Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur

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grade of the Légion d'honneur rank of order of merit

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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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour	111
Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour	4
Grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur	4
Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur	3
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur canonical	2
Grand Croix of the Légion d’honneur	2
Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur	2
Grand-Croix of the Légion d'honneur	2
Grand-Croix of the Légion d’honneur	2
Grand-croix of the Légion d'honneur	2
Grand Aigle of the Legion of Honour	1
Grand Croix de la Légion d’honneur (France)	1
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor	1
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France)	1
Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (France)	1
Grand-Croix de la Légion d’honneur	1
Grand-croix de la Légion d’honneur	1
Grand‑croix de la Légion d'honneur	1

Statements (43)

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.

Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur → higherRank → Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ

Officier de la Légion d'honneur → hasGradeInSameOrder → Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur

René Cassin → awardReceived → Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ