Gendarmes de la Garde

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French royal household cavalry unit elite cavalry unit royal guard unit

The Gendarmes de la Garde were an elite cavalry unit of the French royal household, serving as one of the king’s prestigious guard formations under the Ancien Régime.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Garde du Corps du Roi 2
Gardes du Corps 1
Gendarmes de la Garde canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French royal household cavalry unit ⓘ
elite cavalry unit ⓘ
royal guard unit ⓘ
activeDuring 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
allegiance King of France ⓘ
associatedWith French royal court at Versailles ⓘ
surface form: French court at Versailles

royal ceremonies ⓘ
wars of the Ancien Régime ⓘ
category Cavalry units and formations of France ⓘ
French royal guards ⓘ
Military units and formations of the Ancien Régime ⓘ
commandStructure Maison du Roi ⓘ
surface form: Maison militaire du roi de France
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
disbandedBy revolutionary authorities of France ⓘ
disbandedDuring French Revolution ⓘ
distinction considered one of the most prestigious cavalry units in France ⓘ
equipment pistols ⓘ
swords ⓘ
war horses ⓘ
era Ancien Régime ⓘ
function escort of the royal person ⓘ
participation in major campaigns ⓘ
protection of the king in battle ⓘ
garrisonLocation Paris ⓘ
Versailles ⓘ
guarded French monarch ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
literalMeaningOfName Gendarmes of the Guard ⓘ
militaryBranch cavalry ⓘ
notableCommander Louis XIV of France ⓘ
surface form: Louis XIV (as sovereign commander-in-chief)
partOf French royal household troops ⓘ
Maison du Roi ⓘ
precededBy medieval royal household knights ⓘ
recruitment French nobility ⓘ
role ceremonial guard ⓘ
elite shock cavalry ⓘ
mounted bodyguard of the king ⓘ
socialStatusOfMembers high nobility ⓘ
subordinateTo French king ⓘ
captain-general of the Maison du Roi ⓘ
typeOf household troops ⓘ
uniformFeature ornate cuirasses ⓘ
plumed helmets or hats ⓘ
richly decorated uniforms ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Maison du Roi → hasPart → Gendarmes de la Garde ⓘ
this entity surface form: Garde du Corps du Roi
Maison du Roi → hasPart → Gendarmes de la Garde ⓘ
French Imperial Guard → hasPart → Gendarmes de la Garde ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imperial Guard Gendarmerie
Chevau-légers de la Garde → partOf → Gendarmes de la Garde ⓘ
this entity surface form: Garde du Corps du Roi
court of Louis XIII → hasMilitaryConnection → Gendarmes de la Garde ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gardes du Corps