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Reward of merit
Certificate of knighthood in the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour
Date
December 9, 1820
Dimensions1 textual record ; 37.3 x 44.6 cm
Origin
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object NumberS001/A3.3,4.6
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentCertificate of knighthood awarded to Pierre-François Hennocque by the king of France, Louis XVIII (1755-1824), and by Étienne Macdonald, grand chancellor of the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour. Étienne Macdonald, 1st Duke of Taranto (1765-1840), was a lieutenant-general during the French Revolution, marshal of the empire during the First Empire, and duke and peer of France during the Second Restoration.NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.
Signatures and inscriptions: signed by Louis and Macdonald.
Physical description: parchment paper; relief seal.
Physical condition: good.
Signatures and inscriptions: signed by Louis and Macdonald.
Physical description: parchment paper; relief seal.
Physical condition: good.
Status
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