We learn at the end of the episode that the man is probably Louis’ buddy Rohan.
The man insists Cavalier may be tortured, but he won’t be killed – the king wouldn’t kill his brother’s lover. When the queen returns to Versailles, having not gone to Spain Louis reveals his suspicions to her and declares his love … The affairs inside these walls will trump the most scandalous soap opera. The French people ADORED him, and this pissed Louis off so much, he decided his brother should not ever ever fight in a war again. Interesting that the writers put all the ‘we luvs Philippe-the-warrior!’ stuff in Season 1’s War of Devolution instead. It’s been the biggest mystery of the season: Who has Zoom trapped in a glass cage, with his face locked behind an iron mask? His fate is unknown to the group following the season 3 finale, as he is not mentioned again. It could be another metal, I suppose.) Louis then begins … Later retellings of the story have claimed that it was an iron mask. Philippe probes the mystery of the man in the iron mask. Louis returns to Versailles with newfound purity of purpose, and Philippe is surprised at his feelings for Palatine when she shows signs of poisoning. How would these masked men be getting in and out of the prison and all the hallways!? On 17 April 2018, Variety reported that the third season of Versailles would be its last. It based on the history of Louis XIV of France and the beginning of the construction of the Palace of Versailles from 1667 until 1670. A truce is called and a lavish banquet is held for him but Madame de Montespan is excluded and takes her revenge by discrediting the king's pious companion, Françoise de Maintenon. Watch trailers & learn more. It based on the history of Louis XIV of France, the next four years of his reign and how he dealt with Emperor Leopold, the Man in the Iron Mask and the Protestants. The Man in the Iron Mask (French: L'Homme au Masque de Fer; c. 1640 – 19 November 1703) was 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, Italy).
The affairs inside these walls will trump the most scandalous soap opera. Maintenon's power is threatened by rumors. Pour soumettre la noblesse et imposer définitivement son pouvoir absolu, il lance la construction de Versailles… comme on tend un piège. The identity of this man has been thoroughly discussed, mainly because no one ever saw his face which was hidden by a mask of black velvet cloth. (Well, probably iron. Doubting his royal divinity, Louis consults the pious Madame Scarron while a rejected former lover summons dark forces to win back his affections. Welcome To Versailles is the pilot episode in the series and the 1st episode of Season One. He was held in the custody of the same jailer, Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars, for a period of 34 years. A young, wily king and his golden château. *exhausted sigh* GLORIOUS! Louis XIV a 28 ans. Philippe returns to Versailles with his prisoner, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold, who resumes his secret affair with the queen. And the seated man is wearing a mask. DUH DUH *cue dramatic music and the intro* We now know that this season will be all about this man in the iron mask and I am already tired, thinking of all the conflicting and inaccurate historical bits I need to tell y’all about. UGH. Kept down by the man.