Musketeers of the Guard
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Latin : Quo ruit et lethum, English: Where the company rushes is into disaster |
The Musketeers of the military household of the King of France (Mousquetaires de la maison militaire du roi de France), also known as the Musketeers of the Guard (French: Mousquetaires de la garde) or King's Musketeers (Mousquetaires du roi), were an elite fighting company of the military branch of the Maison du Roi, the royal household of the French monarchy.
History
They were founded in 1622 when
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Shortly after the Musketeers were established, a second company was founded to report to
In 1664, the two companies were reorganized: one company took the name "Grey Musketeers" (mousquetaires gris) from the color of their matched horses, while the second were called "Black Musketeers" (mousquetaires noirs), mounted on black horses. At roughly the same time, the size of the Musketeer companies was doubled.
The Musketeers were among the most prestigious of the military companies of the
In 1776, the Musketeers were disbanded by
Notable Musketeers of the Guard
The following are some of the notable Musketeers:
- d'Artagnan in his 1844 novel The Three Musketeers)
- Henri d'Aramitz (The historical basis of Dumas' character Aramis in The Three Musketeers)
- Armand d'Athos (The historical basis of Dumas' character Athos in The Three Musketeers)
- Isaac de Porthau (The historical basis of Dumas' character Porthos in The Three Musketeers)
- Jean-Armand du Peyrer de Troisville (The historical basis of Dumas' character Monsieur de Tréville in The Three Musketeers)
- Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (later American Revolutionary War general)
- Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon
- Étienne de Boré, first Mayor of New Orleans
Gallery
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Musketeer of the Guard c. 1660
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Musketeers c. 1660
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The Musketeers, late 17th century
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Musketeers in the storming of Valenciennes on 17 March 1677. A fragment of the picture.
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Musketeers in the storming of Ghent, 1678. A fragment of the picture.
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Review of Black Musketeers in the plain of Sablons. By Robert Paul Ponce Antoine, 1729
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Musicians of the Musketeers of the Guard in 1724. Oboeist of the 2nd company and drummer of the 1st company
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Musketeer of the Guard, 1724
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Grey and black musketeers, 1745
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1816, second company
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1816
In pop culture
- The Three Musketeers
- The Three Musketeers (1993 film)
- Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
- The Three Musketeers (2011 film)
See also
- Carabinier
- Cuirasser
References
- This article is based in part on the article Mousquetaire from the French Wikipedia, retrieved on September 9, 2006.
Further reading
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- Chartrand, Rene (2013). French Musketeer 1622-1775. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781780968612.