"The remains of d'Artagnan, a swashbuckling swordsman made famous by French writer Alexandre Dumas' 19th century novel The Three Musketeers, may have been found under the tiles of a church in the Netherlands near the battlefield where he died fighting more than 3 1/2 centuries ago."
"D'Artagnan, whose real name was Charles de Batz de Castelmore, was a real person. He served as the personal guard of the French kings and as a spy and a musketeer for Louis XIV."
"A 2020 French documentary about d'Artagnan on French-German TV channel ARTE shows that while much romanticized, the musketeer guards were actually quite brutal, carrying out the will of the king during what the film characterizes as violent times."
"D'Artagnan was a favorite of Louis XIV and, in 1673, led the Sun King's siege on the Dutch city of Maastricht during the Franco-Dutch war. The walled city fell. But so did d'Artagnan, when he was shot through the throat by a musket."
The remains of d'Artagnan, a historical figure and character from Alexandre Dumas' novel, were potentially found under church tiles in the Netherlands. This discovery occurred during repairs after the ground sank. D'Artagnan, a real person, served as a musketeer and personal guard for Louis XIV. He died in 1673 during a siege in Maastricht. A French documentary reveals the brutal reality of musketeers, contrasting with their romanticized portrayal in literature and film. Historian Odile Bordaz has sought d'Artagnan's remains for decades.
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