Vatican City Armed Forces

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:admission Catholic (Swiss Guard)
Swiss nationality (Swiss Guard)
between 19 and 30 years old (Swiss Guard)
male (Swiss Guard)
unmarried (Swiss Guard)
gptkbp:ceremonialRole Swiss Guard
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Pontifical_Swiss_Guard
Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City
Noble Guard (historical)
Palatine Guard (historical)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Vatican_City
gptkbp:currentActiveUnit gptkb:Pontifical_Swiss_Guard
Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City
gptkbp:founded 1506 (Swiss Guard)
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Vatican_City
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Noble_Guard
gptkb:Palatine_Guard
gptkbp:historicalUnitDisbanded 1970 (Palatine Guard, Noble Guard)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vatican City Armed Forces
gptkbp:lawEnforcementRole Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Pontifical_Swiss_Guard
Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City
gptkbp:primaryUse protection of the Pope
security of Vatican City
gptkbp:size smallest military force in the world
gptkbp:uniform Renaissance-style uniforms (Swiss Guard)
gptkbp:website https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/swiss_guard/index.htm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:8th_Infantry_Division_(Vatican_City)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7