Y. 1870 ORDER LEGION OF HONOUR MEDAL GILT SILVER FRENCH 3rd REPUBLIC CHEVALIER
FRENCH NATIONAL ORDER OF THE. National Order of the Legion of Honour. Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur. Current version of the Grand Cross of the order given by President René Coty. To Dutch Prime Minister Willem Drees.
Awarded by President of France. Excellent civil or military conduct delivered, upon official investigation.
The National Order of the Legion of Honour French. , formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour. Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur.
, is the highest French order of merit. Established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte. It has been retained (with occasional slight alterations) by all later French governments and regimes. ("Honour and Fatherland"); its seat. Is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur.
Next to the Musée d'Orsay. On the left bank of the Seine.Since 1 February 2023, the Order's grand chancellor has been retired General François Lecointre. Who succeeded fellow retired General Benoît Puga. The order is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction.
All of the French orders of chivalry. Were abolished and replaced with Weapons of Honour. It was the wish of Napoleon Bonaparte. To create a reward to commend civilians and soldiers.From this wish was instituted a. 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.
Did use the organization of the old French orders of chivalry, for example, the. Bear a resemblance to those of the. Which also used a red ribbon. Napoleon originally created this award to ensure political loyalty. The organization would be used as a façade to give political favours, gifts, and concessions.
Was loosely patterned after a Roman legion. The highest rank was not a Grand Cross but a. (Grand Eagle), a rank that wore the insignia common to a Grand Cross. The members were paid, the highest of them extremely generously.2,000 francs to a. 1,000 francs to an.
Napoleon famously declared, You call these baubles, well, it is with baubles that men are led... Do you think that you would be able to make men fight by reasoning? That is good only for the scholar in his study.
The soldier needs glory, distinctions, rewards. This has been often quoted as It is with such baubles that men are led.
Napoleon was also occasionally noted after a battle to ask who the bravest man in a regiment was, and upon the regiment declaring the individual, the Emperor would take the Legion d'Honneur of his own coat and pin it on the chest of the man. The order was the first modern order of merit. Under the monarchy, such orders were often limited to Roman Catholics, all knights. Had to be noblemen, and military decorations were restricted to officers.
However, was open to men of all ranks and professions; only merit or bravery counted. The new legionnaire had to be sworn into the. All previous orders were Christian, or shared a clear Christian background, whereas the. 105 X 40 X 5 mm. Les pièces seront soigneusement emballées individuellement et protégées avec du film bulle et carton renforcé. Pour les pays autres que la France, envoi en recommandé avec assurance Ad Valorem à hauteur de la valeur de l'objet. All items will be securely packed, individually wrapped with acid-free silk paper, foam, bubble wrap and reinforced cardboard. MERCI DE POSEZ TOUTES VOS QUESTION AVANT D'ENCHERIR OU D'ACHETER. A moins que ce soit spécifié autrement dans la description, nos objets en vente sont d'occasion. Par conséquent des traces d'usage existent (aussi infimes soient-elles). Nous tenons à ce que vous portez attention et demandez toute information supplémentaire afin que vous soyez satisfait de votre achat. Nos objets sont vendus «à la description». En enchérissant/achetant, le futur acquéreur accepte qu'il a étudié les photos, lu la description avec attention et notre évaluation de nos objets. Nous décrivons le mieux possible nos objets avec des photos reflétant le plus la réalité. D'autres photos sont à votre disposition sur simple demande. Unless specified otherwise in the description, all our items are previously owned. There will be logical traces of usage, consistent with age and normal use. Please take note of this and ask any other information if you have further enquiries. We describe our items the best we can with pictures reflecting the condition as closely as possible. Other pictures are available on demand.