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Design of a Grand Council and Legion of Honour
Fragment from a political treaty describing a Grand Council including the First Consul and four Counsellors, with selection roles for Senators, Tribunate, and State Council. It details the Legion of Honour as a unifying political and military institution, rewards for service, and its aims to consolidate the Revolution and bind society through merit rather than birth. Also notes grain export pressures and a portrait of Bonaparte’s private life and routine.
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Council of State
Roederer
Legion of Honour
France
Bonaparte
Europe