Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras

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Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras [ ɡatjˈɛ̃ də kuːrˈtil də sɑ̃ˈdʁɑ ] (* 1644 in Montargis ; † May 8, 1712 in Paris ) was a French musketeer and writer . He was best known for his biography d'Artagnans , which later served Alexandre Dumas the Elder as a template for his adventure novel The Three Musketeers .

At the age of 26, Courtilz embarked on a military career , which he ended in 1688 as Capitaine ( captain ) in the Régiment de Champagne . He then went to the Netherlands and published numerous documents , mostly historical novels and pamphlets . During this time Courtilz was imprisoned several times for his publications , most recently he spent nine years in the Bastille from 1702 .

Courtilz obtained a lot of information about d'Artagnan during a stay in the Bastille, which at that time was administered by Besmaux, a former companion of the legendary musketeer. He has written multiple foreign biographies in the first person , such as the Marquis de Montbrun or de Monsieur Rochefort, for which he was severely criticized.

Publications

  • Mémoires de MLCDR (le comte de Rochefort) , Cologne 1688
  • Histoire de la guerre de Hollande (1672–1677), The Hague 1689
  • Mémoires de M. d'Artagnan , Cologne 1700, preview in the Google book search
  • Mémoires de madame la marquise de Fresne , Amsterdam 1722

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personal data
SURNAME Courtilz de Sandras, Gatien de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French musketeer and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1644
PLACE OF BIRTH Montargis
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1712
Place of death Paris