Cent-suisses
The Hundertschweizer (French Cent-suisses ) was a unit formed from Swiss mercenaries , which existed from 1497 to 1792 and belonged to the Guard ( Maison militaire du roi ) of the King of France .
In 1497 Charles VIII created this unit, which, however, was more of a pure court guard than a military force. Based on their model, similar units were built in 1506 in the Papal States ( Swiss Guard ), 1579 to 1798 in the Duchy of Savoy , 1581 in the Duchy of Lorraine (then in 1738 in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and in 1745 in Austria ) and from 1696 to 1713 in Brandenburg-Prussia .
The company of Hundertschweizer was responsible for guarding the interior of the royal palaces at court and was therefore also known as the Inner Guard , in contrast to the Swiss Guard Regiment , which was responsible for external service.
The concert hall in the Tuileries Palace , in which the Concerts spirituels took place from 1725 to 1791 , was called Salle des Cent-Suisses .
See also
- List of French infantry regiments of the early modern period
- Swiss troops in French service for the Valois royal family 1480–1589
- Swiss troops in foreign service
Web links
- Philippe Henry: Swiss Guard. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- March of the Hundred Swiss on YouTube
Palace Gardens : Gardes écossais | Cent-suisses | Garde de la porte
Cavalry : Garde du corps du roi | Gendarmes de la garde | Mousquetaires de la garde | Chevau-Leger de la garde du roi | Grenadiers à cheval | Gendarmerie de France (only subject to)
Infantry (in each case only subject to): Gardes françaises | Gardes suisses
Police forces : Gardes de la prévôté | Maréchaussée de France (only subject to)
Domestic troops of the princes: Gardes du corps de Monsieur | Gardes suisses de Monsieur | Gardes de la porte de Monsieur | Gardes du corps du comte d'Artois | Compagnie des Suisses de Monsieur le comte d'Artois | Gardes de la porte de comte d'Artois
After the restoration: Guard royale