ⓘ early 18th century ⓘ reign of Louis XIV ⓘ
topicOf	conspiracy theories ⓘ historical research ⓘ speculative biographies ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Vicomte of Bragelonne → adaptedInto → Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Man in the Iron Mask (various film adaptations)

Raoul de Bragelonne → appearsIn → Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Man in the Iron Mask

Musketeer cycle → hasPart → Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Man in the Iron Mask

d'Artagnan Romances → hasPart → Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ

subject surface form: The Vicomte of Bragelonne

this entity surface form: The Man in the Iron Mask

The Vicomte of Bragelonne → hasPart → Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Man in the Iron Mask

Man in the Iron Mask → inspiredWork → Man in the Iron Mask self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Man in the Iron Mask (novel)

Man in the Iron Mask → inspiredWork → Man in the Iron Mask self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film)

Man in the Iron Mask → inspiredWork → Man in the Iron Mask self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)

Leonardo DiCaprio → notableWork → Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Man in the Iron Mask

d'Artagnan Romances → notableWorkInSeries → Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Man in the Iron Mask

The Iron Mask → portraysFictionalCharacter → Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ