Kaspar Hauser
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Kaspar Hauser was a German youth who claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell. His claims, and his subsequent death from a stab wound, sparked much debate and controversy bot
Hauser in 1830
Statue of Hauser, Ansbach, Germany
Pencil drawing by Hauser, 1829
A photograph of the note, in mirror writing. The original has been missing since 1945.
Man in the Iron Mask
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The Man in the Iron Mask was an unidentified prisoner of state during the reign of Louis XIV of France. The strict measures taken to keep his imprisonment secret resulted in a long-lasting legend abou
Kaspar Hauser
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Etching of the citadel and dungeon of Pignerol, in Piedmont, Italy (c. 1650)
Fortress of Exilles
Fort Royal in Île Sainte-Marguerite, showing the main door to the extension of 1687 and, on the left, the rectangular wing of four new cells added in 1690.
Fort Royal in Île Sainte-Marguerite viewed from the sea, showing windows of the six cells.