Body gendarmerie

The body gendarmerie was a mostly mounted bodyguard , which was intended for orderly and guard duty with a monarch . ' Gendarmerie ' (French gens d'armes ) is literally meant here as 'the armed men'.

In most states it consisted of well-trained men and officers .

There were several units in different countries that have been called 'Leibgendarmerie':

• Leibgendarmerie (Prussia)
• Kuk bodyguard squadron
• Arcière Life Guard
• Royal Hungarian Life Guard