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| individual = | higher = ''None'' | same = | lower = Ordre de la Libération (Order of Liberation), ceased to be awarded on January 24, 1946〔le petit Larousse 2013 p1567〕 Ordre national de Mérite (National Order of Merit) | image2 = 250px Order's streamer | caption2 = Order's ribbon bars }} The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour (),〔Formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (''Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur'')〕 is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte on 19 May 1802. The Order is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: ''Chevalier'' (Knight), ''Officier'' (Officer), ''Commandeur'' (Commander), ''Grand Officier'' (Grand Officer) and ''Grand Croix'' (Grand Cross). The order's motto is "''フランス語:Honneur et Patrie''" ("Honour and Fatherland") and its seat is the ''Palais de la Légion d'Honneur'' on the left bank of the River Seine in Paris.〔The award for the French Legion of Hono(u)r is known by many titles, also depending on the five levels of degree: Knight of the Legion of Honour; ''Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur''; Officer of the Legion of Honour; ''Officier de la Légion d'honneur''; Commander of the Legion of Honour; ''Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur''; Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour; ''Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur''; Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour; ''Grand'Croix de la Légion d'honneur''. The word ''"honneur"'' is often capitalised, as in the name of the palace ''Palais de la Légion d'Honneur''.〕 ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Legion of Honour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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