Légion d'honneur
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The Légion d'honneur is France’s highest order of merit, awarded for outstanding military or civil achievements.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of merit
ⓘ
state decoration ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Grand Chancery of the Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Chancery of the Legion of Honour
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| alsoKnownAs |
Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
surface form:
French Legion of Honour
Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form:
Légion française des honneurs
Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form:
Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur
|
| associatedBuilding |
Grand Chancery of the Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
surface form:
Palais de la Légion d'honneur
|
| awardedFor |
eminent services to the French nation
ⓘ
exceptional civil achievements ⓘ exceptional military achievements ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
France
ⓘ
surface form:
French government
|
| awardingFrequency | continuous since establishment ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentGrandMaster | President of the French Republic ⓘ |
| eligibility |
French citizens
ⓘ
foreign nationals ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1804 ⓘ |
| founder | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| grade |
Chevalier
ⓘ
Commandeur ⓘ Grand Officier ⓘ Grand-croix ⓘ Officier ⓘ |
| hasCivilDivision | true ⓘ |
| hasFiveClassStructure | true ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryDivision | true ⓘ |
| hasPostNominalLetters | no official post-nominal letters in French usage ⓘ |
| hasPrecedenceOver | Ordre national du Mérite ⓘ |
| headOfOrder |
President of the French Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
President of France
|
| headTitle | Grand maître de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ |
| highestRankIn | French system of orders, decorations and medals ⓘ |
| inception | 1802 ⓘ |
| inceptionDate | 19 May 1802 ⓘ |
| insigniaMaterial | enamelled metal ⓘ |
| insigniaType | five-armed star badge ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Law of 19 May 1802 ⓘ |
| locationOfChancery | Paris ⓘ |
| motto | Honneur et Patrie ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nativeName | Légion d'honneur self-link ⓘ |
| purpose |
recognition of outstanding civil merit
ⓘ
recognition of outstanding military merit ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | secular ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | solid red ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbolizes | recognition by the French nation ⓘ |
| type | national order ⓘ |
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Légion française des honneurs
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Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur
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French Legion of Honour
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Legion of Honour
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French Legion of Honour
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Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur
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Legion of Honour
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Legion of Honour
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Legion of Honour
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Legion of Honour
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French National Order of the Legion of Honour
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French Légion d’honneur
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Légion d’honneur
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Legion of Honour
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Legion of Honour
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ordre national de la Légion d'honneur
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Legion of Honor
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Légion d’honneur
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Legion of Honour
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Legion of Honour
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French Legion of Honour
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Legion of Honour
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Yann LeCun