Swiss Guards (French: Gardes Suisses; German: Schweizergarde; Italian: Guardie Svizzere) are Swiss soldiers who have served as guards at foreign European...

Delley. I. Les colonels généraux des suisses et grisons. II. Les Cent-Suisses de la garde du Roi (1481-1792) devenus gardes à pied ordinaires du corps du Roi...

guarding the exterior of the Palace of Versailles with the Gardes Suisses. In addition, the French Guards had responsibility for maintaining public order...

been dissolved on 1 January 1776. The Garde du Corps (Body Guard), the Gardes françaises and the Gardes suisses remained in service. The first was retained...

General of the Hussards Colonel General of the Cent-Suisses and Grisons Colonel General of the Gardes Françaises Judging the position of Colonel General...

(within the royal residences, the king's guard was the Garde du corps and the Gardes suisses). The Musketeers of the Guard wore an early type of military...

General of the Hussards, Colonel General of the Cent-Suisses & Grisons and Colonel General of the Gardes Françaises. Lieutenant-General of the Realm, a governor...

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in...

of the Seven Years' War. In 1772 he became a first lieutenant in the Gardes Suisses of King Louis XVI's younger brother, the Count of Provence. Unable to...

and a French count. In 1733 Hallwyl became a cadet in the French regiment of horse, Royal Piemont; promoted to ensign in the Gardes Suisses 1740 he...