Mystery AtlasThe Ercole Mattioli Theory
The theory that the prisoner was Italian diplomat Ercole Antonio Mattioli, imprisoned for double-crossing Louis XIV in a secret 1678 treaty negotiation; based on the burial register name "Marchioly", close to Mattioli, recorded after the prisoner's 1703 death.
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Related Mysteries
- The Man in the Iron Mask1669-1703
The Ercole Mattioli Theory attempts to explain The Man in the Iron Mask.
Theories & Explanations
The Ercole Mattioli Theory contradicts The Eustache Dauger Theory — The Dauger reading treats the prisoner as a low-status valet jailed for what he knew; the Mattioli reading rests on the burial register name 'Marchioly' and casts him as a disgraced diplomat, an identity of a different order entirely.
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The Ercole Mattioli Theory occurred in France.