Swiss Guards (redirect from Gardes Suisses (France))
Swiss Guards (French: Gardes Suisses; German: Schweizergarde; Italian: Guardie Svizzere) are Swiss soldiers who have served as guards at foreign European...
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Delley. I. Les colonels généraux des suisses et grisons. II. Les Cent-Suisses de la garde du Roi (1481-1792) devenus gardes à pied ordinaires du corps du Roi...
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guarding the exterior of the Palace of Versailles with the Gardes Suisses. In addition, the French Guards had responsibility for maintaining public order...
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been dissolved on 1 January 1776. The Garde du Corps (Body Guard), the Gardes françaises and the Gardes suisses remained in service. The first was retained...
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(within the royal residences, the king's guard was the Garde du corps and the Gardes suisses). The Musketeers of the Guard wore an early type of military...
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General of the Hussards, Colonel General of the Cent-Suisses & Grisons and Colonel General of the Gardes Françaises. Lieutenant-General of the Realm, a governor...
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General of the Hussards Colonel General of the Cent-Suisses and Grisons Colonel General of the Gardes Françaises Judging the position of Colonel General...
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France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in...
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Thomas de Mahy, Marquis de Favras (category People executed by France by hanging)
of the Seven Years' War. In 1772 he became a first lieutenant in the Gardes Suisses of King Louis XVI's younger brother, the Count of Provence. Unable to...
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Franz Josef von Hallwyl (category Counts of France)
and a French count. In 1733 Hallwyl became a cadet in the French regiment of horse, Royal Piemont; promoted to ensign in the Gardes Suisses 1740 he...
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