Roux de Marsilly

Roux de Marsilly (died 22 June 1669) was a French Huguenot conspirator against Louis XIV of France, who was publicly tortured to death in Paris.[1] His valet is thought to be Dauger, one of the strongest candidates to be the Man in the Iron Mask.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Lang, The Valet's Tragedy and Other Studies (BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2007), 18.
  2. ↑ Julian Hawthorne, The Lock and Key Library: Classic Real Life Mystery Stories Volume 10 (Cosimo, Inc., 2007), 62.


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