Early life Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan

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chateau de castelmore


d artagnan born near lupiac in south-western france. father, bertrand de batz (de baatz), son of newly ennobled merchant, arnaud de batz, purchased castle of castelmore. charles de batz went paris in 1630s, using name of mother, daughter of illustrious family, françoise de montesquiou d artagnan. d artagnan found way enter musketeers in 1632 through support of uncle, henri de montesquiou, comte d artagnan, father of field marshal pierre de montesquiou d artagnan, or perhaps influence of henri s friend, monsieur de tréville (jean-armand du peyrer, comte de troisville). d’artagnan joined guards in mid-1630s , served under captain des essarts. regiment saw action in 1640s, taking part in sieges @ arras, aire-sur-la-lys, la bassée , bapaume in 1640-41 , collioure , perpignan in 1642. whether or not d’artagnan involved unclear, took part in some, if not all, of these sieges. while in musketeers, d artagnan sought protection of influential cardinal mazarin, france s principal minister since 1643. in 1646, musketeers company dissolved, d artagnan continued serve protector mazarin.








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