A gruesome fate, supposedly actually happened to a man held for 34 years in prison. But little is known about the person (1640 - 1703). Further embellished by Alexander Dumas in the 1840's, and became the subject of various movies such as the one with Leonardo DiCaprio.
Man in the Iron Mask - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Iron_Mask#/media/File:La_masque_de_fer.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Iron_Mask#/media/File:La_masque_de_fer.jpg Man in the Iron Mask - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Iron_Mask#/media/File:La_masque_de_fer.jpg The Man in the Iron Mask (French: L'Homme au Masque de Fer; c. 1640 – 19 November 1703) is the name given to an unidentified prisoner who was arrested ... View on en.wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Iron_Mask#/media/File:La_masque_de_fer.jpg Preview by Yahoo