Order of Saint Louis

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The Order of Saint Louis was a prestigious French military order of chivalry established under the monarchy to honor exceptional service by Catholic officers.

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Generate an image of the Order of Saint Louis (The Order of Saint Louis was a prestigious French military order of chivalry established under the monarchy to honor exceptional service by Catholic officers.)

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Order of Saint Louis canonical 11
Order of St. Louis 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric order ⓘ
military order ⓘ
abolished 1792 ⓘ
associatedWith French Army ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ
awardedFor bravery in combat ⓘ
long and distinguished military service ⓘ
awardingBody French monarchy ⓘ
awardingFrequency during wartime and peacetime military service ⓘ
class Chevalier ⓘ
Commandeur ⓘ
linked to: Commander

Grand-Croix ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
eligibility Catholic French military officers ⓘ
finalAbolition 1830 ⓘ
foundedBy Louis XIV of France ⓘ
genderRestriction restricted to men ⓘ
grandMaster King of France ⓘ
grantedPrivileges hereditary nobility for some higher-grade recipients ⓘ
military pension to some recipients ⓘ
headOfOrderTitle Grand Master ⓘ
historicalEra Ancien Régime France ⓘ
linked to: Ancien Régime
inception 1693 ⓘ
influenced Legion of Honour ⓘ
linked to: Légion d'honneur
insigniaFeature central medallion with image of Saint Louis ⓘ
golden Maltese cross ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
motto Bellicae virtutis praemium ⓘ
mottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation Reward for wartime valour ⓘ
namedAfter Louis IX of France ⓘ
Saint Louis ⓘ
notableRecipient Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau ⓘ
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm ⓘ
Maurice de Saxe ⓘ
Pierre André de Suffren ⓘ
originalName Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis ⓘ
purpose to reward exceptional military service ⓘ
region Europe ⓘ
reinstated 1814 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
religiousRequirement recipients had to be Catholic ⓘ
ribbonColor orange ⓘ
seat Versailles ⓘ
selectionCriteria officers with a minimum number of years of service ⓘ
officers with proven bravery in battle ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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Edward Codrington → awardReceived → Order of St. Louis ⓘ
linked to: Order of Saint Louis
Sidney Smith → awardReceived → Order of Saint Louis ⓘ
Louis Antoine de Bougainville → awarded → Order of Saint Louis ⓘ
Auguste de Marmont → awardReceived → Order of Saint Louis ⓘ
subject linked to: Marshal Auguste de Marmont
Étienne Maurice Gérard → awardReceived → Order of Saint Louis ⓘ
Nicolas-Joseph Maison → awardReceived → Order of Saint Louis ⓘ
Sir Edward Codrington → awardReceived → Order of St. Louis ⓘ
linked to: Order of Saint Louis
Nicolas Charles Oudinot → receivedAward → Order of Saint Louis ⓘ
subject linked to: Oudinot
Nicolas Oudinot → receivedAward → Order of Saint Louis ⓘ
subject linked to: Marshal Nicolas Oudinot
Guy-Victor Duperré → awardReceived → Order of Saint Louis ⓘ
Étienne Maurice Gérard → awardReceived → Order of Saint Louis ⓘ
subject linked to: Marshal Gérard