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Order of Military Merit (France)

Order of Military Merit (France) is a military decoration or medal.

Also recorded as Royal Military Order of Merit (France).

Contents

Overview

French order, established in 1759 as an award, since 1785 order in three classes.

In detail

Recorded constituent parts are Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit (France), Commander of the Order of Military Merit (France) and Knight of the Order of Military Merit (France).

It is associated with France. The record gives 1759 as its date of establishment or first appearance.

Its recorded founders are Louis XV of France.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Order of Military Merit (France)”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q946723: Order of Military Merit (France)

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