Jean-Armand du Peyrer, Comte de Troisville (or Tresville), was a French officer born at Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Oloron-Sainte-Marie is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. The town of Oloron-Sante-Marie is positioned at the junction of two rivers and has a population of approximately 12,000. While not spectacular, it is a pleasant looking town, with an ancient quarter,...

 in 1598 and died on 8 May 1672 at Trois-Villes

Trois-Villes

Trois-Villes is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Soule.-External links:*...

. He was fictionalized under the name Monsieur de Tréville in Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas, père

Alexandre Dumas, , born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world...

's novel The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized in March–July 1844. Set in the 17th century, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard...

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Origins

Du Peyrer was not from aristocratic stock, but of recent nobility. It was his father, Jean du Peyrer, who introduced the name de Trois-villes or Tréville into the family. In 1607 he bought the region of Trois-Villes which effectively brought him nobility, according to the customs of the Basque Country at the time. This purchase also allowed the elder Du Peyrer the right to be considered a gentleman

Gentleman

The term gentleman , in its original and strict signification, denoted a well-educated man of good family and distinction, analogous to the Latin generosus...

and to sit upon the council of gentlemen in the viscountcy of Soule.