On 10 September 1902 the king appointed him a knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. The award was not unexpected. Cerlogne's writings had long reflected a deep respect for the kings of Italy, to whom several of his works had been dedicated, such as his 1890 poem "To her Majesty, the Queen of Italy" ("À Sa Majesté la Reine d'Italie"), dedicated to Queen Margherita, for which he revisited his memories from his time serving in the army of King Charles Albert during the First Italian War of Independence.