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The French government gives out the Legion of Honour awards, to both French [1] and foreign [2] nationals, based on a recipient's exemplary services rendered to France, or to the causes supported by France. This award is divided into five distinct categories (in ascending order [3]), i.e. three ranks: Knight, Officer, Commander, and two titles ...
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 ...
The Legion of Honour [a] (French: Légion d'honneur) is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five degrees in ascending order: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross). [b] Membership in the Legion is restricted to French nationals. [1]
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 civilians. Others are decorations of a pure civilian or military character.
Princess Rym Ali: Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour; Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (16 November 1999) Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (7 January 2000) Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (20 November 1997)
The French government gives out the Legion of Honour awards, to both French [1] and foreign [2] nationals, based on a recipient's exemplary services rendered to France, or to the causes supported by France. This award is divided into five distinct categories (in ascending order [3]), i.e. three ranks: Knight, Officer, Commander, and two titles ...
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 France. and is divided into five degrees (lower to higher): Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross).