Henri d aramitz biography of rory
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TRIVIA!
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas is a favorite amongst the Masters of Dueling. Your question for today is . . .
Which of the four main characters (Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D'Artagnan) is NOT based on a real person in history?
Post your responses here. The correct answer will be provided tomorrow!
UPDATE!
The answer is . . . None of them! Alexander Dumas based each of the Musketeers on real people.
d'Artagnan is based on Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, a leader and hero of the Musketeers in real life.
Athos is slightly based off of Armand, Seigneur de Sillègue, d'Athos, et d'Autevielle, who apparently died young in a duel.
Porthos is based off a Gascon Black Musketeer named Isaac de Porthau who became Secretary of the Parliament of Béarn after his father's death.
Aramis is based on Henri, Seigneur d'Aramitz, a member of the Musketeers of the Guard who became an abbé after he retired.
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1620 births
Frederick William I, Elector of BrandenburgElector of Brandenburg from 1640 to 1688
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Frederick William (German: Friedrich Wilhelm; 16 February 1620 – 29 April 1688) was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia, thus ruler of Brandenburg-Prussia, from 1640 until his death in 1688. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he is popularly known as "the Great Elector" (der Große Kurfürst) because of his military and political achievements. Frederick William was a staunch pillar of the Calvinist faith, associated with the rising commercial class. He saw the importance of trade and promoted it vigorously. His shrewd domestic reforms gave Prussia a strong position in the post-Westphalian political order of north-central europe, setting Prussia up for elevation from duchy to kingdom, achieved under his son and successor.