Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis

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Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis was a French royal and military order of chivalry, founded in 1693 by King Louis XIV to reward exceptional service by Catholic officers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French royal order
order of chivalry
abolished French Revolution
awardFor bravery in combat
distinguished leadership
long military service
class Chevalier de Saint-Louis
Commandeur de Saint-Louis
Grand-croix de Saint-Louis
country Kingdom of France
domain French Army
French Navy
eligibility French Catholic military officers
finalAbolition 1830
founder Louis XIV of France
grantedBy King of France
head King of France
headTitle Grand maître de l'ordre de Saint-Louis
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime France
linked to: Ancien Régime
inception 1693
influenced Légion d'honneur
insigniaCentralImage image of Saint Louis
insigniaType cross pattée
languageOfName French
motto Bellicae virtutis praemium
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation Reward for wartime valour
namedAfter Saint Louis
notableRecipient Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Maurice de Saxe
Pierre André de Suffren
originalName Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis
patronSaint Louis IX of France
purpose reward exceptional military service
reinstated Bourbon Restoration
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousRequirement Roman Catholic
ribbonColor orange
ribbonEdgeColor white
selectionCriteria campaign record
length of service
loyalty to the crown
personal bravery
status abolished
type military decoration

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Order of Saint Louis originalName Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis
Charles de Rohan, Prince of Soubise hasHonor Knight of the Order of Saint Louis
linked to: Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis
Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis originalName Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis