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Drummers and Fifers of the Kings Guard

Drummers Fifers and Music of the Kings Guard

An interesting feature of the French King’s retinue were the Guard Regiments, and the Kings household.

The Troops of the Royal Household (Maison du Roi) were:

the Gardes du Corps (body guards)

the Cent-Suisses (hundred Swiss, dresed similar to the Swiss Guards Vatican)

the Gentilshommes à bec de corbin

the Gardes françaises (regiment created in 1563)

the Chevau-légers (light cavalry) (1593)

the Gendarmes de la garde (1609–1611)

the Gardes suisses (1616)

the Musketeer (two compagnies, 1622 and 1660)

the Gendarmerie d’ordonnance (1660, suppressed in 1788)

the Grenadiers à cheval (1676)

This article is concerned with the music of the Guard. For information on uniforms of the French during the ancien Regime see, here. … Continue Reading »

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