Henri, Seigneur d'Aramitz ("Lord of
Aramits
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The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aramitsiens'' or ''Aramitsiennes''. Brigitte J ...
";
c. 1620–1655 or 1674) was a
Gascon ''
abbé'', and
black musketeer of the
Maison du Roi
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Organisation ...
in 17th century
France
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. In addition, he was the nephew of the
Comte de Troisville
Jean-Armand du Peyrer, Comte de Troisville (or Tresville) (1598 – 8 May 1672) was a French officer. He was fictionalized under the name Monsieur de Tréville in Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers''.
Biography
Origins
Du Pey ...
, captain of the
Musketeers of the Guard
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.
Aramitz served as the inspiration for
Alexandre Dumas
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's character "
Aramis
René d'Herblay, alias Aramis, is a fictional character in the novels ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844), ''Twenty Years After'' (1845), and ''The Vicomte de Bragelonne'' (1847-1850) by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the other two musketeers, Atho ...
" in the
d'Artagnan Romances
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Dumas based the character and attributes of d'Artagnan on captain of musketeers Charles de Batz- ...
.
Life
Aramitz was born of noble ancestry to Charles d'Aramitz and Catherine d'Espalungue de Rague in
Béarn
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,
France
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.
His father lived in
Paris
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as ''
maréchal-des-logis'' for the
Musketeers of the Guard
The Musketeers of the Guard (french: Mousquetaires de la garde) or King's Musketeers () had the full name - Musketeers of the military household of the King of France. () They were an elite fighting company of the military branch of the Maison du ...
, but upon the death of Henri's grandfather,
Abbé Pierre d'Aramitz, Charles returned to Béarn and took over his father's abbacy.
[ His grandfather was indeed a Huguenot captain, though there is no proof of Henri d'Aramitz being himself a Protestant (he married a devout Catholic).
Henri d'Aramitz's uncle, the ]Comte de Troisville
Jean-Armand du Peyrer, Comte de Troisville (or Tresville) (1598 – 8 May 1672) was a French officer. He was fictionalized under the name Monsieur de Tréville in Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers''.
Biography
Origins
Du Pey ...
, called him to Paris along with his cousins Armand d'Athos Armand, Seigneur de Sillègue, d'Athos, et d'Autevielle ("Lord of Sillègue, Athos, and Autevielle"), better known as Armand d'Athos (c. 1615 – December 21, 1643), was a Gascon Black Musketeer of the Maison du Roi in 17th-century France. He t ...
and Isaac de Porthau Isaac de Porthau (also Portau or Portaut; January 30, 1617, Pau – July 13, 1712) was a Gascon black musketeer of the Maison du Roi in 17th century France. In addition, he was the first cousin once removed of the Comte de Troisville, captain of ...
based on their reputation for swordsmanship
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.[ On this occasion Aramitz had the chance to meet the Comte d'Artagnan. The ''Mémoires de M. d'Artagnan'', written by ]Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras
Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras (1644, Montargis – 8 May 1712, Paris) was a French novelist, journalist, pamphleteer and memorialist.
His abundant output includes short stories, gallant letters, tales of historical love affairs (''Les Intrigue ...
, later served as the basis for Alexandre Dumas's novel ''The Three Musketeers
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''. In May 1640 Aramitz joined the Musketeers of the Guard
The Musketeers of the Guard (french: Mousquetaires de la garde) or King's Musketeers () had the full name - Musketeers of the military household of the King of France. () They were an elite fighting company of the military branch of the Maison du ...
.[
Aramitz married Jeanne de Béarn-Bonnasse on February 16, 1650 and had two sons (Clément and Amant) and one daughter.] Following his father's death in 1648, he resigned from the Guard and took over as ''abbé'' of Béarn. Sources disagree on his date of death, recorded as either 1655 or 1674.[
]
See also
*Armand d'Athos Armand, Seigneur de Sillègue, d'Athos, et d'Autevielle ("Lord of Sillègue, Athos, and Autevielle"), better known as Armand d'Athos (c. 1615 – December 21, 1643), was a Gascon Black Musketeer of the Maison du Roi in 17th-century France. He t ...
*Isaac de Porthau Isaac de Porthau (also Portau or Portaut; January 30, 1617, Pau – July 13, 1712) was a Gascon black musketeer of the Maison du Roi in 17th century France. In addition, he was the first cousin once removed of the Comte de Troisville, captain of ...
References
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1620 births
1655 deaths
1674 deaths
17th-century French military personnel
17th-century French Roman Catholic priests
Abbés
The Three Musketeers