Maison militaire du roi de France

The household troops of the King of France ( Maison militaire du roi de France ) were the Guard troops of the Ancien Régime.

The royal household troops covered a wide body of troops: The spectrum ranged from small, purely ceremonial pomp Garden to battle-hardened field regiments of infantry and cavalry. Unlike the rationally planned Guard Corps of the Napoleonic Wars, the troops were home, which was historically grown structures, which by no means all arms had a corresponding elite unit. They ranged outside of the ordinary lists of regular troops.

Classification and Ranking

Palace Garden

• Garde du corps du roi ( bodyguard ) with Gardes écossais ( Scots Guard ) and
• Gardes de la some ( sleeve -Garde )

Garden outside the palace

• Gendarmes de la garde ( gendarmes of the guard )
• Mousquetaires de la garde ( Musketeers of the Guard )
• Chevau - Léger de la garde du roi ( light cavalry of the Guard of the King)
• Grenadiers à cheval ( grenadiers on horseback )

More Garden ( " equal " )

• Gardes Françaises ( French Garden)
• Gardes Suisses ( Swiss Guard )
• Gendarmerie de France ( Gendarmerie of France)

Household troops of the Prince

• Gardes du corps de Monsieur ( bodyguard of the next younger brother of the king)
• Gardes Suisses de Monsieur ( Swiss Guards of the next younger brother of the king)
• Gardes de la porte de Monsieur (door guard of the next younger brother of the king)
• Gardes de Monsieur le comte d' Artois (Garden of the Count of Artois )
• Gardes Suisses du comte d' Artois ( Swiss Guards of the Count of Artois )