Musketeers of the Guard

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cavalry regiment military unit royal guard

The Musketeers of the Guard were an elite corps of light cavalry and guardsmen serving the French kings, famed for their dashing image and association with Alexandre Dumas’s swashbuckling heroes.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
King's Musketeers 1
Mousquetaires du Roi 1
Musketeers of the Guard of the French royal household 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cavalry regiment ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
royal guard ⓘ
activeInPeriod 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
Ancien Régime ⓘ
surface form: Ancien Régime France
allegiance French king ⓘ
associatedWork The Three Musketeers ⓘ
The Vicomte of Bragelonne ⓘ
Twenty Years After ⓘ
branch Maison du Roi ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
culturalImpact icon of adventure literature ⓘ
symbol of French chivalry ⓘ
duty ceremonial guard ⓘ
combat service in war ⓘ
escort of the king ⓘ
equipment horses ⓘ
muskets ⓘ
swords ⓘ
fictionalizationBy Alexandre Dumas ⓘ
garrisonLocation Paris ⓘ
guarded French monarch ⓘ
royal household ⓘ
hasGenderRestriction male-only unit ⓘ
heritage part of French military tradition ⓘ
historicalContext Ancien Régime military forces ⓘ
inspiredCharacterGroup Athos ⓘ
surface form: Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and d’Artagnan
languageOfCommand French ⓘ
militaryBranch cavalry ⓘ
notableFor association with Alexandre Dumas’s novels ⓘ
dashing image ⓘ
swashbuckling reputation ⓘ
partOf French Army ⓘ
surface form: French royal army
portrayedAs romantic adventurers ⓘ
swashbuckling heroes ⓘ
role household troops ⓘ
light cavalry ⓘ
royal bodyguard ⓘ
selectionCriteria noble birth preferred ⓘ
subordinateTo French royal court ⓘ
surface form: French royal household

Kings of France ⓘ
surface form: King of France
typeOfUnit elite guard ⓘ
mounted infantry ⓘ
uniformFeature plumed hats ⓘ
tabards with royal emblems ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Raoul de Bragelonne → allegiance → Musketeers of the Guard ⓘ
Duke of Buckingham → associatedWith → Musketeers of the Guard ⓘ
this entity surface form: the three musketeers
Lord de Winter → associatedWith → Musketeers of the Guard ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Musketeers
the inseparables → basedOn → Musketeers of the Guard ⓘ
subject surface form: the Inseparables
this entity surface form: Musketeers of the Guard of the French royal household
Musketeer cycle → featuresOrganization → Musketeers of the Guard ⓘ
The Three Musketeers → featuresOrganization → Musketeers of the Guard ⓘ
Maison du Roi → hasPart → Musketeers of the Guard ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mousquetaires du Roi
Aramis → memberOf → Musketeers of the Guard ⓘ
this entity surface form: King's Musketeers
Comte de la Fère → memberOf → Musketeers of the Guard ⓘ
the inseparables → memberOf → Musketeers of the Guard ⓘ
subject surface form: the Inseparables
d'Artagnan Romances → subject → Musketeers of the Guard ⓘ