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This edit; 1) Re-words the introductory passage, to give a greater clarity about the statistics of Legion of Honour recipients; 2) Corrects a serious error that I made in the previous introduction passage, i.e. erroneously suggesting that the total number of Legion of Honour recipients was 1803,900,000 (which it is clearly not), instead of 900,000 (which it is) |
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The French government gives out the [[Legion of Honour]] awards, to both French<ref>Légion Code, article 16.</ref> and foreign<ref>''Les étrangers qui se seront signalés par les services qu’ils ont rendus à la France ou aux causes qu’elle soutient'', Légion Code, art. 128.</ref> nationals, based on a recipient's exemplary services rendered to France, or to the causes supported by France. This award is divided into five distinct categories, i.e. three ranks: [[Knight]], Officer, [[Commander (order)|Commander]], and two titles: Grand Officer and [[Grand Cross]]. Commander is the highest civilian category for a non-French citizen, and requires a minimum of five years in the Officer rank. The Grand Officer and the Grand Cross are awarded only to French citizens.<ref name="CinemaOnline">{{cite web|title=Michelle Yeoh receives France's highest civilian honour|first=Florey|last=DM|website=Cinema Online|date=29 March 2017|url=http://www.cinema.com.my/articles/news_details.aspx?search=2017.n_michellereceivesfrancecivilianhonour_34756|access-date=20 July 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ia601403.us.archive.org/31/items/2021-07-20a-michelle-yeoh/2021-07-20a%20Michelle%20Yeoh.pdf|archive-date=20 July 2021}}</ref> The awards are traditionally publised and promoted on 14 July.<ref name="GrandChancellery"/> |
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The following is a non-exhaustive list of recipients of the [[Légion d'honneur]] awards, since the first ceremony in 1803. 2,550 individuals can be awarded the insignia every year.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Grand Chancellery is co-producing a film on women and the Legion of Honor|website=The Grand Chancellery of the Legion of Honour|url=https://www.legiondhonneur.fr/en/actualites/la-grande-chancellerie-co-produit-un-film-sur-les-femmes-et-la-legion/1813/6|access-date=24 July 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724003139/https://www.legiondhonneur.fr/en/actualites/la-grande-chancellerie-co-produit-un-film-sur-les-femmes-et-la-legion/1813/6|archive-date=24 July 2021}}</ref> |
The following is a non-exhaustive list of recipients of the [[Légion d'honneur]] awards, since the first ceremony in 1803. 2,550 individuals can be awarded the insignia every year.<ref name="GrandChancellery">{{cite web|title=The Grand Chancellery is co-producing a film on women and the Legion of Honor|website=The Grand Chancellery of the Legion of Honour|url=https://www.legiondhonneur.fr/en/actualites/la-grande-chancellerie-co-produit-un-film-sur-les-femmes-et-la-legion/1813/6|access-date=24 July 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724003139/https://www.legiondhonneur.fr/en/actualites/la-grande-chancellerie-co-produit-un-film-sur-les-femmes-et-la-legion/1813/6|archive-date=24 July 2021}}</ref> the total number of awards was is close to 1 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Legion of Honour|website=Australian Government - Department of Veteran's Affairs|date=31 January 2021|url=https://www.dva.gov.au/newsroom/media-centre/media-backgrounders/legion-honour|access-date=27 July 2021}}</ref> (estimated at 900,000 in 2021<ref name="GrandChancellery"/>, including over 3,000 Grand Cross recipients<ref>{{cite news|first1=Michel|last1=Wattel|first2=Béatrice|last2=Wattel|title=Les Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur. De 1805 à nos jours, titulaires français et étrangers|newspaper=Archives & Culture|date=2009}}</ref>), with some 92,000 recipients alive today<ref>{{cite web|title=Explained: Sisi, Macron and the dubious history of France's Legion of Honour|first=Chloé|last=Benoist|date=18 December 2020|website=Middle East Eye|url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-france-sisi-legion-honneur-explained-history|access-date=27 July 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726145417/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-france-sisi-legion-honneur-explained-history|archive-date=24 July 2021}}</ref>. Only until 2008 was gender parity achieved amongst the yearly list of recipients, with the total number of women recipients since the award's establishement being only 59 at the end of the second French empire and only 26,000 in 2021.<ref name="GrandChancellery"/> |
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Revision as of 16:36, 26 July 2021
The French government gives out the Legion of Honour awards, to both French[1] and foreign[2] nationals, based on a recipient's exemplary services rendered to France, or to the causes supported by France. This award is divided into five distinct categories, i.e. three ranks: Knight, Officer, Commander, and two titles: Grand Officer and Grand Cross. Commander is the highest civilian category for a non-French citizen, and requires a minimum of five years in the Officer rank. The Grand Officer and the Grand Cross are awarded only to French citizens.[3] The awards are traditionally publised and promoted on 14 July.[4]
The following is a non-exhaustive list of recipients of the Légion d'honneur awards, since the first ceremony in 1803. 2,550 individuals can be awarded the insignia every year.[4] the total number of awards was is close to 1 million[5] (estimated at 900,000 in 2021[4], including over 3,000 Grand Cross recipients[6]), with some 92,000 recipients alive today[7]. Only until 2008 was gender parity achieved amongst the yearly list of recipients, with the total number of women recipients since the award's establishement being only 59 at the end of the second French empire and only 26,000 in 2021.[4]
Foreign recipients
- List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur by country
- List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur by decade
- List of British recipients of the Légion d'Honneur for the Crimean War
References
- ^ Légion Code, article 16.
- ^ Les étrangers qui se seront signalés par les services qu’ils ont rendus à la France ou aux causes qu’elle soutient, Légion Code, art. 128.
- ^ DM, Florey (29 March 2017). "Michelle Yeoh receives France's highest civilian honour". Cinema Online. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "The Grand Chancellery is co-producing a film on women and the Legion of Honor". The Grand Chancellery of the Legion of Honour. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Legion of Honour". Australian Government - Department of Veteran's Affairs. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Wattel, Michel; Wattel, Béatrice (2009). "Les Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur. De 1805 à nos jours, titulaires français et étrangers". Archives & Culture.
- ^ Benoist, Chloé (18 December 2020). "Explained: Sisi, Macron and the dubious history of France's Legion of Honour". Middle East Eye. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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