'The man in the iron mask' the name given to a prisoner arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669 or 1670,and held in a number of jails.He was held in the custody of the same jailer,for a period of 34 years.The possible identity of this mask man has been thoroughly discussed and has been the subject of many books,because no one ever saw his face,which was hidden by a mask of black velvet cloth.The mask man was isolated but not always isolated from the other prisoners.Wealthy and important ones usually had manservants,he was served by a man called La Reviere.The mask man was one of the important prisoner.He died on 19 November 1703 under the name of Marchioly.Nobody knows who was he.
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