of the Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur [ɔʁdʁ nɑsjɔnal də la leʒjɔ̃ dɔnœʁ]), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of...
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The French government gives out the Legion of Honour awards, to both French and foreign nationals, based on a recipient's exemplary services rendered to...
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The following is a list of notable foreign members of the Legion of Honor by their country of origin. The Legion of Honor is the highest decoration in...
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The Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is an art museum in San Francisco, California. Located in Lincoln...
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The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère) is an elite corps of the French Army that consists of several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers...
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Look up Legion of Honor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Legion of Honour is the highest decoration awarded by France. Legion of Honor may also...
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British Legion (RBL), formerly the British Legion, is a British charity providing financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British...
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decoration were influenced by the French Legion of Honour (Légion d'honneur). Although recommendations for creation of a medal for meritorious service were...
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This is a list of some of the modern orders, decorations and medals of France. Some, like the Legion of Honour, are awarded to both the armed forces and...
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Médaille militaire (category Military awards and decorations of France)
highest award of the French Republic, after the Legion of Honour, a civil and military order, and the Order of Liberation, a Second World War-only order. The...
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Édouard-Henri Avril (category French military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War)
an illustrator of erotic literature. Avril was a soldier before starting his career in art; he was awarded with the Legion of Honour for his actions...
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The Legion of Honour (French: Légion d'honneur) is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five degrees in ascending order: Chevalier (Knight)...
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Koechlin family (category Textile companies of France)
(1847–1920), Knight in the Legion of Honour ¦ +→ Nicolas Koechlin (1781–1852), industrialist in Mulhouse, deputy, creator of the first train line in Alsace...
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Tony Estanguet (category Knights of the Legion of Honour)
Tony Estanguet promu officier de la légion d'honneur" [Paul: Tony Estanguet promoted to Officer of the Legion of Honour]. La République des Pyrénées. Retrieved...
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Order (distinction) (redirect from Order (honour))
created the Legion of Honour (Légion d'honneur), which could be awarded to any person, regardless of status, for bravery in combat or for 20 years of distinguished...
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List of recipients of the Legion of Merit List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur by country "Modi conferred highest Saudi civilian honour". Hindustan...
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of the coin. Legion of Honour Legion of Honour Museum List of Legion of Honour recipients by name (A) List of foreign recipients of Legion of Honour by...
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National Order of the Legion of Honour, the highest French order of merit, and in 2021, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Refers...
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The Palais de la Légion d'honneur (French for "Palace of the Legion of Honour") is a historic building on the Left Bank of the River Seine in Paris, France...
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Mike Sadler (category Recipients of the Military Cross)
Sadler was made a Knight of the French Legion of Honour in a private ceremony held in the London Embassy of France in recognition of his service. After Stirling's...
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Bernard Arnault (category Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour)
Cross of the Légion d'Honneur (France, 31 December 2023) Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France) Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the...
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Amitabh Bachchan (redirect from Angry Young Man of India)
Government of France honoured him with its highest civilian honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema...
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Clint Eastwood (category Commanders of the Legion of Honour)
Bestowed two of France's highest civilian honors, he received the Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1994, and the Legion of Honour in 2007...
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Catherine Dior (category Officers of the Legion of Honour)
Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom, and the Legion of Honour. After the end of the war, Dior spent the remainder of her life working with flowers:...
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president of the French Republic is the ex officio co-prince of Andorra, grand master of the Legion of Honour and of the National Order of Merit. The...
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Zinedine Zidane (redirect from List of international goals scored by Zinedine Zidane)
received the Legion of Honour in 1998. He won UEFA Euro 2000 and was named Player of the Tournament. He also received the Golden Ball as Player of the Tournament...
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Alfred Dreyfus (category Officers of the Legion of Honour)
Retrieved 29 January 2017. "Minutes of the induction of Dreyfus into the Legion of Honour, French Ministry of Culture and Communication". dreyfus.cultur...
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Edward VII (redirect from Edward VII of England)
February 1878 Knight of the Golden Lion, 18 June 1882 France: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, 15 March 1863 Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 16 November...
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Marie Curie (category Legion of Honour refusals)
French government offered her a Legion of Honour award, but she refused. In 1922 she became a fellow of the French Academy of Medicine. She also travelled...
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Melinda French Gates (category Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences)
ex-husband have been awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom and the French Legion of Honour. In early May 2021, Bill and Melinda Gates announced they...
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