Project Gutenberg 2013-03-27 Public domain in the USA. 245 Dover, George Agar Ellis, Baron 1797 1833 Dover, Lord Ellis, George Agar, Baron Dover 04003307 The True History of the State Prisoner, commonly called the Iron Mask Extracted from Documents in the French Archives Produced by StevenGibbs, Christoph W. Kluge, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The True History of the State Prisoner, commonly called the Iron Mask" by the Hon. George Agar Ellis is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book investigates the long-standing mystery surrounding the identity of the historical figure known as the Iron Mask, exploring documents from the French archives that could potentially reveal his true identity. With a focus on a key character, Hercules Anthony Matthioli, the narrative delves into the intrigues of 17th-century political machinations, particularly those involving Louis XIV of France. The beginning of the work sets the stage for a thorough examination of the history of the Iron Mask, highlighting the public's fascination with this enigmatic figure for over a century. Ellis criticizes previous works, particularly one by M. Delort, for their confusing and overly flattering portrayals of Louis XIV while misrepresenting the significance of Matthioli's case. He presents an outline of the historical context surrounding Matthioli's life, detailing his ties to the Dukedom of Mantua and the political complexities that led to his imprisonment. The initial chapters promise a scrupulous analysis of the documents that purportedly confirm Matthioli as the true identity of the Iron Mask, thereby providing a compelling narrative steeped in historical intrigue and the quest for truth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42419/42419-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mattioli, Ercole Antonio, conte, 1640-1703 Prisoners -- France -- 17th century Man in the Iron Mask DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Royalty 601063 2025-06-17T08:05:17.556343 text/html 611556 2013-03-27T15:13:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 523547 2025-06-17T08:05:35.924146 application/epub+zip 529662 2025-06-17T08:05:20.657200 application/epub+zip 440943 2025-06-17T08:05:19.103254 application/epub+zip 638999 2025-06-17T08:05:45.519256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467052 2025-06-17T08:05:34.123214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378168 2022-09-19T11:21:05.207033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410269 2025-06-17T08:05:15.395306 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 410352 2013-03-27T15:13:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17372 2025-06-17T08:05:45.711100 application/rdf+xml 17683 2025-06-17T08:05:19.299216 image/jpeg 2875 2025-06-17T08:05:19.204220 image/jpeg 290794 2025-06-17T08:05:17.598295 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia