Lost remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan may have been found in Dutch church
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- Summary
- Church officials and an archaeologist report the potential discovery of French musketeer Charles de Batz de Castelmore d’Artagnan's skeleton in Maastricht. DNA testing is underway to confirm the remains, with evidence including a 1660 coin and a lead bullet. While the findings are considered plausible, the investigation acknowledges uncertainty about the identification.
Fact-Check Results
“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”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence in archive to confirm or refute the discovery of Artagnan's skeleton in Maastricht
“Workers discovered a grave containing human remains beneath tiles after part of the floor of St Peter and Paul Church subsided in February”
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— No evidence in archive to verify the discovery of human remains beneath church tiles
“The DNA retrieved from a jawbone is now being tested against that of descendants”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm DNA testing of jawbone remains
“He was killed during the French siege of Maastricht in the Franco-Dutch War on June 25, 1673, after being struck in the throat by a musket ball”
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— No evidence in archive to verify Artagnan's death date or cause of death
“The church stands near the site where the French army camped”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm church location relative to French army camps
“A coin that has been dated from 1660 and part of a lead bullet found at the burial spot”
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— No evidence in archive to verify artifacts found at the burial site
“A contemporary letter said d’Artagnan had been buried in consecrated ground”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm the existence of the contemporary burial letter
“When you add it all up, then, it seems plausible to us. But of course nothing is certain yet”
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— No evidence in archive to assess the plausibility of the claims