Workers discovered the skeleton during recent repair work at the church in Maastricht. D’Artagnan died during the siege of the city in 1673

A 1931 statue of the d'Artagnan in southwestern France Lionel Bonaventure / AFP via Getty Images

Workers were repairing a Dutch church when they stumbled upon a skeleton hidden beneath the floor tiles. Now, officials say it could be the remains of Charles de Batz de Castelmore. The 17th-century French soldier—who is also known as D’Artagnan—is the inspiration behind The Three Musketeers by the French novelist Alexandre Dumas .

Experts are currently analyzing DNA recovered from the skeleton and comparing it with DNA from descendants of the real D’Artagnan’s father.…