D'Artagnan (1610/15, 1673) - a name that has become a myth and still possesses a unique allure today. Alexandre Dumas turned the daring musketeer into an immortal legend. The books about the adventures of the young nobleman from Gascony are among the most significant and widely read novels in world literature. Film productions and stage plays repeatedly revisit the theme of "The Three Musketeers," whose fourth and most famous member is d'Artagnan. Less known is that the legendary hero actually lived! His historical counterpart, Charles de Batz de Castelmore, Count d'Artagnan, was a highly respected officer and close confidant of French King Louis XIV, Queen Mother Anne of Austria, and Cardinal Mazarin. Author Ria Wegner explores the real life of d'Artagnan in this biography.