"cecilia" <myths@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> a écrit dans le message de news:
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> Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth, died 27 July 1850, in his 80th year.
>
> The obituary in the Gentleman's Magazine (Oct 1850, p.436) says he
> "was knighted May 16, 1794, by the Earl of Westmoreland, the Lord
> Lieutenant of Ireland, being at that time a Captain in the 89th Foot.
> He also received the order of Military Merit from Louis XVIII, and
> that of Louis of Hesse, from the Grand Duke of Hesse; and he was a
> knight grand cross of St. John of Jerusalem." My understanding is
> that the knighthood in 1794 was because he claimed entitlement to
> knighthood as the eldest son of a Baronet.
>
> What order is likely to be meant by "order of Military Merit from
> Louis XVIII"?
>
> Is there any way I can verify that he got any such honour (and, if he
> did, how and why)?
Good morning
a.. Kingdom of France - Ordre du Mérite militaire (founded in 1759 by
Louis
XV for Protestant officers not eligible for the Order of St. Louis. The
Order was abolished in 1791 during the French Revolution but was
re-instituted by Louis XVIII in 1816 and opened to Muslim officers. It was
again abolished in 1830.)
Look also (in french) :
http://www.geneawiki.com/index.php/Ordre_du_M%C3%A9rite_militaire
Regards
Alain
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