NAPOLEON III SIGNED - DECORATION OF COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF CHARLES III

Description: "FOREIGN ORDERS - LARGE DOCUMENT ON VELLUM signed in a Tuileries Palace by Napoleon III on July 3, 1865" Authorization and acceptance to wear the Decoration of Commander of the Order of Charles III, which was conferred on him by the Queen of Spain, for the Sub-Prefect of Rocroy in July 1865. Large document on vellum signed Napoleon, the Grand Chancellor of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honor Flahaut, and the Secretary General of the Order. This document is an official decree issued by Emperor Napoleon III of France on July 3, 1865. It authorizes Henri-Jean-Anne Bidon, the Sub-Prefect of the district of Rocroi in the Ardennes, to accept and wear the decoration of Commander of the Order of Charles III, an honor bestowed upon him by the Queen of Spain. The decree is formalized with signatures from Napoleon III and Flahaut, the Grand Chancellor of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honor, as well as the Secretary General of the Order. The document was issued at the Palace of the Tuileries and includes registration and verification details, signifying its authenticity and official status. Size of Diploma: 17.4" x 13.4", Signed and Sealed Foreign Orders Napoleon, by the Grace of God and the National Will,Emperor of the French.We have authorized Mr. Bidon, Henri-Jean-Anne, Sub-Prefect of the district of Rocroi (Ardennes) to accept and wear the decoration of Commander of the Order of Charles III, which has been conferred upon him by the Queen of Spain (Decoration worn as a sash). Done at the Palace of the Tuileries, on July 3, 1865.Napoleon By the Emperor The Grand Chancellor of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honor, Flahaut.Seen, Verified, Sealed and Registered, Register F, No. 25020. The Secretary General of the Order NAPOLEON III: (1808-1873) Emperor of the French 1852-70, nephew and heir of Napoleon I. First President of France 1848-52, for which he has the distinction of being the first titular president and the last monarch of France. Napoleon III decorated the first regimental flags and allowed the normal and regular admission of women into the Order. The imperial decree of March 14, 1853 adopted a new patent model (40 cm x 50 cm), on vellum with dry seal with the arms of the Empire, which Campan, designer of the Grand Chancellery, was responsible for executing: "Patents conforming to the model annexed hereto will be issued to all members of the Legion of Honor, appointed or promoted, to grades in the Legion of Honor, since March 16, 1852, and to those who will be appointed or promoted in the future. The same decree specifies that "certificates will also be issued to members of the Legion of Honor appointed or promoted to ranks of the Legion of Honor, prior to March 16, 1852, who will make a request to our Grand Chancellor of the order ".

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