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Established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, it has been retained (with occasional slight alterations) by all later French governments and regimes. The order's motto is Honneur et Patrie ("Honour and Fatherland"); 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.
12. Apr. 2024 · Legion of Honour, premier order of the French republic, created by Napoleon Bonaparte, then first consul, on May 19, 1802, as a general military and civil order of merit conferred without regard to birth or religion provided that anyone admitted swears to uphold liberty and equality.
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The Legion of Honor was founded on May 19, 1802, by First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, in a hostile context. After lengthy discussions at the Council of State, it was adopted by 56 votes for and 38 against by the Tribunat, and 166 votes for and 110 against by the Corps législatif (legislative body).
FAMSF. Photograph by Randy Dodson, © Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. About the Legion of Honor. History. Site-specific highlights. The California Palace of the Legion of Honor was founded in 1924 by Adolph B. and Alma de Bretteville Spreckels.
The Légion d'honneur or Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (National Order of the Legion of Honour) is a French order established by Napoléon Bonaparte, First Consul of the First Republic, on May 19, 1802. [2] .
Napoleon Bonaparte founded the Legion of Honor on May 19, 1802, to unite military courage and civilian talent into one elite corps, and build the foundation of a new society in the service of the nation. Modern in its universality, traditional in its organization, the institution epitomized the visionary genius of its founder.
Founded in 1802, the Grand Chancery of the Legion of Honor accomplishes three missions in the service of the nation.
