"Alain Sappey" wrote:
>"cecilia" a écrit
>> Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth, died 27 July 1850, in his 80th year.
>>"[...] He also received the order of Military Merit from Louis XVIII
[...]"
>> 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)?
>
>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
Thank you for that.
Follow-up questions:
I gather that it is known that Louis XVIII awarded other Orders while
in exile, ie before 1814.
Is it known whether he also awarded the Order of St, Louis and the
Order of Merit while in exile?
Is there a list anywhere of all those made members of the Order or
Merit?
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