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Informationen zum Autor Paul Sonnino is professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara. His books include Louis XIV's View of the Papacy: 1661-1667, Louis XIV: Mémoires for the Instruction of the Dauphin, Louis XIV and the Origins of the Dutch War, and Mazarin's Quest: The Congress of Westphalia and the Coming of the Fronde. Klappentext This book pursues an enduring puzzle that has stumped historians for centuries and seduced novelists and filmmakers down to this day. Who was the man who wore an iron mask and was kept in prison for years during the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV? Paul Sonnino brilliantly traces his decade-long quest to solve the mystery. Zusammenfassung This book pursues an enduring puzzle that has stumped historians for centuries and seduced novelists and filmmakers down to this day. Who was the man who wore an iron mask and was kept in prison for years during the reign of the Sun King! Louis XIV? Paul Sonnino brilliantly traces his decade-long quest to solve the mystery. Inhaltsverzeichnis IllustrationsChronological TablePrincipal CharactersMapIntroduction: The State of the Question Chapter One: The Sex Life of Anne of Austria Chapter Two: The Candidacy of Claude Imbert Chapter Three: The Fouquet Connection Chapter Four: Calais Chapter Five: Follow the Money Chapter Six: A Tale of Two Families Chapter Seven: The Testament of Cardinal Mazarin Chapter Eight: The Cover Up Chapter Nine: Was Eustache Dauger Gay? Conclusion AbbreviationsNotesBibliography
