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Archaeologists may have uncovered the remains<\/a> of Charles de Batz de Castelmore d’Artagnan, the legendary French musketeer who inspired Alexandre Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers.”<\/p>\n

The skeleton was found in front of an altar at St. Peter and Paul Church in Maastricht, the Netherlands, local officials said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Workers found the human remains in February after the floor caved in, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n

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Researchers are now testing DNA<\/a> from the jawbone to see if it lines up with d’Artagnan’s descendants.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The church has long been considered a possible burial site for d’Artagnan, according to officials.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Reuters, archaeologist Wim Dijkman said the excavation has become a “top-level investigation.”<\/p>\n

He added, “We want to be absolutely certain \u2014 or as certain as \u200bpossible \u2014 whether it is the famous musketeer, who was killed here near Maastricht.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to Dijkman for further comment.<\/p>\n

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Born in 1611, d’Artagnan served under King Louis XIV \u2014 known as the “Sun King” \u2014 and rose to captain of the Musketeers of the Guard, an elite military unit.<\/p>\n

He was killed on June 25, 1673, near Maastricht,<\/a> after being shot in the throat during a French siege.<\/p>\n

It’s believed that d’Artagnan was buried nearby, as it would have been impractical to transport his body back to France in the summer heat.<\/p>\n

Jos Valke, a deacon of the church, told Reuters that additional clues also pointed to d’Artagnan.<\/p>\n

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These included a coin from 1660 and a fragment of a lead bullet near the burial.<\/p>\n

Valke noted that d’Artagnan was supposedly buried in consecrated ground<\/a>, according to a contemporary letter.<\/p>\n

“Well, \u2060under \u200ban altar \u2014 it couldn’t be much holier than that,” \u200bhe said.<\/p>\n

Valke added, “When you add it all up, then, it seems plausible to us. But of course, nothing \u200bis certain yet.”<\/p>\n

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Dumas published “The Three Musketeers” in serial form beginning in May 1844, immortalizing d’Artagnan in fiction.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Published in book form<\/a> later that year, it has since been widely read and adapted into films, plays and TV shows.<\/p>\n

The discovery is one of many significant archaeological finds in the Netherlands in recent years.<\/p>\n

Last summer, officials showcased a medieval sword<\/a> with rare symbols that was found in a river by Dutch construction workers.<\/p>\n

In 2024, archaeologists in North Holland found a creepy, centuries-old floor made of animal bones<\/u><\/a> in a red-light district.<\/p>\n

Reuters contributed reporting.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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