Editing Man in the Iron Mask (section)

===English milord===
On 10 October 1711, King Louis XIV's sister-in-law, [[Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine]], sent a letter to her aunt, [[Sophia of Hanover|Sophia, Electress of Hanover]], stating that the prisoner had "two [[musketeers]] at his side to kill him if he removed his mask". She described him as very devout, and stated that he was well treated and received everything he desired.{{sfn|Mongrédien|1961|p=31}} In another letter sent less than two weeks later, on 22 October, she added having just learnt that he was "an English milord connected with the affair of the [[James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick|Duke of Berwick]] against [[William III of England|King William III]]."{{sfn|Mongrédien|1961|p=31}} The Princess was clearly reporting rumours she had heard at court.{{sfn|Mongrédien|1961|pp=31–33, 236}}{{sfn|Bodemann|1891|pp=288–293}}