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- Created by Louis XIII of France in 1622, the famous "King's Musketeers" were members of the King's bodyguard, an elite unit, a political police force and a military school for the nobility. They enjoyed their golden age under Louis XIV, and were finally abolished in 1815.
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They were founded in 1622 when Louis XIII furnished a company of light cavalry (the carabins, created by Louis' father Henry IV) with muskets. The Musketeers fought in battles both on foot (infantry) and on horseback (cavalry). They formed the royal guard for the king while he was outside of the royal residences (within the royal residences ...
Louis XIII, his wife Anne, and Cardinal Richelieu became central figures in Alexandre Dumas, père's 1844 novel The Three Musketeers and subsequent television and film adaptations. The book depicts Louis as a man willing to have Richelieu as a powerful advisor but aware of his scheming; he is portrayed as bored and sour, dwarfed by Richelieu's ...
Oct 4, 2011 · The musketeers of Louis XIII were soldiers who served as a combination of secret service and special forces. Their main duty was to protect the king and his family. In a time of frequent plots and conspiracies, this was no small task.
Apr 5, 2022 · The real three musketeers: the historical Athos, Porthos and Aramis (and d’Artagnan) revealed. The musketeers, made famous by Alexandre Dumas and the many films his stories inspired, are the most well-known of the regiments of ancien regime France.
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Created by Louis XIII of France in 1622, the famous "King's Musketeers" were members of the King's bodyguard, an elite unit, a political police force and a military school for the nobility. They enjoyed their golden age under Louis XIV, and were finally abolished in 1815.
Sep 23, 2024 · Louis XIII (born September 27, 1601, Fontainebleau, France—died May 14, 1643, Saint-Germain-en-Laye) was the king of France from 1610 to 1643, who cooperated closely with his chief minister, the Cardinal de Richelieu, to make France a leading European power.
Oct 14, 2023 · The Three Musketeers follows the story of a young man from Gascony named D’Artagnan who arrives in Paris to begin his career as a musketeer (a soldier armed with a musket, a light gun with a...
