Cardinal Richelieu's guards

Cardinal's guards
Gardes du Cardinal
Cardinal Richelieu's Guard; (19th-century color plate)
Founded	27 September 1626
Disbanded	1660
Country	France
Type	Company of Musketeers
Role	bodyguards
Colors	red and white

The Cardinal's guards were men assigned to protect Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, Bishop of Luçon.

They were made famous by Alexandre Dumas's novel The Three Musketeers, in which they are portrayed as the rivals of the King's Musketeers (also known as "Musketeers of the Guard" – Mousquetaires de la Garde du Roi, distinguished from the King's forces by the red tunics and white crosses worn by Richelieu's guards.

See also

• Ancien régime
• Cardinal Mazarin
• French Guards Regiment
• National Gendarmerie
• Maison militaire du roi de France
• Siege of La Rochelle
• Thirty Years' War

Further reading

• Parrott, David (6 September 2001). Richelieu's Army: War, Government and Society in France, 1624–1642 by David Parrott. Search this book on
• Peters, A. (12 January 2025). The Musketeers: The True Story of France's Elite Guardians. ISBN 9798306815152. Search this book on

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