1987年9月,一次为期三天的学术讨论会在法国南部的戛纳市举行,会议的议题颇为奇特,讨论的是西欧历史上方云遮雾障百年的疑案——“铁面人”之谜。最早提出“铁面人”之说的是法国启蒙思想家伏尔泰。他在1751年发表的著名史著《路易14的时代》中,向人们叙述了一起素未被史学家们所知的历史事件。事件发生在1687年,与戛纳隔海相望的圣玛尔格里 In September 1987, a three-day symposium was held in Cannes, southern France. The topic of the meeting was rather peculiar, and it discussed the mystery of the mysterious mistress . The earliest “Iron Man” is said to be the French enlightenment thinker Voltaire. In the famous history of Louis 14, published in 1751, he narrated a historical episode known to historians as unknown. The incident took place in 1687 in Santa Margherie, across the sea from Cannes