Henri, Seigneur d'Aramitz ("Lord of

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"; – 1655/1674) was a Gascon ''

abbé ''Abbé'' (from Latin , in turn from Greek , , from Aramaic ''abba'', a title of honour, literally meaning "the father, my father", emphatic state of ''abh'', "father") is the French word for an abbot. It is also the title used for lower-ranki ...

'', and black musketeer of the

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in 17th century

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. In addition, he was the nephew of the Comte de Troisville, captain of the

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. Aramitz served as the inspiration for

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas , was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the mos ...

's character " Aramis" in the d'Artagnan Romances.

Life

Aramitz was born of noble ancestry to Charles d'Aramitz and Catherine d'Espalungue de Rague in

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. His father lived in

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as '' maréchal-des-logis'' for the

, but upon the death of Henri's grandfather,

Abbé ''Abbé'' (from Latin , in turn from Greek , , from Aramaic ''abba'', a title of honour, literally meaning "the father, my father", emphatic state of ''abh'', "father") is the French word for an abbot. It is also the title used for lower-ranki ...

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, called him to Paris along with his cousins Armand d'Athos and Isaac de Porthau based on their reputation for

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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 Intrigu ...

, later served as the basis for Alexandre Dumas's novel ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' () is a French historical adventure novel written and published in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is the first of the author's three d'Artagnan Romances. As with some of his other works, he wrote it in col ...

''. In May 1640 Aramitz joined the

. 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.

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Life

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