Legion of Honour

Legion of Honour; Légion d'honneur
	Chevalier(Knight)medalinsignia
	Awarded byFrance
Type	Order of merit
Motto	Honneur et patrie( "Honour and Motherland" )
Eligibility	French citizen
Awarded for	Excellent civil or military conduct; delivered, upon official investigation
Grand Master	President of France
Grand chancelier	Benoît Puga
Statistics
Established	19 May 1802;222 years ago
First induction	14 July 1804
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Next (lower)	Order of Liberation; (ceased 24 January 1946);
	; Order'sstreamer; ; Grand-croix; ; Grand officier; ; Commandeur; ; Officier; ; Chevalier;
	Ribbon barsof the order

TheLegion of Honour(French:Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur)^[2]is the highestFrenchaward.

It was established byNapoleon Bonaparteon 19 May 1802.

The Order is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five degrees: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross).

The order'smottoisHonneur et Patrie('Honour and Country'), and its seat is thePalais de la Légion d'Honneuron the left bank of theRiver SeineinParis.

References[change|change source]

↑le petit Larousse2013 p1567
↑Formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royale de la Légion d'honneur)

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[1] le petit Larousse2013 p1567

[2] Formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royale de la Légion d'honneur)

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