The French Republic, The Consulate of Napoleon Bonaparte 1800-1804
- The Legion of Honour was, strictly speaking, no knighthood order at the time of its institution. Napoleon didn't like knighthood orders and the legion had also to be a "real" legion with legionaries, officers and commanders. Nevertheless the legion had already all the recognition marks of an Orde except the name, at the time of its institution.
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