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D'Artagnan

The Gascon lieutenant who once stormed Paris with three friends now finds himself summoned by queens and cardinals, hunting the musketeers he lost to time.

major

Also known as d'Artagnan, Monsieur d'Artagnan, Chevalier d'Artagnan

First appearance: The Ghost of Cardinal Richelieu

As a major figure in Twenty Years After, D'Artagnan is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The lieutenant of musketeers is summoned by Mazarin and agrees to escort him on a night inspection of the outposts.
In the storyThe Ghost of Cardinal RichelieuOpen this moment free

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Twenty years have made d'Artagnan a lieutenant of musketeers and a man who answers a queen's summons with a soldier's obedience rather than a youth's ardor. When both Anne of Austria and Mazarin call on him in the same…

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PDPrince de CondéMMMarie MichonCDCount de GuicheATAthosCSCharles StuartD'D'Artagnan

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Supporting Characters and Historical Figures
  • French Nobility and Commanders
  • Protagonist
  • Frondeurs and Royal Court

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See D'Artagnan in The Ghost of Cardinal Richelieu