Département de la Guerre | |
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Department overview | |
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Formed | 1 April 1547 |
Dissolved | 25 May 1791 |
Superseding agency | |
Headquarters | Hôtel de la Guerre, Versailles |
Minister responsible | |
Department executive | |
Parent department | King's Council |
Child agencies |
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The Department of War (French: Département de la Guerre) was a ministerial department of the King's household (Maison du Roi) during the Ancien Régime in France. The department had control over the French Royal Army, Maréchaussée (military police), and the Frontier Border Troops. In 1791, as part of the governmental reforms carried out by the Constitutional Cabinet of Louis XVI, the department was abolished and subsequently reformed as the Ministry of War.