Mystery AtlasFrance
The kingdom, under Louis XIV during the events of the Man in the Iron Mask case, whose prison system held the masked prisoner across four successive fortresses.
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Related Mysteries
- The Man in the Iron Mask1669-1703
France was the site of The Man in the Iron Mask.
- Trans-en-Provence Case8 January 1981
France was the site of Trans-en-Provence Case.
Theories & Explanations
France was the site of The Ercole Mattioli Theory.
Places
France contains Gévaudan.
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