Cent-Suisses de la Garde

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The Cent-Suisses de la Garde were an elite Swiss infantry guard unit serving as part of the French royal household’s protective and ceremonial forces under the Ancien Régime.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf infantry unit ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
royal guard ⓘ
activeDuring Ancien Régime ⓘ
allegiance French monarchy ⓘ
House of Bourbon ⓘ
associatedWith Swiss mercenary tradition ⓘ
category Military units and formations of the Ancien Régime ⓘ
Royal guards of France ⓘ
Swiss units in foreign service ⓘ
composedOf Swiss soldiers ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
dissolutionCause French Revolution ⓘ
ethnicComposition Swiss ⓘ
garrison Louvre Palace ⓘ
Palace of Versailles ⓘ
Royal court of France ⓘ
linked to: French royal court
guarded French royal residences ⓘ
person of the king ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern period ⓘ
language French ⓘ
Swiss German ⓘ
notableFor distinctive Swiss uniforms ⓘ
elite status among royal guards ⓘ
partOf Maison militaire du roi de France ⓘ
linked to: Maison du Roi
primaryFunction ceremonial duties at court ⓘ
protection of the French king ⓘ
protection of the royal household ⓘ
recruitedFrom Swiss cantons ⓘ
role ceremonial guard ⓘ
elite infantry guard ⓘ
household troops ⓘ
protective guard ⓘ
serviceBranch French Royal Household troops ⓘ

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Maison du Roi → hasPart → Cent-Suisses de la Garde ⓘ
Swiss mercenary tradition → hasNotableUnit → Regiments suisses (French Army) ⓘ
linked to: Cent-Suisses de la Garde
Battle of Bicocca → combatantType → French–Swiss army ⓘ
linked to: Cent-Suisses de la Garde