Do We Finally Know the Identity of the Man in the Iron Mask?

Maybe the real man in the iron mask was the friends we made along the way

isn't it possible that Voltaire came up with the iron mask as a metaphor for being kept silent by force of law, as well as to hide his identity?

The man in the iron mask was the first attempt at forming slipknot. I firmly believe that the heavily guarded prison was a secret recording studio where look outside your window was recorded

We may not know the identity of the man in the iron mask, but who's the man behind your mustache?

This guy is honestly one of if not the greatest story teller

The fact that they kept him alive for so long is what makes those theories possible. Normally they would just kill someone in that situation, especially in the 1600s it was an absolute monarchy. He must have been too "important" to kill, so instead he was basically tortured for 30 years, sheesh.

Maybe the "Iron Mask" was the amount of iron doors that stood between his identity and the outside world?

Voltaire: "we should be rational and only do and believe things based on evidence." Also Voltaire: spreads rumours with no evidence.

I figure, if it was someone kept alive, it would have to be someone who the king held a significant sentimental attachment to, or a bitter enemy whom the king felt just putting him (or her even) to death would be too quick. Someone the king would want to have suffer. A random valet who knew a dirty secret would just be beheaded and done with.

"The Man in the Velvet Mask" would've actually been a cool title

So, to be more precise, it's "The man behind the velvet hood and several iron doors." It just doesn't have the same ring to it.

its crazy how the plan to keep him a secret worked perfectly

When it comes to the storyteller Genre on Youtube. 42 is one of the best of the Best!

I’m convinced he’s saying 42 on purpose now knowing we all think that’s what he says

"Why have vanilla ice cream when you have have mint choc chip, indeed."- Alexandre Dumas, from his seminal work, "The Man in the Ice Cream Mask" (1733)

I always found the fact that he wore a mask so no one would know who he is very interesting. It seem like there would be some records of who he was , and why he wore the mask. I like to believe that maybe he was the king's half brother/brother that the king didn't want anyone to know about.

"We live in an era"-Englishman with a good sense of moustache....wait a minute...

The French kings had such extensive power, believed to be divinely appointed, that only a truly significant moral or existential threat would have compelled Louis XIV from executing someone who clearly presented a big threat to him. The fact that he kept the prisoner alive hints to me that the prisoner was a blood relation to Louis, meaning that his murder would result in eternal punishment of Louis’ eternal soul. If the prisoner were a disgraced courtier, general or any other subject, no such eternal obstacle would have existed to his execution.

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Apparently in this time period there was debate over which twin was oldest - The one who was born second was sometimes seen to have been conceived first. In this situation there could have been a lot of rivalry over who the true heir to the throne was.