Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
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The Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur is the highest and most prestigious rank of France’s national order of merit, the Légion d'honneur.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grade of the Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
rank of order of merit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form:
Grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur
|
| awardedFor |
outstanding civil merit
ⓘ
outstanding military merit ⓘ |
| awardFor | eminent services to the French nation ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Grand chancellor of the Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
President of the French Republic ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | French system of national honours ⓘ |
| conferredBy | decree of the President of France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| eligibility |
French citizens
ⓘ
foreign nationals ⓘ |
| establishedAsPartOf | creation of the Légion d'honneur in 1802 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| gradeLevel | grand cross ⓘ |
| hasInsignia |
sash with badge
ⓘ
star worn on the left breast ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | French Republic ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Honneur et Patrie ⓘ |
| highestRankIn | Légion d'honneur ⓘ |
| insigniaShape | five-armed Maltese asterisk badge (as for other grades, with higher distinction) ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | French national order of merit system (Légion d'honneur, not Ordre national du Mérite) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| lowerRanks |
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ Officier de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ |
| notableRecipientsInclude |
eminent French public figures
ⓘ
heads of state ⓘ members of foreign royal families ⓘ |
| order | Légion d'honneur ⓘ |
| partOf | Légion d'honneur ⓘ |
| precededByRank | Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ |
| regulatesBy |
French Code of the Légion d'honneur and Military Medal
ⓘ
surface form:
Code de la Légion d'honneur et de la Médaille militaire
|
| relativeRank | 5th class (highest) of the Légion d'honneur ⓘ |
| symbolizes | supreme recognition by the French Republic ⓘ |
| type | civil and military honour ⓘ |
| wearingClass | sash and star ⓘ |
| wearingOccasion |
formal state banquets
ⓘ
official visits ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur
this entity surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
this entity surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
this entity surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
this entity surface form:
Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur
this entity surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
this entity surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
this entity surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Croix of the Légion d’honneur
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur
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Grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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René Cassin
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand-croix of the Légion d'honneur
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour
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Grand‑croix de la Légion d'honneur
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France)
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour
this entity surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Grand-croix de la Légion d’honneur
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Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour
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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
this entity surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour