FRANCE ORDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR Second Empire knight's star Silver, gold and enamel. Ribbon. Presented framed under glass with a reduction and a patent on vellum in the name of Count Joseph Jules de Castellane, Lieutenant of the Constantine, January 26, 1857. Signature of Napoléon III, duc de Plaisance. A.B.E. Historical background: Count Joseph Jules Ferdinand de CASTELLANE de MAJASTRES (1824-1887)