D'ARTAGNAN STATUE

The statue of D'Artagnan made by Firmin Michelet in 1931 proudly dominates the Gers from the bottom of the monumental staircase. He is represented standing there, in a musketeer coat, his fist on his hip. His real name Charles de Batz-Castelmore, Count d'Artagnan, the most famous of the Musketeers was born between 1611 and 1615 at Castelmore castle, near Lupiac, in Gascony. When he left his province for Paris around 1630, he decided to take his mother's name, Françoise de Montesquiou d'Artagnan. He enlisted in the Cadets of the French Guards then joined the Musketeers. Louis XIV gave him all his confidence, D'Artagnan became captain-lieutenant of the company of the Musketeers. He died in 1673 during the siege of Maastricht. The place of his burial is unknown. Alexandre Dumas discovers the life of d'Artagnan through memories. He becomes enthusiastic about the character and is inspired by it for the writing of his famous trilogy: The Three Musketeers.

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