TWO LETTERS OF APPOINTMENT OF KNIGHTS OF THE ROYAL ORDER ET LILITAIRE DE SAINT-LOUIS one in favour of Pierre Mathivet (1771 - 1851) then a colonel in the infantry, and the other in favour of his half-brother François Mathivet (1786 - 1875) then captain in the VIth regiment of light infantry. On parchment with seals. Restoration period. PROVENANCE - Roger de Montégudet Collection (1880 - 1925) - By descent to this day. Pierre Mathivet (1771 - 1851), knight of the Empire, who had distinguished himself in the wars of in the Italian and Spanish wars, became an infantry general and was awarded the honorary rank of marshal marshal; his half-brother François (1786 - 1875) ended his military career as a as a captain. Both were great-great-uncles of collector Roger de Montégudet de Montégudet (1880 - 1925) who inherited these documents.