avemalakoff
@avemalakoff.bsky.social
Author of book on the Man in the Iron Mask, published August 2024, *Second Son, the Man in the Iron Mask*. My research will be presented in an upcoming French documentary.
#PalacesandGardens #Paris A Black locust tree, the oldest tree in Paris near the church Saint Julien le Pauvre. (Robinier pseudoacacia) It was planted in 1601 by King Henry IV's gardener Jean Robin. In 2011 this tree measured 11 meters high with a trunk of 3.38 meters in circumference.
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
#PalacesandGardens #Paris A Black locust tree, the oldest tree in Paris near the church Saint Julien le Pauvre. (Robinier pseudoacacia) It was planted in 1601 by King Henry IV's gardener Jean Robin. In 2011 this tree measured 11 meters high with a trunk of 3.38 meters in circumference.
#PalacesAndGardens Taken March 2025 at the newly renovated Bibliothèque Nationale library in Paris, a garden with seating.
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
#PalacesAndGardens Taken March 2025 at the newly renovated Bibliothèque Nationale library in Paris, a garden with seating.
For Veterans' Day - a photo of my father, Paul Brandes (left)(d. 1990) and his "buddies" in Brussels while with the Chanor Base Section of the U.S. Army, probably 1945.
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
For Veterans' Day - a photo of my father, Paul Brandes (left)(d. 1990) and his "buddies" in Brussels while with the Chanor Base Section of the U.S. Army, probably 1945.
Eustache Dauger, titled the Man in the Iron Mask by Voltaire, died today, November 10, 1703 in his room at the Bastille, Paris, France. He probably died of a heart attack. He was buried in the Bastille parish cemetery a few blocks down the rue Saint Antoine the next day, November 11.
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Eustache Dauger, titled the Man in the Iron Mask by Voltaire, died today, November 10, 1703 in his room at the Bastille, Paris, France. He probably died of a heart attack. He was buried in the Bastille parish cemetery a few blocks down the rue Saint Antoine the next day, November 11.
to work on the mystery. Published by a small publisher so no one is aware of it. Photos of where the Man in the Iron Mask may have lived, Charlemagne, Oger the Dane, Habsburg genes...you will be held prisoner by the detective trek through 17th-century France AND...a famous tree is the biggest clue!
September 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
to work on the mystery. Published by a small publisher so no one is aware of it. Photos of where the Man in the Iron Mask may have lived, Charlemagne, Oger the Dane, Habsburg genes...you will be held prisoner by the detective trek through 17th-century France AND...a famous tree is the biggest clue!
A true historical detective story about disability, injustice, royal plots, pregnancy surrogates, and the ultimate victory of a famous mysterious man over his disability. #disability #skystorians #paris (5
July 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
A true historical detective story about disability, injustice, royal plots, pregnancy surrogates, and the ultimate victory of a famous mysterious man over his disability. #disability #skystorians #paris (5
June 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A serpent seen near the royal bed,
It will be by the lady, no dogs will bark:
Then to be born in France a Prince so royal,
All the Princes will say he comes from heaven.
—Nostradamus, Les Premières Centuries ou Prophéties, Century IV (prediction) # 93
Second Son, the Man in the Iron Mask
It will be by the lady, no dogs will bark:
Then to be born in France a Prince so royal,
All the Princes will say he comes from heaven.
—Nostradamus, Les Premières Centuries ou Prophéties, Century IV (prediction) # 93
Second Son, the Man in the Iron Mask
June 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A serpent seen near the royal bed,
It will be by the lady, no dogs will bark:
Then to be born in France a Prince so royal,
All the Princes will say he comes from heaven.
—Nostradamus, Les Premières Centuries ou Prophéties, Century IV (prediction) # 93
Second Son, the Man in the Iron Mask
It will be by the lady, no dogs will bark:
Then to be born in France a Prince so royal,
All the Princes will say he comes from heaven.
—Nostradamus, Les Premières Centuries ou Prophéties, Century IV (prediction) # 93
Second Son, the Man in the Iron Mask
I noticed, very near Auger-Saint-Vincent, a tiny icon of a single tree and it intrigued me. It was labeled the “Arbre de Beaulieu”… the “Tree of Beaulieu.” It was next to another icon for a minor religious establishment labeled “Beaulieu.” (3)
June 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I noticed, very near Auger-Saint-Vincent, a tiny icon of a single tree and it intrigued me. It was labeled the “Arbre de Beaulieu”… the “Tree of Beaulieu.” It was next to another icon for a minor religious establishment labeled “Beaulieu.” (3)
I haven't been able to find anyone to make a sample or to take on this project. I would love to have such a purse. Is there anyone on Bluesky who thinks this is a good idea? Maybe if I could get enough women interested I could make a better case to purse makers.
June 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I haven't been able to find anyone to make a sample or to take on this project. I would love to have such a purse. Is there anyone on Bluesky who thinks this is a good idea? Maybe if I could get enough women interested I could make a better case to purse makers.
We had to take down an 80-ft oak in our back yard last fall because it died. I hated to see it go. Last evening I saw that this little volunteer has sprouted from a heavily mulched bed just 20 ft away from its disappeared parent. Joy. #gardening #bloomscrolling 🌱
April 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We had to take down an 80-ft oak in our back yard last fall because it died. I hated to see it go. Last evening I saw that this little volunteer has sprouted from a heavily mulched bed just 20 ft away from its disappeared parent. Joy. #gardening #bloomscrolling 🌱
While researching the history of the famous French prisoner Eustache Dauger I discovered that Anne of Austria might have used a friend's baby to be dauphin to France in 1638 and it has been a secret until now...i.e. Louis XIV was a fraud. *Second Son* Legacy Sector. 2024.
April 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
While researching the history of the famous French prisoner Eustache Dauger I discovered that Anne of Austria might have used a friend's baby to be dauphin to France in 1638 and it has been a secret until now...i.e. Louis XIV was a fraud. *Second Son* Legacy Sector. 2024.
I answered questions on what sort of person Louvois was and whether Anne of Austria could ever have committed adultery (No). The documentary will be on the French channel "Canal+" on their series "Planet" probably early to mid 2026 and there will be an English version. #skystorians
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April 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I answered questions on what sort of person Louvois was and whether Anne of Austria could ever have committed adultery (No). The documentary will be on the French channel "Canal+" on their series "Planet" probably early to mid 2026 and there will be an English version. #skystorians
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Paris' Notre Dame is beautiful---it has new lighting, all is piercingly clean, and there's a motorized tiny lift for wheelchair riders to get on to rise the 2-step distance to the upper chancel floor. It rises out of the stone pavement, has a little stone facade of its very own. #disability
March 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Paris' Notre Dame is beautiful---it has new lighting, all is piercingly clean, and there's a motorized tiny lift for wheelchair riders to get on to rise the 2-step distance to the upper chancel floor. It rises out of the stone pavement, has a little stone facade of its very own. #disability
A comparison of the old staircase at the BNF with the Voltaire statue and the new staircase just created in the BNF Richelieu library. They moved the Voltaire statue, which I show in my book *Second Son* up to the top of the stairs. They kept it! Bravo!
March 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A comparison of the old staircase at the BNF with the Voltaire statue and the new staircase just created in the BNF Richelieu library. They moved the Voltaire statue, which I show in my book *Second Son* up to the top of the stairs. They kept it! Bravo!
In a few days I will be in Paris to be interviewed by a French documentary film company about my theories on the Man in the Iron Mask. *Second Son* is available as an e-book from the publisher legacysector.com/product/e-bo... #booksky #parishistory #truecrime
March 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In a few days I will be in Paris to be interviewed by a French documentary film company about my theories on the Man in the Iron Mask. *Second Son* is available as an e-book from the publisher legacysector.com/product/e-bo... #booksky #parishistory #truecrime
My book *Second Son, the Man in the Iron Mask,* is available as e-book from my publisher -$19- who needs the $ just like I do. The parallels to what happened in this mysterious political drama in 1669 and what is happening in 2025 are astounding. legacysector.com/product/e-bo...
March 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
My book *Second Son, the Man in the Iron Mask,* is available as e-book from my publisher -$19- who needs the $ just like I do. The parallels to what happened in this mysterious political drama in 1669 and what is happening in 2025 are astounding. legacysector.com/product/e-bo...
Chapter 10 of Second Son, the Man in the Iron Mask, is about two people: Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin. It shows that the queen's extremely Catholic beliefs may have led her to find a surrogate baby to be dauphin when she could not become a mother. #bookskykystorians #skystorians
February 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Chapter 10 of Second Son, the Man in the Iron Mask, is about two people: Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin. It shows that the queen's extremely Catholic beliefs may have led her to find a surrogate baby to be dauphin when she could not become a mother. #bookskykystorians #skystorians
(3)two towers, the Tour de la Chapelle and the Tour du Trésor, with a portal in between them consisting of a portcullis, its drawbridge, and another stationary bridge." #skystorians #booksky
February 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
(3)two towers, the Tour de la Chapelle and the Tour du Trésor, with a portal in between them consisting of a portcullis, its drawbridge, and another stationary bridge." #skystorians #booksky
The stories of the prisoners of Pignerol, Exiles, Sainte-Marguerite island, and the Bastille are heart-breaking. sometimes funny, and are just like those of prisoners today. The mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask is a modern story about the illegal putting away of what is inconvenient.
February 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The stories of the prisoners of Pignerol, Exiles, Sainte-Marguerite island, and the Bastille are heart-breaking. sometimes funny, and are just like those of prisoners today. The mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask is a modern story about the illegal putting away of what is inconvenient.
(2) Colbert arranged for Fouquet to go to prison for life, where, for a few years he was the friend of the Man in the Iron Mask. #booksky #skystorians Did Fouquet take the famous prisoner's secrets to his grave?
February 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
(2) Colbert arranged for Fouquet to go to prison for life, where, for a few years he was the friend of the Man in the Iron Mask. #booksky #skystorians Did Fouquet take the famous prisoner's secrets to his grave?
is a small Canadian firm that hasn't been able to help me market the book. Any advice on what I should do to get word to scholars and French historians?
February 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
is a small Canadian firm that hasn't been able to help me market the book. Any advice on what I should do to get word to scholars and French historians?
#booksky My intensely researched book about the Man in the Iron Mask, a true story with real historical people who are so outsized you could never make them up. A great read, a great detective story. It is available from the publisher as an e-book at legacysector.com/product/e-bo...
January 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
#booksky My intensely researched book about the Man in the Iron Mask, a true story with real historical people who are so outsized you could never make them up. A great read, a great detective story. It is available from the publisher as an e-book at legacysector.com/product/e-bo...
Drive over to Baden-Baden (about 20 min) and bring your bathing suit for the Caracalla Baths. Built over the baths of Caracalla...warm, moving, flushing water that will rest your soul. You will spend the rest of your life trying to get back there...over and over again.
January 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Drive over to Baden-Baden (about 20 min) and bring your bathing suit for the Caracalla Baths. Built over the baths of Caracalla...warm, moving, flushing water that will rest your soul. You will spend the rest of your life trying to get back there...over and over again.