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HOUSE OF THE KING. Black Musketeer, 2nd Company. Rare and significant black musketeer surcoat cross. Radiating cross with fleur-de-lis and flame motifs, edged with silver-threaded braid, lamé, twisted cords, and sequins. 20 x 20.5 cm. 18th century (signs of wear). The Musketeers of the King’s Military House: Founded in 1600 by Henry IV to form his personal guard, the future 1st Company took the name “Musketeers” by order of Louis XIII in 1622. Dissolved by Mazarin in 1646, it was reorganized by Louis XIV in 1657 (120 men, 330 in 1668). The Second Company was created in 1665 from Cardinal Mazarin’s company, which had been presented to the king in 1660. The companies were disbanded in 1775 by Louis XVI; reformed by Louis XVIII in 1814, they were permanently disbanded in 1816.
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The Royal Court at VersaillesAuction house
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