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The first rumours of the prisoner's identity (specifically as a Marshal of France) began to circulate at this point. and a young priest (and future cardinal) called Étienne Le Camus ( Mongrédien 1961, p.212)( Noone 1988, p.213). Ranalli, Brent (2018). "Educating the State: Civil Disobedience by Dumas' Musketeers". The Concord Saunterer. 26: 127–136. JSTOR 44968730 . Retrieved 4 January 2021. Even after his death in 1703, the very memory of the Man in the Iron Mask was subject to erasure. His clothes were promptly burned at dawn, and his cell was scraped and whitewashed to hide any trace of his identity that he may have left behind. Loquin, Anatole (2020) [1st pub. 1900]. Le prisonnier masqué de la Bastille, son histoire authentique (softcover) (in French). Paris: Hachette. ISBN 978-2-32948-9476.

Voltaire was immured in the Bastille, in 1717. According to him, this prisoner was an older brother of the King. In 1751, he published his work A century of Louis XIV, where he spends a section detailing the story of the man with the iron mask. According to Voltaire, the man was imprisoned in 1661, after the death of Cardinal Mazarin. It is possible that most of what is known today was an invention of Voltaire, who used this man to give an example of how bad an absolute ruler could be.

Despite being the title character, Philippe is seldom seen in the actual novel and only gets to be the king for a few chapters. The last we see of him is before D'Artagnan leaves his island prison where he is made to wear a mask to hide his identity and we never hear what becomes of the young prince in the intervening years.

Porthos - Porthos is one of the original musketeers and best known for being a gentle giant. Unless he is fighting and then he uses his amazing strength to decimate his enemies. Porthos is perhaps Aramis' best friend in the series and dies trying to protect him. He is a surprisingly clever, divisively moral man who willingly goes along with Aramis' plan to overthrow the king but has to stop and think about the moral implications at Belle Isle before agreeing to fight the soldiers.Wilkinson, Josephine (2021). The Man in the Iron Mask: The Truth about Europe's Most Famous Prisoner (softcover) (1sted.). Stroud: Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9393-4. The third section of the novel, The Man in the Iron Mask, has been adapted many times in film, television and other media; see Man in the Iron Mask §In popular culture. Sonnino, Paul (2016). The Search for the Man in the Iron Mask: A Historical Detective Story (hardcover). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-5363-6. a b Turan, Kenneth (March 13, 1998). "All in a Masquerade". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022 . Retrieved 19 December 2022. This tome has a place on the shelf of any French History enthusiast or those who love a good mystery. For in this tome we discover a plausible candidate for the Mask and the reasons for his incarceration.

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