The French First Empire (1804-1815)
- Legion of Honour (1802)
- Order of the Iron Crown (French:"Ordre de la Couronne de Fer"). Established in 1805 for Italy united in a personal union with France.
- Order of the Academic Palms (1808)
- Imperial Order of the Three Golden Fleeces 1809
- Order of the Reunion (1811)
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