The skeleton of the legendary musketeer, the central hero of Dumas’ famous novel, may have been discovered at his reputed death site
Archaeologists say they may have discovered the skeletal remains of the legendary D’Artagnan, the figure immortalized by French writer Alexandre Dumas in ‘The Three Musketeers’, Dutch regional broadcaster L1 reported on Wednesday.
The remains were found in the Dutch city of Maastricht. Historical accounts say Charles de Batz de Castelmore, on whom the novel’s fourth musketeer is based, was killed there by a shot from a musket during King Louis XIV’s siege of the city in June 1673.
Historians believe Louis XIV had…
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