Constitutional Guard
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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 This guard's formation was the only court reform to be put into effect, but it only lasted a few months, being superseded by the National Guard
.
National Constituent Assembly
The National Constituent Assembly was formed from the National Assembly on 9 July 1789, during the first stages of the French Revolution. It dissolved on 30 September 1791 and was succeeded by the Legislative Assembly.-Background:...
split on 3 September 1791, it decreed that king Louis XVI
Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before being executed in 1793....
should have a Constitutional Guard, also known as the garde Brissac after its commander Louis Hercule Timolon de Cossé, duc de Brissac
Duke of Brissac
Duke of Brissac is the title of a distinguished noble family of France. The fief of Brissac in Anjou was acquired at the end of the 15th century by a noble French family named Cossé belonging to the same province. René de Cossé married into the Gouffier family, who were at that time very powerful...
. This guard's formation was the only court reform to be put into effect, but it only lasted a few months, being superseded by the National Guard
National Guard (France)
The National Guard was the name given at the time of the French Revolution to the militias formed in each city, in imitation of the National Guard created in Paris. It was a military force separate from the regular army...
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Royalists
- Henri de la RochejaqueleinHenri de la RochejaqueleinHenri du Vergier, comte de la Rochejaquelein was the youngest general of the Royalist Vendéan insurrection during the French Revolution.-Early activities:...
- Louis Charles d'HervillyLouis Charles d'HervillyComte Louis Charles d'Hervilly was a French nobleman and émigré. He was involved in the abortive landing at Quiberon. His daughter married the general Marie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga.- Bibliography :...
- Charles Marie de Beaumont d'AutichampCharles Marie de Beaumont d'AutichampCharles Marie Auguste Joseph de Beaumont, comte d'Autichamp . A brave but ponderous man, he was one of the few Royalist survivors of the War in the Vendée.- Revolution :...