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A Spanish officer and colonial governor who was a hero of the American Revolutionary War, risking his life for the freedom of United States citizens; provided supplies, intelligence, and strong military support to the war effort; was wounded during the Siege of Pensacola, demonstrating bravery that forever endeared him to the United States ...
This is a list of American citizens who have held titles of nobility from other countries. Nobility is not granted by the United States itself under the Title of Nobility Clause of the Constitution .
At the end of their studies, all the students of the College of Europe are invited to the city hall by the mayor of Bruges to become honorary citizens of the city of Bruges. [14] In 2011, Lady Gaga received the title of honorary citizen of Sydney for her support of the LGBT+ community. [15]
List of honorary citizens of Salzburg: Bosnia and Herzegovina: List of honorary citizens of Sarajevo: North Macedonia: List of honorary citizens of Skopje: Bulgaria: List of honorary citizens of Sofia: Croatia: List of honorary citizens of Split: Israel: List of honorary citizens of Tel Aviv: United States: List of Keys to the City in the ...
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Flag of the European Union. Honorary Citizen of Europe is an honour bestowed by the European Council of the European Union, for extraordinary work to promote European cooperation. It has only been bestowed on three people: Jean Monnet (2 April 1976) [1] Helmut Kohl (11 December 1998) [2] Jacques Delors (25 June 2015) [3]
During the French Revolution, France granted honorary citizenships to foreigners deemed champions of the revolutionary cause: to eighteen people on 26 August 1792 and to three more people throughout 1793. Three of them, Thomas Paine, Anacharsis Cloots and Joel Barlow, subsequently became naturalized citizens.