French Legion of Honour

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/French_Legion_of_Honour

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:order_of_merit gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:LH
gptkbp:annualCeremonyLocation	gptkb:Hôtel_de_Salm
gptkbp:awardedBy	gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awardedFor	eminent service to the French nation
gptkbp:awardYear	1802
gptkbp:country	gptkb:France
gptkbp:eligibility	foreign nationals French citizens
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkbp:establishedIn	1802
gptkbp:firstAwarded	1803
gptkbp:grades	gptkb:Chevalier gptkb:Commandeur gptkb:Grand_Croix gptkb:Grand_Officier gptkb:Officier
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Paris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	French Legion of Honour
gptkbp:insignia	five-armed Maltese asterisk red ribbon
gptkbp:insigniaMaterial	gptkb:gold enamel silver
gptkbp:language	gptkb:French
gptkbp:lowerAward	gptkb:Chevalier
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Honneur_et_Patrie
gptkbp:notableRecipient	gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle gptkb:Elon_Musk gptkb:Marie_Curie gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_II gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	approximately 92,000 living members
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Légion_d'honneur
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Grand_Chancery_of_the_Legion_of_Honour
gptkbp:postNominals	L.H.
gptkbp:precedence	highest French order of merit
gptkbp:purpose	recognition of military and civil merit
gptkbp:rank	Grand Cross
gptkbp:relatedAward	gptkb:National_Order_of_Merit_(France) gptkb:Order_of_Liberation
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Musée_de_la_Légion_d'honneur
gptkbp:status	currently constituted
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:star image of Marianne laurel and oak wreath
gptkbp:type	gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:website	https://www.legiondhonneur.fr/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3