Musketeer d'Artagnan's remains believed found under Dutch church

D'Artagnan was killed during the Siege of Maastricht in 1673 and later immortalised in the stories of Alexandre Dumas.

Skeleton of Three Musketeers hero d’Artagnan may have been found

Archeologists believe remains found in Maastricht, Netherlands, may be of real-life soldier who inspired novel character More than three-and-a-half centuries after a musket ball to the throat put an end to decades of exemplary swashbuckling, the French soldier who inspired Alexandre Dumas and went on to be immortalised on the stage and screen – not to mention as a plucky cartoon dog – may rise again. Workers repairing a church in the Dutch city of Maastricht have discovered a skeleton that co...

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Lost remains of French musketeer d’Artagnan may have been found in Dutch church

The skeleton of famed French musketeer Charles de Batz de Castelmore d’Artagnan may have been found in front of a church altar in the Dutch city of Maastricht, church officials and an archaeologist said on Wednesday. Workers ‌discovered a grave containing human remains beneath tiles after part of the floor of St Peter and Paul Church subsided in February, triggering a race to identify the skeleton through DNA testing. “This has truly become a top-level investigation, in which we want to be...

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Is d’Artagnan lying beneath a church in Maastricht? DNA will determine if remains found are those of the famous musketeer

The genetic remains from the teeth will be compared with those of a descendant of the count immortalized by Alexandre Dumas and who died in 1673 during the French siege of the Dutch city

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Archaeologists may have found lost remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan in Dutch church

Lost remains of French musketeer d’Artagnan may have been found in Dutch church - The Straits Times

Lost remains of French musketeer d’Artagnan may have been found in Dutch church  The Straits Times

Archaeologists may have found lost remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan in Dutch church

The church had previously been identified as a possible resting place of the 17th-century soldier.

Skeleton of musketeer d’Artagnan may have been found in Dutch church

A skeleton which could belong to famed French musketeer Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan has been discovered in front of a church altar in the Dutch city where he died...

Remains d’Artagnan may have been found in Maastricht

Archeologists may have discovered the skeletal remains of Charles de Batz de Castelmore, otherwise known as the fourth musketeer d’Artagnan,...

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Mystery in Maastricht: Remains Found That May Belong to the Legendary d’Artagnan (photos)

A sample has been taken from the remains found in the church and is being analyzed in Germany. A deacon says he is certain the skeleton of the Sun King’s associate has been found, while an archeologist is awaiting DNA results The post Mystery in Maastricht: Remains Found That May Belong to the Legendary d’Artagnan (photos) appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Remains of French folk hero, musketeer d’Artagnan, maybe found in Maastricht church

A skeleton has been discovered in a church in Maastricht that may belong to the famous French musketeer d’Artagnan.

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