In 1844, the novel by Alexandre Dumas "The Three Musketeers" was published, which to this day is one of the most widely read books in the world. The central characters of the novel are the eighteen-year-old Gascon D'Artagnan, who dreams of a career as a professional military man, and his friends, the musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Subsequently, the story of the life and adventures of the characters loved by the readers found a continuation in the novels "Twenty Years Later" and "The Viscount de Bragelon, or Ten Years Later."
Instructions
Step 1
From the very beginning, the three Musketeers in Dumas' novel are presented as very mysterious personalities. All of them serve in the company of M. de Treville under assumed names, hiding their true origins even from close friends. Only after a certain period of time has passed, D'Artanyan manages to find out the secrets of his comrades. Interestingly, all three Musketeers (like D'Artagnan himself) had real prototypes.
Step 2
The noblest and most mysterious of Dumas' heroes is, of course, Athos. His name, or rather a nickname, comes from the name of Mount Athos in Greece. However, it soon turns out that the real name of Athos is Olivier, Comte de la Fer, and he comes from one of the oldest noble families in France. The prototype of Athos is considered to be the real-life royal musketeer Armand de Siyegue d'Athos d'Hauteville. However, he has little in common with the hero of Dumas. He never belonged to an ancient aristocratic family, but was just a poor Gascon nobleman, related to the real Captain de Treville. By the way, the real Athos was killed in a duel even before the real D'Artagnan joined the musketeer company.
Step 3
The real surname of the merry fellow and the book "Twenty Years Later". Its prototype is considered to be a nobleman from Bearn Isaac de Porto, who became a musketeer at about the same time as Armand de Sallegue. Thus, the real Athos and Porthos could well be friends. In 1650, Isaac retired and returned back to Bearn. There he lived to be 95 years old, which in those days was a huge rarity.
Step 4
The real name of the cunning handsome Aramis remains unknown to the reader. In Twenty Years Later, after being ordained, he becomes abbot of d'Erble. In the same book, his name sounds also - Rene. In the pages of the novel "The Viscount de Bragelon, or Ten Years Later," Aramis makes a rapid career, becoming Bishop of Vannes and Duke of d'Alameda. However, the prototype of Aramis was only the poor Gascon nobleman Henri d'Aramitz, just like Athos, who was related to de Treville.
Step 5
Of course, speaking of the three Musketeers, it is impossible not to mention the main character of the trilogy - D'Artanyan. Originally the author gave him the name Nathaniel, but the publishers did not like it and was removed from the pages of the manuscript. The prototype of the most popular of Dumas' characters was a nobleman from Gascony Charles Ogier de Baz de Castelmore, on the maternal side - Count d'Artagnan. He did manage to make a brilliant military career, although he hardly possessed the intelligence and cunning of his literary brother.
