Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur

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Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur is one of the highest ranks within France’s premier order of merit, awarded for exceptional civil or military service to the nation.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf decoration
rank of order of merit
associatedOrderMotto Honneur et Patrie
awardedBy decree of the President of France
awardFor exceptional civil service to France
exceptional military service to France
awardingBody President of the French Republic
belongsToAwardSystem French national honors system
ceremonialUse official visits
state ceremonies
country France
dateOfEstablishment 1802
eligibility French citizens
foreign nationals
eligibilityCriteria eminent merits in service of the French nation
establishedBy Napoleon Bonaparte
establishedInContextOf First French Empire
fieldOfRecognition civil achievements
cultural contributions
economic contributions
military achievements
public service
scientific contributions
gradeLevel fourth grade of the Légion d'honneur
hasAbbreviation G.O.L.H.
Grand Officier
hasFiveRankSystemPosition one of five ranks of the Légion d'honneur
higherRank Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
insigniaType neck badge
star worn on the left breast
languageOfName French
legalFramework French Code of the Légion d'honneur and Military Medal
lowerRank Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur
officialName Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur
order Légion d'honneur
partOf Légion d'honneur
positionInHierarchy second-highest rank of the Légion d'honneur
regulatesPrecedence French order of wear
relativeToOtherGrades above Commandeur and below Grand Croix
requiresPriorRank normally requires prior promotion through lower ranks of the Légion d'honneur
ribbonColor solid red
scope premier order of merit in France
symbolizes highest recognition of distinguished service short of Grand Croix
typeOfMerit national merit

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alain Mimoun ("Grand Officer of the Légion d’honneur")
Bernard Arnault ("Grand Officier of the Légion d’honneur")
Sir John Monash ("Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour")
awardReceived
Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur ("Grand Officier")
hasAbbreviation
Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur ("Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur")
hasHigherGrade
René Cassin
hasHonorificTitle
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
higherRank
Camillo Borghese ("Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour")
positionHeld
G.O.L.H. ("Grand officier")
refersToRank

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