Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: La Marseillaise or The Three Musketeers?
La Marseillaise came first, in 1792 (written). The Three Musketeers followed 52 years later, in 1844 (published).
- First1792
La Marseillaise
song · writtenLa Marseillaise was written in a single night in April 1792.
- Second1844
The Three Musketeers
book · publishedThe Three Musketeers was published in 1844 and is set in the 1620s.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.