Henri d'Aramitz
Henri d'Aramitz (also d'Aramits) called Aramis (* 1620 ; † unknown) was a lay abbot and a musketeer in the Compagnie du Roi (King's Company - 1st Company) of the Mousquetaires de la garde of King Louis XIII.
He inspired Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras and then Alexandre Dumas to his fictional character "Aramis" in his novel " The Three Musketeers ".
Life
Like Porthos, Aramis came from a respected family in the Béarn . In contrast to the other musketeers from the Bearn, his family belonged to the sword nobility .
family
His grandfather was the Huguenot Capitaine Pierre d'Aramitz, who played an active role in the wars of religion in Béarn and Soule during the time of Jeanne von Albret . He married Louise de Sauguis, the daughter of a lay abbot from the Soule, with whom he had three children. His youngest daughter married Jean du Peyrer in 1597 and was the mother of Jean-Armand du Peyrer , comte de Tréville, born in Oloron in 1598 (now in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department ), later Capitaine lieutenant des mousquetaires. Charles, the younger son of Pierre d'Aramitz, served as the first in the 1st Company of the Musketeers and, after 1634, gave his nephew Jean-Armand du Peyrer a job with the Royal Musketeers.
Charles d'Aramitz was married to Marie de Rague, the daughter of Seigneur d'Espalungue, (near Laruns ), their son was Henri d'Aramitz and the cousin of Jean-Armand du Peyrer.
In May 1640, Henri d'Aramis became the second musketeer in his family, serving in the same company as his father. Charles d'Aramitz held the rank of Maréchal des logis and Fourier . The military archives say nothing more about their career, including where they turned in 1646 after their company was disbanded.
In 1650, Henri d'Aramitz married Jeanne de Béarn-Bonasse from one of the most prominent Catholic families of the Béarn, although possibly still of Protestant faith. They had four children, two sons, Armand and Clément, and two daughters. Afterwards his track is lost, nobody knows anything about the circumstances or the time of his death.
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- ↑ the name of the family varies, it appears as Aramitz, Aramits or also as Aramis
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | d'Aramitz, Henri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | d'Aramits, Henri; Aramis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | musketeer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1620 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | uncertain: Bearn |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th century or 18th century |