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Garde Du Corps Du Roi
The Gardes du Corps du Roi (King's bodyguard) was the senior formation of the King of France's household cavalry within the '' maison militaire du roi de France''. History Foundation The oldest unit in the ''Garde du Corps'' was the Company of Scottish Archers, later just the 1st Scottish Company or ''Garde Écossaise'', formed in 1419 from Scots that fought for the French during Hundred Years' War. This unit was created at an uncertain date between 1423 and 1448. Subsequently, two further French companies were raised. A final company was established on 17 March 1515. Each of the four companies initially numbered less than a hundred men. Active service In the Battle of Fornovo during the Italian Wars the ''Garde du Corps'' saved King Charles VIII from being captured by enemy forces. Later in the Italian Wars they failed to save Francis I from being captured in the Battle of Pavia. The last time the ''Garde du Corps'' campaigned was during the War of the Austrian Succession bec ...
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Maison Militaire Du Roi De France
The ''maison militaire du roi de France'', in English the military household of the king of France, was the military part of the French royal household or ''Maison du Roi'' under the Ancien RĂ©gime. The term only appeared in 1671, though such a gathering of units pre-dates this. Like the rest of the royal household, the military household was under the authority of the Secretary of State for the Maison du Roi. Still, it depended on the ''ordinaire des guerres'' (controlled by the Secretary of State for War) for its budget. Under Louis XIV, these two officers of state were given joint command of the military household. Composition The household was akin to the British Household Division in that it comprised a number of both cavalry and infantry units, serving as the sovereign's personal guard as well as elite troops during war. Recruitment to some of its units was limited to gentlemen, like the ''gardes du corps'' and ''Mousquetaires de la Garde''. The rank and file of other regim ...
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