Constitutional Guard

When the National Constituent Assembly split on 3 September 1791, it decreed that king Louis XVI should have a Constitutional Guard, also known as the garde Brissac after its commander Louis Hercule Timolon de Cossé, duc de Brissac. This guard's formation was the only court reform to be put into effect, but it only lasted a few months, being superseded by the National Guard^[1].

Contents 1 King's Constitutional Guard 1.1 Creation 1.2 Short-lived existence 1.3 The Legislative Assembly votes for its dissolution 1.4 Ceremony of dissolution 2 Members of the Guard 2.1 Royalists 2.2 Others 3 See also 4 Notes and references 5 Bibliography 6 Source

King's Constitutional Guard

Creation

Short-lived existence

The Legislative Assembly votes for its dissolution

Ceremony of dissolution

Members of the Guard

Royalists

• Henri de la Rochejaquelein
• Louis Charles d'Hervilly
• Charles Marie de Beaumont d'Autichamp

Others

• Joachim Murat

• Jean-Baptiste Bessières

See also

Notes and references

Bibliography

• Jean Tulard, Jean-François Fayard, Alfred Fierro, Histoire et dictionnaire de la Révolution française, Paris, Robert Laffont, 1998.
• François Grouvel, La Garde constitutionnelle du Roi, dite Garde Brissac, Librairie d'histoire : La révolution.
• Mareschal de Bièvre (Comte), La Garde constitutionnelle de Louis XVI (1791–1792), P., Carnet de la Sabretache s. d., paginé de 332 à 502.
• Gérard Jaeger, "La Garde constitutionnelle. Le sabre de la garde à pied de Louis XVI" dans Tradition Magazine, n° 149, octobre 1999.
• Garde constitutionnelle du Roi aux Archives Nationales : O1 664 à 671 (pension) 3696 à 3699 (maison militaire) année 1791 et AF I 1 et 2 : règlements, ordres de service, consignes, personnel, comptabilité... (armoire de fer).

Source

• This page is a translation of its French equivalent.