"The remains were found beneath where the altar table had stood two centuries earlier, alongside a French coin and a musket ball lodged in the chest area."
"D'Artagnan led one of the French regiments, which attacked from the rear with its musketeers, managing to penetrate the fortifications but was struck in the throat by a musket ball."
"More than 350 years after his death, repair work on part of the floor of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul led to the discovery of the remains."
A skeleton discovered in the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Maastricht is being analyzed for DNA to determine if it belongs to Count d'Artagnan. He was a leader of the musketeers who died in battle in 1673 during the Franco-Dutch War. The remains were found alongside a French coin and a musket ball, which aligns with historical accounts of his death. DNA from the remains will be compared to that of a descendant from the De Batz family. Results are anticipated soon, raising the potential for a significant historical revelation.
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