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Ceci est la liste exhaustive des dignitaires français grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur comprenant plus de 1 270 personnalités décorées depuis 1805. La liste comprend également certains dignitaires étrangers.
Legion of Honor recipients in numbers. The order has three ranks —Knight, Officer and Commander— and two titles —Grand Officer and Grand Cross. Around 2 000 individuals are awarded the insignia every year. There are four cohorts every year : two civilian and two military.
The Legion of Honor is... 1. What is it? The Legion of Honor is the highest French decoration and one of the most famous in the world. For two centuries, it has been presented on behalf of the Head of State to reward the most deserving citizens in all fields of activity. 2. What is its purpose?
This award is divided into five distinct categories (in ascending order), i.e. three ranks: Knight, Officer, Commander, and two titles: Grand Officer and Grand Cross. Knight is the most common and is awarded for either at least 20 years of public service or acts of military or civil bravery.
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Consulate
During the French Revolution, all of the French orders of chivalry were abolished and replaced with Weapons of Honour. It was the wish of Napoleon Bonaparte, the First Consul, to create a reward to commend civilians and soldiers. From this wish was instituted a Légion d'honneur, a body of men that was not an order of chivalry, for Napoleon believed that France wanted a recognition of merit rather than a new system of nobility. However, the Légion d'honneur did use the organization of the old...
First Empire
In a decree issued on the 10 Pluviôse XIII (30 January 1805), a grand decoration was instituted. This decoration, a cross on a large sash and a silver star with an eagle, symbol of the Napoleonic Empire, became known as the Grand aigle (Grand Eagle), and later in 1814 as the Grand cordon (big sash, literally "big ribbon"). After Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French in 1804 and established the Napoleonic nobility in 1808, award of the Légion d'honneur gave right to the title of "Knig...
Restoration of the Bourbon King of France in 1814
Louis XVIII changed the appearance of the order, but it was not abolished. To have done so would have angered the 35,000 to 38,000 members. The images of Napoleon and his eagle were removed and replaced by the image of King Henry IV, the popular first king of the Bourbon line. Three Bourbon fleurs-de-lys replaced the eagle on the reverse of the order. A king's crown replaced the imperial crown. In 1816, the grand cordons were renamed grand crosses and the legionnaires became knights. The king...
Legal status and leadership
The Legion of Honour is a national order of France, meaning a public incorporated body. The Legion is regulated by a civil law code, the "Code of the Legion of Honour and of the Military Medal". While the President of the French Republic is the Grand Master of the order, day-to-day running is entrusted to the Grand Chancery (Grande Chancellerie de la Légion d'honneur).
Membership
There are five classes in the Legion of Honour: 1. Chevalier(Knight): minimum 20 years of public service or 25 years of professional activity with "eminent merits" 2. Officier (Officer): minimum 8 years in the rank of Chevalier 3. Commandeur (Commander): minimum 5 years in the rank of Officier 4. Grand officier (Grand Officer): minimum 3 years in the rank of Commandeur 5. Grand-croix (Grand Cross): minimum 3 years in the rank of Grand-officier The "eminent merits" required to be awarded the o...
The order has had five levels since the reign of King Louis XVIII, who restored the order in 1815. Since the reform, the following distinctions have existed: 1. Three ranks: 1.1. Chevalier(Knight): badge worn on left breast suspended from ribbon 1.2. Officier (Officer): badge worn on left breast suspended from a ribbon with a rosette 1.3. Commandeu...
Original Légionnaireinsignia, the first ever model (1804)Late Empire Légionnaireinsignia: the front features Napoleon's profile and the rear, the imperial Eagle. An imperial crown joins the cross and the ribbon.Louis XVIII era (1814) Knight insignia: the front features Henry IV's profile and the rear, the arms of the French Kingdom (three fleurs-de-lis). A royal crown joins the cross and the ribbon.Reverse of a Second Republic cross, with two crossed French flagsList of Légion d'honneurrecipients by nameList of British recipients of the Légion d'Honneurfor the Crimean WarList of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur"Legion of Honor" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.- Excellent civil or military conduct, delivered, upon official investigation
- Honneur et patrie ("Honour and Fatherland")
- 19 May 1802
- President of France
12 de abr. de 2024 · Currently, the president of France serves as grand master, and the order is administered by a civil chancellor with the help of a council nominated by the grand master. The Legion has five classes, listed in descending rank: grand cross (limited to 80 members), grand officer (200), commander (1,000), officer (4,000), and knight , or ...
Créée par Napoléon 1er, la Légion d’honneur est dès l’origine composée de cinq grades dont la Grand’Croix est le plus élevé. Ses titulaires peuvent sans conteste être considérés comme ayant contribué le plus par leurs actes à la gloire et au renom de leur pays.
