Legion of Honour
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title:
Legion of Honour
text:
The National Order of the Legion of Honour, formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour, is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes. Established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, it has been retained by all later French governments and regimes. The order's motto is Honneur et Patrie; its seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur next to the Musée d'Orsay, on the left bank of the Seine in Paris. Since 1 February 2023, the Order's grand
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Highest French order of merit
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Honour
date created:
2002-12-21T12:04:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T21:14:48Z
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