Lot 372
Napoleon I. Manuscript Document Signed ("Np") as Emperor, Elysée Palace, April 6, 1813, 1 pg., folio. Napoleon issues a decree with two articles. The first names two members of his guard as Knights of the Iron Crown: Messieurs Boyeldieu, brigade general, and Rignon, artillery chief. The second article orders the Grand Knight of the Iron Crown to carry out the first article. One tiny spot in text, else Very Fine.
The Order of the Iron Crown was established by Napoleon in 1805 as King of Italy and was awarded in three classes: Grand Dignitary, Dignitary and Knight. In 1815, the order was adopted by Austria and re-established in 1816 by Emperor Franz I of Austria as the Iron Crown (Orden der Eisernen-Krone) and was awarded in three grades to noblemen. During World War I, the Order of the Iron Crown was given to military officers for acts of bravery.
Estimated Value $900 - 1,200.
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