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The Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince (Prince's Company of Carabiniers
Carabinier

A Carabinier was originally a cavalry soldier armed with a carbine . The word is derived from the identical French language word carabinier....
) is the main ceremonial unit of the military force of Monaco
Military of Monaco

The Principality of Monaco, which is the world's second smallest nation , has a very limited military capability, and would depend entirely upon its larger neighbour, France, for defence in the face of an aggressive world power....
. Although Monaco
Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
's defence is the responsibility of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, it maintains a small force for the protection of the Sovereign
Sovereign

Sovereign may refer to:*Sovereignty, a philosophical concept or state*Sovereign *Sovereign Hill, Victoria, Australia*Lady Sovereign, a female MC and performing artist for Def Jam Recordings...
 Prince of Monaco
Prince of Monaco

The Reigning Prince or Princess of Monaco is the sovereignty monarch and head of state of the Monaco. All Princes or Princesses thus far have taken the name of the House of Grimaldi, but have belonged to various other houses in male line....
. It was formed by Prince Honoré IV
Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco

Honor? IV, Prince of Monaco was the sixth Sovereign Prince of Monaco and the sixth Duke of Valentinois from 12 March 1795 to 16 February 1819. He was the son of Honor? III, Prince of Monaco and his wife, Marie-Catherine de Brignole-Sale....
 in 1817 for the protection of the Principality. The company numbers approximately 100 officers and men - while the NCOs
Non-commissioned officer

A non-commissioned officer , also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted rank member of an armed force who has been given authority by a officer ....
 and soldiers are local, the officers have generally served in the French Army
French Army

The French Army, officially the Arm?e de Terre , is the Army component of the Military of France and its largest. As of 2007, the army employs 134,000 regular soldiers, 15,500 reservists, and 25,750 civilians....
.






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The Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince (Prince's Company of Carabiniers
Carabinier

A Carabinier was originally a cavalry soldier armed with a carbine . The word is derived from the identical French language word carabinier....
) is the main ceremonial unit of the military force of Monaco
Military of Monaco

The Principality of Monaco, which is the world's second smallest nation , has a very limited military capability, and would depend entirely upon its larger neighbour, France, for defence in the face of an aggressive world power....
. Although Monaco
Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
's defence is the responsibility of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, it maintains a small force for the protection of the Sovereign
Sovereign

Sovereign may refer to:*Sovereignty, a philosophical concept or state*Sovereign *Sovereign Hill, Victoria, Australia*Lady Sovereign, a female MC and performing artist for Def Jam Recordings...
 Prince of Monaco
Prince of Monaco

The Reigning Prince or Princess of Monaco is the sovereignty monarch and head of state of the Monaco. All Princes or Princesses thus far have taken the name of the House of Grimaldi, but have belonged to various other houses in male line....
. It was formed by Prince Honoré IV
Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco

Honor? IV, Prince of Monaco was the sixth Sovereign Prince of Monaco and the sixth Duke of Valentinois from 12 March 1795 to 16 February 1819. He was the son of Honor? III, Prince of Monaco and his wife, Marie-Catherine de Brignole-Sale....
 in 1817 for the protection of the Principality. The company numbers approximately 100 officers and men - while the NCOs
Non-commissioned officer

A non-commissioned officer , also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted rank member of an armed force who has been given authority by a officer ....
 and soldiers are local, the officers have generally served in the French Army
French Army

The French Army, officially the Arm?e de Terre , is the Army component of the Military of France and its largest. As of 2007, the army employs 134,000 regular soldiers, 15,500 reservists, and 25,750 civilians....
. With the local fire service, the Caribineers form Monaco's total public forces. In addition to their guard duties, the company patrols the Principality's beaches and coastal waters, as well as other duties around the Palace in Monaco-Ville
Monaco-Ville

Monaco-Ville is the original fortified town of Monaco....
.

The Palace is guarded by two officers and eight carabiniers around the clock. The guard is changed every day at 12 o'clock, announced by the company's section of eight trumpet
Trumpet

The trumpet is a musical instrument with the highest Register in the brass instrument family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BC....
ers.

The military has a band (Fanfare) consisting of 27 musicians; within the main band a small variety orchestra and a brass ensemble (for religious music) have been formed. The military band performs public concerts and also plays at official occasions, sports events and international military music festivals.

An antecedent of the Palace guards was the company known in the 19th century as the "Papalins", former soldiers of the Papal States who, upon the destitution of the Papacy's temporal authority at the time of the Italian Unification, were given a role in the Prince of Monaco's protection. A road in the Fontvieille suburb of Monaco is named after the "Papalins".

  • See also: Military of Monaco
    Military of Monaco

    The Principality of Monaco, which is the world's second smallest nation , has a very limited military capability, and would depend entirely upon its larger neighbour, France, for defence in the face of an aggressive world power....


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