Composition
- 1st Scottish Company – formed in 1440 by Charles VII. Despite the name, by the 16th century the company has ceased to be purely Scottish. Little by little the Scottish Company became only Scottish in name.
- 1st French Company – formed in 1475 by Louis XI.
- 2nd French Company – formed in 1479 by Louis XI.
- 3rd French Company – formed in 1516 by Francis I.
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