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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Royal_Standard_of_the_King_of_France.svg/35px-Royal_Standard_of_the_King_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Royal_Standard_of_the_King_of_France.svg/45px-Royal_Standard_of_the_King_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_France" title="Kingdom of France">King of France</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dynastic_order" title="Dynastic order">Dynastic order</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">5 April 1693</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Royal house</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/House_of_France" class="mw-redirect" title="House of France">House of France</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Religious affiliation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholicism">Roman Catholicism</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ribbon</th><td class="infobox-data">Bright red</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Bellicæ Virtutis Præmium</i> ('The Reward of Warring Valor')</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data">Military officers of Catholic faith with over 10 years of service, including non-nobles</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Exceptional merit</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist" style="margin-left:1em;text-indent:-1em;"> <ul><li>Abolished by the <a href="/wiki/July_Revolution" title="July Revolution">July Revolution</a> in 1830</li> <li>Recognised as <a href="/wiki/Dynastic_order" title="Dynastic order">dynastic</a> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_chivalry" title="Order of chivalry">order of chivalry</a> by the <a href="/wiki/International_Commission_on_Orders_of_Chivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="International Commission on Orders of Chivalry">ICOC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Louis_XIV_of_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis XIV of France">Louis XIV of France</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DAEFFF">Precedence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Saint_Michael" title="Order of Saint Michael">Order of Saint Michael</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Equivalent</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Military_Merit_(France)" title="Order of Military Merit (France)">Order of Military Merit</a> <i>awarded to non-Catholics</i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ordre_Royal_et_Militaire_de_Saint-Louis_Chevalier_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Ordre_Royal_et_Militaire_de_Saint-Louis_Chevalier_ribbon.svg/120px-Ordre_Royal_et_Militaire_de_Saint-Louis_Chevalier_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Ordre_Royal_et_Militaire_de_Saint-Louis_Chevalier_ribbon.svg/180px-Ordre_Royal_et_Militaire_de_Saint-Louis_Chevalier_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Ordre_Royal_et_Militaire_de_Saint-Louis_Chevalier_ribbon.svg/240px-Ordre_Royal_et_Militaire_de_Saint-Louis_Chevalier_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span><br />Ribbon of the order<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Dynastic_order" title="Dynastic order">dynastic</a> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_chivalry" title="Order of chivalry">order of chivalry</a> founded 5 April 1693<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by King <a href="/wiki/Louis_XIV_of_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis XIV of France">Louis XIV</a>, named after <a href="/wiki/Louis_IX_of_France" title="Louis IX of France">Saint Louis</a> (King Louis IX of France). It was intended as a reward for exceptional <a href="/wiki/Officer" title="Officer">officers</a>, notable as the first decoration that could be granted to non-nobles. By the authorities of the <a href="/wiki/French_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="French Republic">French Republic</a>, it is considered a predecessor of the <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Honour" title="Legion of Honour">Legion of Honour</a>, with which it shares the red <a href="/wiki/Ribbon" title="Ribbon">ribbon</a> (though the Legion of Honour is awarded to military personnel and civilians alike). </p><p>Although officially abolished by the government authorities of the <a href="/wiki/July_Revolution" title="July Revolution">July Revolution</a> in 1830 following the <a href="/wiki/French_Revolution" title="French Revolution">French Revolution</a>, its activities carried on as a dynastic order of the formerly sovereign royal family. As such, it is still recognised by the <a href="/wiki/International_Commission_on_Orders_of_Chivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="International Commission on Orders of Chivalry">International Commission on Orders of Chivalry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Members">Members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_Saint_Louis&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Letter-order-of-Saint-Louis.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Letter-order-of-Saint-Louis.jpg/300px-Letter-order-of-Saint-Louis.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="207" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Letter-order-of-Saint-Louis.jpg/450px-Letter-order-of-Saint-Louis.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Letter-order-of-Saint-Louis.jpg/600px-Letter-order-of-Saint-Louis.jpg 2x" data-file-width="897" data-file-height="620" /></a><figcaption>Letter granting Sieur des Chaillons the title of Knight, 25 March 1730</figcaption></figure> <p>The King was the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Master_(order)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Master (order)">Grand Master</a> of the order, and the <a href="/wiki/Dauphin_of_France" title="Dauphin of France">Dauphin</a> was automatically a member as well. The Order had three classes: </p> <ul><li><i>Grand-Croix</i> (<a href="/wiki/Grand_Cross" title="Grand Cross">Grand Cross</a>)</li> <li><i>Commandeur</i> (Commander)</li> <li><i>Chevalier</i> (Knight)</li></ul> <p>The entire order included 8 Grand Crosses, 28 Commanders and a variable number of Knights. Officers of the Order included, after the Grand Master, a <i>Trésorier</i> (<a href="/wiki/Treasurer" title="Treasurer">Treasurer</a>), a <i>Greffier</i> (<a href="/wiki/Secretary" title="Secretary">Registrar</a>) and a <i>Huissier</i> (<a href="/wiki/Gentleman_Usher" title="Gentleman Usher">Gentleman Usher</a>). </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Badge" title="Badge">badge</a> of the order consisted of a portrait of <a href="/wiki/Louis_IX_of_France" title="Louis IX of France">Saint Louis</a> surrounded by the motto « LUD(OVICUS) M(AGNUS) IN(STITUIT) 1693 » ("Louis the Great instituted it in 1693"). The reverse features a sword interlaced with a laurel crown and a white sash, with the inscription « BELL(ICAE) VIRTUTIS PRAEM(IUM) » ("Reward of wartime valour"). Knights wore the badge suspended from a ribbon on the breast, Commanders wore a red ribband (sash) over the right shoulder, and recipients of the Grand Cross wore the ribband as well as a star on the left breast. The general assembly of the Order was held annually on 25 August, the <a href="/wiki/Feast_day" class="mw-redirect" title="Feast day">feast day</a> of Saint Louis, in the residence of the King. </p><p>Conditions for being inducted did not include <a href="/wiki/Nobility" title="Nobility">nobility</a>; however, <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholicism">Catholic faith</a> was mandatory, as well as at least ten years' service as a <a href="/wiki/Commissioned_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioned officer">commissioned officer</a> in the Army or the Navy. Members of the Order received a pension. Hereditary nobility was granted to a knight's son and grandsons. Another decoration, the <a href="/wiki/Institution_of_Military_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Institution of Military Merit">Institution of Military Merit</a> (<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institution_du_m%C3%A9rite_militaire" class="extiw" title="fr:Institution du mérite militaire">fr:Institution du mérite militaire</a>) was created for the Protestant officers in service of the French king (mainly foreign mercenaries, as French Protestants were not tolerated at the time). </p><p>Until the death of Louis XIV, the medal was awarded to outstanding officers only, but it gradually came to be an award that most officers would receive during their career. On 1 January 1791, during the <a href="/wiki/French_Revolution" title="French Revolution">French Revolution</a>, a decree changed the name to <i>décoration militaire</i> ("military decoration"). It was subsequently withdrawn on 15 October 1792. </p><p>One of the first acts of <a href="/wiki/Louis_XVIII_of_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis XVIII of France">Louis XVIII</a> was to reinstate the Order of Saint Louis, using it to award officers of the Royal and Imperial armies alike. In 1830 the new king <a href="/wiki/Louis-Philippe_of_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis-Philippe of France">Louis-Philippe</a> abolished the order, which was never reinstated. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Comte_d%27Angiviller.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Comte d'Angiviller depicted wearing the insignia of the Order of Saint Louis with a rosette."><img alt="Comte d'Angiviller depicted wearing the insignia of the Order of Saint Louis with a rosette." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Comte_d%27Angiviller.jpg/101px-Comte_d%27Angiviller.jpg" decoding="async" width="101" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Comte_d%27Angiviller.jpg/152px-Comte_d%27Angiviller.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Comte_d%27Angiviller.jpg/203px-Comte_d%27Angiviller.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4502" data-file-height="5328" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Charles-Claude_Flahaut_de_la_Billarderie" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billarderie">Comte d'Angiviller</a> depicted wearing the insignia of the Order of Saint Louis with a <a href="/wiki/Rosette_(decoration)" title="Rosette (decoration)">rosette</a>.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Symon-de-Solemy.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jean-Baptiste Symon de Solémy wearing the insigna of Chevalier of the order of Saint Louis."><img alt="Jean-Baptiste Symon de Solémy wearing the insigna of Chevalier of the order of Saint Louis." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Symon-de-Solemy.jpg/118px-Symon-de-Solemy.jpg" decoding="async" width="118" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Symon-de-Solemy.jpg/176px-Symon-de-Solemy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Symon-de-Solemy.jpg/235px-Symon-de-Solemy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="490" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Jean-Baptiste Symon de Solémy wearing the insigna of Chevalier of the order of Saint Louis.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rochambeau_Versailles.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rochambeau wearing the sash of Commandeur of the Order of Saint Louis"><img alt="Rochambeau wearing the sash of Commandeur of the Order of Saint Louis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Rochambeau_Versailles.jpg/89px-Rochambeau_Versailles.jpg" decoding="async" width="89" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Rochambeau_Versailles.jpg/134px-Rochambeau_Versailles.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Rochambeau_Versailles.jpg/178px-Rochambeau_Versailles.jpg 2x" data-file-width="471" data-file-height="633" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Rochambeau wearing the sash of Commandeur of the Order of Saint Louis</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hyacinthe_Rigaud;_Count_d%27Argenson.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Count d'Argenson wearing the insignia of the Order of Saint Louis around his neck, by Hyacinthe Rigaud"><img alt="Count d'Argenson wearing the insignia of the Order of Saint Louis around his neck, by Hyacinthe Rigaud" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Hyacinthe_Rigaud%3B_Count_d%27Argenson.jpg/98px-Hyacinthe_Rigaud%3B_Count_d%27Argenson.jpg" decoding="async" width="98" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Hyacinthe_Rigaud%3B_Count_d%27Argenson.jpg/147px-Hyacinthe_Rigaud%3B_Count_d%27Argenson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Hyacinthe_Rigaud%3B_Count_d%27Argenson.jpg/196px-Hyacinthe_Rigaud%3B_Count_d%27Argenson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1565" data-file-height="1911" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="/wiki/Marc-Pierre_de_Voyer_de_Paulmy_d%27Argenson" class="mw-redirect" title="Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson">Count d'Argenson</a> wearing the insignia of the Order of Saint Louis around his neck, by <a href="/wiki/Hyacinthe_Rigaud" title="Hyacinthe Rigaud">Hyacinthe Rigaud</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Pierre-Victoire,_Baron_of_Besenval_Hermitage.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pierre Victor, Baron de Besenval de Brunstatt in armour, portrayed by Jean-Marc Nattier in 1766, wearing the insignia of Chevalier of the order of Saint Louis"><img alt="Pierre Victor, Baron de Besenval de Brunstatt in armour, portrayed by Jean-Marc Nattier in 1766, wearing the insignia of Chevalier of the order of Saint Louis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Portrait_of_Pierre-Victoire%2C_Baron_of_Besenval_Hermitage.jpg/94px-Portrait_of_Pierre-Victoire%2C_Baron_of_Besenval_Hermitage.jpg" decoding="async" width="94" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Portrait_of_Pierre-Victoire%2C_Baron_of_Besenval_Hermitage.jpg/141px-Portrait_of_Pierre-Victoire%2C_Baron_of_Besenval_Hermitage.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Portrait_of_Pierre-Victoire%2C_Baron_of_Besenval_Hermitage.jpg/188px-Portrait_of_Pierre-Victoire%2C_Baron_of_Besenval_Hermitage.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1502" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Victor,_baron_de_Besenval_de_Br%C3%BCnstatt" title="Pierre Victor, baron de Besenval de Brünstatt">Pierre Victor, Baron de Besenval de Brunstatt</a> in <a href="/wiki/Armour" title="Armour">armour</a>, portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Jean-Marc_Nattier" title="Jean-Marc Nattier">Jean-Marc Nattier</a> in 1766, wearing the <a href="/wiki/Insignia" title="Insignia">insignia</a> of Chevalier of the order of Saint Louis</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gustave_Maximilien_Juste_de_Cro%C3%BF-Solre.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Gustave Maximilien Juste de Croÿ-Solre"><img alt="Gustave Maximilien Juste de Croÿ-Solre" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Gustave_Maximilien_Juste_de_Cro%C3%BF-Solre.JPG/82px-Gustave_Maximilien_Juste_de_Cro%C3%BF-Solre.JPG" decoding="async" width="82" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Gustave_Maximilien_Juste_de_Cro%C3%BF-Solre.JPG/123px-Gustave_Maximilien_Juste_de_Cro%C3%BF-Solre.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Gustave_Maximilien_Juste_de_Cro%C3%BF-Solre.JPG/164px-Gustave_Maximilien_Juste_de_Cro%C3%BF-Solre.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2226" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Gustave_Maximilien_Juste_de_Cro%C3%BF-Solre" title="Gustave Maximilien Juste de Croÿ-Solre">Gustave Maximilien Juste de Croÿ-Solre</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portrait_of_George_Washington_by_Charles_Willson_Peale,_c._1779-81.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Painting by Charles Wilson Peale showing a young French dragoon officer having fought in the American Revolution; his father holds the Order of Saint Louis,"><img alt="Painting by Charles Wilson Peale showing a young French dragoon officer having fought in the American Revolution; his father holds the Order of Saint Louis," src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Portrait_of_George_Washington_by_Charles_Willson_Peale%2C_c._1779-81.jpg/96px-Portrait_of_George_Washington_by_Charles_Willson_Peale%2C_c._1779-81.jpg" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Portrait_of_George_Washington_by_Charles_Willson_Peale%2C_c._1779-81.jpg/144px-Portrait_of_George_Washington_by_Charles_Willson_Peale%2C_c._1779-81.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Portrait_of_George_Washington_by_Charles_Willson_Peale%2C_c._1779-81.jpg/192px-Portrait_of_George_Washington_by_Charles_Willson_Peale%2C_c._1779-81.jpg 2x" data-file-width="478" data-file-height="598" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Painting by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Wilson_Peale" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Wilson Peale">Charles Wilson Peale</a> showing a young French dragoon officer having fought in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a>; his father holds the Order of Saint Louis, </div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Decree_by_His_Majesty_the_King_Louis_XIV_of_France">Decree by His Majesty the King Louis XIV of France</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_Saint_Louis&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Decree by His Majesty the King Louis XIV of France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wearing_of_the_insignia_of_the_Order_of_Saint_Louis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Wearing_of_the_insignia_of_the_Order_of_Saint_Louis.svg/220px-Wearing_of_the_insignia_of_the_Order_of_Saint_Louis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Wearing_of_the_insignia_of_the_Order_of_Saint_Louis.svg/330px-Wearing_of_the_insignia_of_the_Order_of_Saint_Louis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Wearing_of_the_insignia_of_the_Order_of_Saint_Louis.svg/440px-Wearing_of_the_insignia_of_the_Order_of_Saint_Louis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="270" /></a><figcaption>The decorations of the three classes (l. to r., Knight, Commander, Grand Cross).</figcaption></figure> <dl><dd>Louis, by the grace of God King of France and Navarre, to all present and yet to come, hail.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>The officers of our troops have distinguished themselves by so many actions of considerable virtue and courage, in the conquest which it pleased God to bless the justice of our arms, that, ordinary awards becoming insufficient to the affection and the thankfulness which we have for them, we have deemed it necessary to seek new ways to reward their zeal and fidelity.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>In this view have we decided to establish a purely military Order to which, in addition to the external marks of honour which are associated to it, we shall guarantee revenues and pensions which shall rise in proportion to them growing more and more worthy through their behaviour.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>We have decided that only officers still serving in our troops shall be introduced and that virtue, merit and distinguished service in our armies shall be the only criteria to enter. We shall also in the future give a particular attention to increase the advantages of this order, so that we shall ever have the satisfaction to always be able to grant graces to the officers, and on the other hand, seeing rewards guaranteed by valour, they would every day bear renewed ardour in deserving them by their actions.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>In these causes, with the advice of our council, and our certain science, full power and royal authority, we have created, instituted and built, by the present, our military Order with the name of Saint Louis, and with the forms, statutes, ordinances and rules as follow: (...)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_Saint_Louis&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hamilton, Walter. "Dated Book-plates (Ex Libris) with a Treatise on Their Origin", P37. Published 1895. A.C. Black.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Edmunds, Martha. "Piety and Politics", P274. Published 2002. 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