The Man in the Iron Mask

Any theories on who who he was?

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if i pulled that off, would he die?

i thought it was settled it was napoleon

I just googled it. He was the illegitimate brother of Louis XIV. You're welcome.

You mean wiki'd it amirite?

That sounds like a story made up by scholars to fit.

Honestly though. Why does this guy matter at all? Is he relevant in any way?

santa claus i

Define "relevant."

It would be extremely painful

If he was kept in such conditions, then yeah, probably. Why would they do that to a run of the mill, peasant criminal?

He was a prisoner. What makes him any more relevant than some server who got his head chopped off for stealing from the kitchen?

How certain are we of his existence, and why have people continued to talk about him?

It sounds like it's all just romanticized and vapid speculation.

Because this was early modern Europe, not fucking ancient times, people didn't have their heads chopped off for fucking stealing. This punishment was both cruel and unusual, he had to have been someone important, important enough that they couldn't or didn't want to simply kill.

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He existed, as sure as Tarrare was a person who actually existed.

Why did he wear the mask?

There isn't any more evidence for that than the secret father and general theories.

He was a noble. Probably related to the king and probably just looked too much like his Kingly kin

>for you

You're a big prisoner.

pour vous

IT'S ME AUSTIN, IT'S ME AUSTIN, IT WAS ME ALL ALONG

ohsonofabitch

It would hurt like a bitch.

Bane.

MF Doom