Qui était L'homme Au Masque De Fer - Question kids #9

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Hello, my name is Gauthier, I'm 7 years old. I would like to know who was the man in the iron mask. Hello Gauthier. Something tells me you already know a little about your subject since your drawing represents the Bastille and the man in the iron mask is indeed one of the most famous prisoners of France jailed at the Bastille. So why the man in the iron mask ? Because according to the legend, this prisoner, who died in 1703 in the prison of Bastille, always wore an iron mask which prevented everybody to know who he was. It actually doesn't really seem plausible, because if he were constently wearing the mask, he would have died far before 1703, for it would indeed have caused him some diseases. Indeed ,the man in the iron mask has been imprisoned for many decades before dying in his cell, kept by a man in particular : Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars, a veteran musketeer at the service of a minister of Louis XIV and his minister Louvois. As far as we know , Saint Mars would have kept the prisoner with him during more than 30 years, moving with him everytime he was asked to change of jail , taking care that the man in the iron mask never spoke to anybody. Why ? Maybe because he knew things, things that should not be revealed, but that we will never know. Anyway, when the minister Louvois who had ordered the man in the iron mask's imprisonment, died, his son send a letter to Saint Mars to confirm the prisonner was still to be kept. He would then certainly be important at the eye of the government! To know who the man in the iron mask is remains a very tricky question, and I prefer to tell you right away, we absolutely don't know the identity of the man in the iron mask. There even are 50 person who could be the prisoner, according to the differents investigations. Among in the persons we suspect to be the man in the iron mask, we can think of Nicolas Fouquet who was in charge of the finances under Louis XIV and who would have critisized the king for spending too much money. It could also be Louis XIV's secret twin, a brother who could have claim the king's throne, which would have been complicated. It is often said Louis XV was the last king to know for sure who the man in the iron mask was. But again, it isn't known for sure. What we know is that Louis XVI and Napoleon tried to find out who he was, but never succeded... Since then, a lot of people tried to find out who the man was and there's a lot of unfounded hypotheses. Some think for instance it could be Molière, even though there is little chances it would be so. If not for a new incredible proof to appear out of the blue, my dear Gauthier, we can give up hope concerning the answer. We would probably never know. I hope you enjoyed this episode. Don't hesitate to share it with your friends. See you 'round for an other question.