US EditionSkeleton of Three Musketeers' d'Artagnan may have been found under Dutch church
A skeleton found under St Peter and Paul Church may belong to d'Artagnan, identified by a 1660 coin and musket bullet, with DNA analysis underway after 28 years of searching.
- On Wednesday, local media reported that workers repairing a collapsed floor in a Maastricht church discovered a skeleton potentially belonging to Charles de Batz de Castelmore, the French soldier known as d'Artagnan who inspired The Three Musketeers.
- The legendary musketeer died in 1673 during the Siege of Maastricht, serving King Louis XIV. His final resting place remained a mystery for more than 350 years after he fell in battle, likely from a musket wound.
- Deacon Jos Valke, who helped unearth the remains, is 99% certain of the identity, citing burial beneath the altar—reserved for important figures—alongside a 1660 coin and a musket bullet found at chest level.
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The discovery of a skeleton in Maastricht causes great excitement in the Netherlands: it may be the remains of the legendary French Musketeer D'Artagan. A DNA test is to provide information.
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vosgesmatin.frWhat if D'Artagnan's skeleton was found? Bones likely to belong to the famous French Musketeer were discovered in a church in Maastricht, the Netherlands, where the soldier was killed in 1673. A DNA sample was taken and is currently being analysed.
From the site of the burial to the ball next to the chest, all suggests that the skeleton found under the floor of a church belongs to the world's most famous mosque. The researcher was anxious about DNA tests.
The bones were exhumed in a church in Maastricht, where it is known that the famous gascon, in the service of Louis XIII and then Louis XIV, died 350 years ago.
Archaeologist may have uncovered the remains of D’Artagnan, the famed French musketeer
An archaeologist has found remains he believes belong to the famed French musketeer D’Artagnan at a church in the Netherlands, potentially solving the mystery of the hero’s final resting place more than three centuries after he died.
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