Pignerol prison

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Pignerol prison was a 17th-century French state prison in the Alps, notorious for holding high-profile political prisoners including the mysterious figure known as the Man in the Iron Mask.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former prison ⓘ
state prison ⓘ
architecturalContext fortress prison ⓘ
associatedWith French absolutism ⓘ
French political history ⓘ
mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ
category 17th-century establishments in France ⓘ
Political repression in France ⓘ
Prisons in France ⓘ
controlledBy King Louis XIV of France ⓘ
linked to: Louis XIV of France
country France ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
governor Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars ⓘ
historicalRole detention of political enemies of the crown ⓘ
symbol of absolutist royal power ⓘ
inception 17th century ⓘ
knownFor extreme isolation of prisoners ⓘ
secret detentions without trial ⓘ
use of lettres de cachet ⓘ
languageOfRecord French ⓘ
locatedIn Alps ⓘ
Dauphiné ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Pinerolo ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Piedmont, Italy ⓘ
notableFor association with the Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ
harsh secrecy ⓘ
high-security detention ⓘ
notablePrisoner Antonin Nompar de Caumont, duc de Lauzun ⓘ
Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli ⓘ
Eustache Dauger (hypothetical identification) ⓘ
linked to: Eustache Dauger

Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ
Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
operatedBy French monarchy ⓘ
linked to: French royal family

Ministry of War of France ⓘ
originallyLocatedIn frontier region between France and Italy ⓘ
partOf French state prison system ⓘ
fortifications of Pinerolo ⓘ
securityClassification high security ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
timeOfProminence late 17th century ⓘ
timePeriod reign of Louis XIV ⓘ
typeOfUse military prison ⓘ
state security facility ⓘ
usedFor high-profile prisoners ⓘ
political imprisonment ⓘ
state prisoners ⓘ

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Man in the Iron Mask → associatedWith → Pignerol prison ⓘ
Eustache Dauger → imprisonedIn → Pignerol prison ⓘ
Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars → movementWithPrisoner → transferred the Man in the Iron Mask from Pignerol to Exilles ⓘ
linked to: Pignerol prison