Order of Loyalty (France)

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The Order of Loyalty was a French order. This was donated on May 17, 1815 by Louis XVIII. in Ghent . Meaning was the honor of the French who, through loyalty and devotion, showed their loyalty to the king and contributed to the overthrow of the usurper government .

Order decoration

The order decoration was a silver medal. On one side was the portrait of the king. The second page showed the motto of the order "Fidelite" surrounded by a laurel and oak wreath.

literature

  • Amadeus Wiessner: The knighthood and the knight orders: or historical-critical representation of the origin of the knighthood, and complete description of all existing knight orders: for friends of the history of old and modern times. JTJ Sonntag, Merseburg 1825, p. 78