However, Louis XIV, King of the time, soon grew jealous of Fouquet, confiscated his castle, and threw him in jail for the remained of his life. He was a great lover of architecture and his greatest commission, Château de Vaux le Vicomte was likely the first great Baroque French creation, bringing together the greatest designers and architects of the era. d’Artagnan became infamous throughout France in connection with the arrest of Nicolas Fouquet.įor those not in the know, Fouquet was the Superintendent of Finances in France. via Wikipedia D’Artagnan and the Sun King (Louis XIV) Connectionįollowing the failure of his marriage, d’Artagnan focused on his career as a soldier, rising up the ranks and eventually finding himself working directly for Louis XIV. The church of Saint-André des Arts, prior to its demolition in 1815. His competence and secrecy soon caught the attention of King of the time, Louis XIV (also known as ‘The Sun King’ and best-known as the ruler who made the Palace of Versailles what it is today) and he soon embarked on several covert missions for the King. During his time in the city, he enjoyed a career in espionage, acting for Cardinal Mazarin.
Today, there’s a small museum in Lupiac dedicated to d’Artagnan and a local festival celebrating the musketeers is held on an annual basis.īy the 1630s, d’Artagnan had moved to Paris and had managed to join the Musketeers probably with the help of his Uncle, Henri de Montesquiou. In Search of the real-life d’ArtagnanĬharles Ogier de Batz de Castelmore was born at some time around 1611 in a small village called Lupiac in the Gers (Gascony) region of South West France. Whereas Athos is based on Armand de Sillègue d’Athos d’Autevielle, Porthos is based on Isaac de Porthau, and Aramis is based on Henri d’Aramitz. Porthos, Athos, and Aramis were also real people, though their characters are very loosely based on real-life. Formed in 1622, this group was only disbanded in 1816, some years after the French Revolution. The Musketeers of the Guard ( in French, Mousquetaires de la garde) also existed and also known as the King’s Musketeers. However, what you may not know is that d’Artagnan was a real person, and he died in the Franco-Dutch war in the historic city of Maastricht.
A depiction of d’Artagnan and the Three Musketeers in 1898, via Wikipedia
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