Order of Saint Louis
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The Order of Saint Louis was a prestigious French military order of chivalry established under the monarchy to honor exceptional service by Catholic officers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Order of Saint Louis canonical | 5 |
| Order of St. Louis | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chivalric order
ⓘ
military order ⓘ |
| abolished | 1792 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Army
ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
bravery in combat
ⓘ
long and distinguished military service ⓘ |
| awardingBody | French monarchy ⓘ |
| awardingFrequency | during wartime and peacetime military service ⓘ |
| class |
Chevalier
ⓘ
Commander ⓘ
surface form:
Commandeur
Grand-Croix ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| eligibility | Catholic French military officers ⓘ |
| finalAbolition | 1830 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | restricted to men ⓘ |
| grandMaster | King of France ⓘ |
| grantedPrivileges |
hereditary nobility for some higher-grade recipients
ⓘ
military pension to some recipients ⓘ |
| headOfOrderTitle | Grand Master ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancien Régime France
|
| inception | 1693 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
surface form:
Legion of Honour
|
| insigniaFeature |
central medallion with image of Saint Louis
ⓘ
golden Maltese cross ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| motto | Bellicae virtutis praemium ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Reward for wartime valour ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Louis IX of France
ⓘ
Saint Louis ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
ⓘ
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm ⓘ Maurice de Saxe ⓘ Pierre André de Suffren ⓘ |
| originalName | Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis ⓘ |
| purpose | to reward exceptional military service ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| reinstated | 1814 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousRequirement | recipients had to be Catholic ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | orange ⓘ |
| seat | Versailles ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
officers with a minimum number of years of service
ⓘ
officers with proven bravery in battle ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Order of St. Louis
subject surface form:
Auguste de Marmont