Palatine Guard
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The Palatine Guard was a former military unit of the Papal States that served as part of the Pope’s personal armed forces until its disbandment in the 20th century.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Papal military unit
ⓘ
guard unit ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| activeUntil | 20th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Noble Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pontifical Gendarmerie NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontifical Swiss Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Apostolic Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Pontifical Military Household NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1970 ⓘ |
| disbandedBy | Pope Paul VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionAuthority | motu proprio of Pope Paul VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | reform of the papal military corps ⓘ |
| engagement | defense of the Vatican during World War II ⓘ |
| garrison |
Rome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | modern history of the Papal States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Papal States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| loyalty | Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Pope Leo XIII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope Pius IX NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Pius XII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Papal armed forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
defense of the Apostolic Palaces
ⓘ
protection of the Pope ⓘ |
| recruitment | Catholic laymen ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| role |
ceremonial guard
ⓘ
personal guard of the Pope ⓘ security force ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Secretariat of State of the Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | papal coat of arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | volunteer corps ⓘ |
| uniformType | ceremonial uniform ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.