Historical Orders Of France
This page is a list of the orders of knighthood and Orders of Merit awarded by France, in the order they were established or incorporated in France, and their origins.
Read more about Historical Orders Of France: Kingdom of The Franks (Merovingian and Carolingian Periods 485 - 987), Kingdom of France (Capetian Period 987 - 1328), Kingdom of France (Valois Period 1328 - 1589), Kingdom of France (Bourbon Period 1589 - 1793), The First French Republic 1793 - 1804, The French Republic, The Consulate of Napoleon Bonaparte 1800-1804, The French First Empire (1804-1815), Kingdom of France, The Bourbon Restoration 1815-1830), Kingdom of France, The July Monarchy 1830-1848, The French Second Republic (1848-1852), The French Second Empire (1852-1870), The French Third Republic (1870-1945), The French Fourth Republic (1945-1958)), The French Fifth Republic (1956 - nowadays)
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