Knight of the Legion of Honour
Enable an agent to identify the knight grade of France's Legion of Honour, verify a person's documented relationship to that grade, and determine which descriptions or actions the evidence supports.
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5 bundles · 9 layers · 14 findings · 22 questions
Knight grade identity Establishes exactly which honour the registry entry denotes.
Order and grade
Locates chevalier within the specifically named French order.
Explicit order-grade identification
Require evidence naming the Legion of Honour and the chevalier grade before matching a recipient claim to this entry.
- Does the record explicitly identify chevalier de la Légion d'honneur or an unambiguous equivalent? definition
- Could the wording instead refer to chevalier in another order? boundary
Honorary status boundary
Separates the grade from people, occupations, titles, and objects.
Grade, holder, and insignia separation
Represent the grade as the registered concept, its recipient through a relationship, and any physical insignia through a separate object relationship.
- Is the assertion about the knight grade, a person receiving it, or a particular insignia? boundary
- Has honorary recognition been incorrectly interpreted as employment, professional licensing, or hereditary nobility? boundary
Appointment and recipient evidence Connects an identifiable person to a documented knight appointment.
Appointment instrument
Examines the document that supports appointment and its exact wording.
Appointment distinguished from proposal
Record the operative appointment evidence separately from recommendations, announcements, and retellings; official promotion lists provide a research starting point. [Official promotions](https://www.legiondhonneur.fr/fr/les-decorations/les-dernieres-promotions)
- Which official instrument or authoritative record documents appointment to chevalier? provenance
- What are the instrument date, publication date, and exact grade wording? provenance
Recipient disambiguation
Matches the person in the appointment evidence without overreading incomplete indexes.
Identity and search coverage
Use corroborating identifiers and record archive coverage. The Grande chancellerie's public recipient list describes chronological and recipient-group limits, so a missing result is not conclusive. [Recipient list](https://archives.legiondhonneur.fr/rechercher/liste-unique-des-decores-publique)
- Which dates, places, occupations, or other identifiers distinguish this recipient from namesakes? provenance
- Does the searched collection actually cover this appointment period and recipient group? boundary
Reception and procedural regime Determines which formalities govern the recipient's documented appointment.
Applicable recipient procedure
Identifies the relevant recipient category and historical rules.
French and foreign treatment
Establish the applicable procedure from evidence rather than residence or name; official guidance states that reception is not obligatory for foreign recipients. [Reception guidance](https://www.legiondhonneur.fr/fr/preparer-sa-remise-de-decoration)
- Under which recipient regime was this knight appointment made? provenance
- Do nationality changes or historical circumstances require a different procedural interpretation? boundary
Reception evidence
Records reception independently and identifies unresolved formalities.
Documented reception milestone
Record the reception date, supporting record, and authorized presenting person when applicable; distinguish missing evidence from a ceremony that was not required.
- What document establishes whether and when reception took place? provenance
- What procedural evidence must be obtained before describing the recipient as formally received? action
Standing and grade representation Supports dated status descriptions and appropriate references to the knight distinction.
Grade history and standing
Tracks later events without erasing the original appointment.
Dated status claims
Check later promotions and documented disciplinary decisions before asserting present standing; official guidance confirms that the distinction can be withdrawn. [Grande chancellerie](https://www.legiondhonneur.fr/fr/les-decorations/les-decorations-francaises/la-legion-dhonneur)
- At the date being described, was chevalier the latest documented grade? measurement
- Which authoritative later decisions affect how the knight appointment should now be described? provenance
Designation and insignia use
Checks language and visual representations against the documented grade.
Supported grade representation
Use wording and insignia identification supported by the grade, period, and recipient evidence; an image or possessed medal alone does not establish personal entitlement.
- Does the proposed wording accurately distinguish a historical knight appointment from the recipient's latest documented grade? action
- Which authoritative period-specific guidance supports the proposed insignia identification or wearing claim? provenance
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.
Reported evidence
Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.
Check these first
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Knight of the Legion of Honour this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Standards and regulation
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of Knight of the Legion of Honour this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Real-world use
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Knight of the Legion of Honour this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Failure modes and hazards
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Knight of the Legion of Honour this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Regional variation
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Knight of the Legion of Honour this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Knight of the Legion of Honour this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.PER
What it is Filled
Knight of the Legion of Honour (chevalier de la Légion d'honneur) is the lowest of the five ranks of France's national order of the Legion of Honour, recognising distinguished military or civilian merit.
In scope
- Identification of the chevalier grade within the Legion of Honour
- Evidence connecting a named recipient to a knight appointment
- Distinction between appointment, reception, and subsequent status
- Applicable French or foreign-recipient procedures
- Grade-specific designation and association with insignia
Out of scope
- The Legion of Honour's complete institutional governance and other grades
- The recipient's complete biography, occupation, or professional qualifications
- Physical manufacture, ownership, valuation, or conservation of an insignia
- Other French decorations and foreign orders of knighthood
- Hereditary nobility and titles belonging to other systems
Why it exists Filled
Enable an agent to identify the knight grade of France's Legion of Honour, verify a person's documented relationship to that grade, and determine which descriptions or actions the evidence supports.
Distinguishing features Filled
- The honour must explicitly identify both the Legion of Honour and its chevalier grade; chevalier alone does not identify this thing.
- Chevalier is the order's initial grade, distinct from officier and commandeur. [Grande chancellerie](https://www.legiondhonneur.fr/fr/les-decorations/les-decorations-francaises/la-legion-dhonneur)
- The entry denotes an honorary grade, not an occupation, its recipient, or the physical decoration.
- A nomination record and a reception record establish different events; reception is not obligatory for foreign recipients. [Reception guidance](https://www.legiondhonneur.fr/fr/preparer-sa-remise-de-decoration)
- A historical knight appointment does not alone establish that knight is the recipient's latest grade.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Claim a person holds the rank without official evidence.
- Help make or sell fake insignia or certificates.
- Present revoked awards as still held.
- Reveal private data from nomination files.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing a claim that a named person holds or lost the award.
May
- Explain the rank, its criteria and history, citing the order's official sources.
- Verify whether a person holds the rank against official publications.
Moral aspects Filled
- False claims of honours deceive the public.
- Revocations can be political and affect reputations.
Who is affected
- Recipients
- The public
Owners Filled
Steward
The order's grand chancellery under the French state.
Master systems
- Official journal of the French Republic
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q2261440 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.knight-of-the-legion-of-honour
- Wikidata: Q10855271 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855271)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- Order and grade identity: France; Légion d'honneur; chevalier
- Recipient identity: Identified person linked through an authoritative appointment or recipient record
- Appointment authority: Appointment instrument, issuing authority, date, and exact recipient entry
- Procedural milestones: Separately evidenced proposal, appointment, notification, and reception; unknown or not applicable where justified
- Recipient procedural regime: French-recipient procedure; foreign-recipient procedure; historical or transitional procedure; unresolved
- Basis of recognition: Civil or military merits; exact grounds as recorded; unspecified
- Dated grade and standing: Knight at specified date; subsequent promotion documented; disciplinary change documented; current standing unresolved
- Associated insignia form: Knight-grade insignia or authorized representation linked to an applicable period and source
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
The grade is an institutional status that cannot be established visually from a person or an insignia alone.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Resolve an ambiguous chevalier reference to the correct order and grade.
- Verify a recipient's knight appointment against an authoritative record.
- Identify missing evidence needed to distinguish appointment from reception.
- Produce a dated description that accounts for later promotion or documented disciplinary changes.
- Check a proposed designation or insignia representation against the applicable grade and period.
- Route unresolved procedural questions to the Grande chancellerie with the relevant evidence.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- An unsupported attribution can misrepresent a person's honours and damage the reliability of public records.
- Confusing the knight grade with another grade can produce incorrect biographical descriptions or ceremonial treatment.
- Treating possession of an insignia as proof of appointment can facilitate false claims of entitlement.
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- The Code de la Legion d'honneur, de la Medaille militaire et de l'ordre national du Merite, issued by the French Republic, governs the order and its grades.
Context of use required Filled
- This grade is encountered in French state honours records, award ceremonies and biographies documenting distinguished civilian or military service.
- It is used to describe a person's formally conferred position within the national order, with appointment records supporting verification.
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q10855271: Knight of the Legion of Honour - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Chevalier of the Legion of Honour - general description of the item
Open questions
- Which registry source establishes whether this entry was intended primarily as a grade concept, an award classification, or a recipient-status concept?
- Does an existing Vercy world model already own this grade or its recipient relationship, requiring a link rather than a separate publication?
- Which historical rule changes affect appointment, reception, and membership descriptions for chevalier recipients?
- How should naturalization, posthumous appointments, and exceptional appointment procedures alter the ordinary evidence requirements?
- Which authoritative rules govern knight-specific insignia, wearing entitlement, and the effects of disciplinary decisions for each relevant period and recipient regime?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q10855271/spec.json