The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... (1858)
Burke, Bernard, Sir, 1814-1892 · London : Hurst and Blackett · leaf 196
n 1810,the first class already exceeded by nineteen thousand thelimits fixed by law; while in 1814, the Legion counted aboutthirty-seven thousand members. This vast number naturally * The real object, however, of the First Consul in creating thisChivalry, to which merit of every social grade was…
Orders of knighthood and chivalry · Military and religious orders · Heraldry
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