A life guard (also known as household troops) is a military unit charged with protecting a high-ranking individual, such as a monarch. == Germany == Since the 15th century, Leibgarde has been the designation for the military security guards who protected Fürsten (royals and nobles) – usually members of the highest nobility who ruled over states of the Holy Roman Empire and later its former territory – from danger.
A life guard (also known as household troops) is a military unit charged with protecting a high-ranking individual, such as a monarch. == Germany == Since the 15th century, Leibgarde has been the designation for the military security guards who protected Fürsten (royals and nobles) – usually members of the highest nobility who ruled over states of the Holy Roman Empire and later its former territory – from danger.
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