Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
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The Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur is the knight rank of France’s highest order of merit, awarded for distinguished military or civil achievements.
Aliases (3)
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
rank of order of merit
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| awardFor |
distinguished civil achievements
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distinguished military achievements → |
| awardingCriteria |
eminent merits in service of the nation
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| conferringBody |
President of the French Republic
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| country |
France
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| createdBy |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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| eligibility |
French citizens
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foreign nationals → |
| gradeLevel |
5th class
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| hasGenderedTitle |
Chevalier (masculine)
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Chevalière (feminine, in common usage) → |
| hasInsignia |
five-armed white-enameled star
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green laurel and oak wreath → |
| hasPostnominalLetters |
no official postnominals in France
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| hasRibbonColor |
solid red
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| higherRank |
Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur
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Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur → Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur → Officier de la Légion d'honneur → |
| inception |
1802
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| jurisdiction |
French Republic
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| languageOfName |
French
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| minimumServiceRequirement |
usually 20 years of public service
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| motto |
Honneur et Patrie
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| orderPrecedence |
highest French order of merit
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| orderType |
order of merit
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| partOf |
French system of national orders
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Légion d'honneur → |
| positionInOrder |
lowest rank
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| regulatingBody |
Grand Chancery of the Légion d'honneur
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| symbolizes |
recognition by the French nation
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| translationOfName |
Knight of the Legion of Honour
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| typicalRecipients |
distinguished civil servants
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notable figures in arts and sciences → prominent business and community leaders → senior military officers → |
| wearingStyle |
badge on left breast
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Referenced by (18)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Bruno Latour
("Chevalier of the Legion of Honour")
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Daniel Chester French ("Chevalier of the Legion of Honour") → Ismail Serageldin → Jean-Paul Agon → Samuel Goldwyn Jr. ("Chevalier of the Legion of Honour") → William S. Paley ("Chevalier of the Legion of Honour") → Yann Arthus-Bertrand ("Knight of the Legion of Honour") → |
awardReceived |
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Mary Higgins Clark
("Chevalier of the Legion of Honour")
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Ralph Lauren ("Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur") → |
notableAward |
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Officier de la Légion d'honneur
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follows |
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Édouard Daladier
("Knight of the Legion of Honour")
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hasHonor |
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Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur
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hasLowerGrade |
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Brooke Astor
("Chevalier of the Legion of Honour")
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honor |
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Tino Rossi
("Chevalier of the Legion of Honour")
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honorificTitle |
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Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
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lowerRanks |
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Officier de la Légion d'honneur
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precededBy |
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Louise Arner Boyd
("Chevalier of the Legion of Honour")
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receivedAward |
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Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
("Knight of the Legion of Honour")
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translationOfName |