Word: mazzarine
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Dates: during 1889-1889
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...possible. The first is that the "Man in the Iron Mask" was a brother of Louis XIV., which opinion was strongly advocated by the Duke of Richelieu, a descendent of the famous cardinal of that name. The second is that he was a son of Anne of Austria and Mazzarin and the third which would account for his close confinement, is that he was the true son of Louis XIII and Catherine of Sweden and that he was removed to make room for the son of Anne of Austria and Mazzarine who reigned as Louis XIV. This latter opinion...
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