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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 in 1669 or 1670 and subsequently held in a number of French prisons , including the Bastille and the Fortress of Pignerol ( modern Pinerolo , ___MASK64___ ). Recent research suggests that his name might have been " Eustache Dauger ", but this still has not been completely proven . He was held in the custody of the same jailer , Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint - Mars , for a period of 34 years . He died on 19 November 1703 under the name " Marchioly ", during the reign of Louis XIV of ___MASK71___ ( 1643  1715 ). Since no one ever saw his face because it was hidden by a mask of black velvet cloth , the true identity of the prisoner remains a mystery even today ; it has been extensively debated by historians , and various theories have been expounded in numerous books and films . Twenty Years After is a novel by Alexandre Dumas , first serialized from January to August 1845 . A book of the " D ' Artagnan Romances ", it is a sequel to " The Three Musketeers " and precedes " The Vicomte de Bragelonne " ( which includes the sub - plot " Man in the Iron Mask "). Alexandre Dumas (, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie ; 24 July 1802  5 December 1870 ), also known as Alexandre Dumas , " père ", was a French ___MASK65___ . His works have been translated into nearly 100 languages , and he is one of the most widely read French authors . Many of his historical novels of high adventure were originally published as serials , including " The Count of Monte Cristo ", " The Three Musketeers ", " Twenty Years After ", and "". His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century for nearly 200 films . Dumas ' last novel , " The Knight of Sainte - Hermine ," unfinished at his death , was completed by a scholar and published in 2005 , becoming a bestseller . It was published in English in 2008 as " The Last Cavalier ." René d ' Herblay , alias Aramis , is a fictional character in the novels The Three Musketeers , Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas , père . He and the other two musketeers , Athos and Porthos , are friends of the novels ' protagonist , d ' Artagnan . The fictional Aramis is loosely based on the historical musketeer Henri d ' Aramitz . The Three Musketeers is a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas .