Orders of knighthood in the Netherlands
In the Dutch honours system, most orders are subject to ministerial responsibility or influence of the Netherlands. The house orders, however, are awarded at the discretion of the Dutch monarch alone.
National orders of chivalry
- Military William Order, founded on 30 April 1815 by King William I
- Order of the Netherlands Lion, founded on 29 September 1815 by King William I
- Order of Orange-Nassau, founded on 4 April 1892 by the Queen regent Emma
Royal house orders
- Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau, founded on 31 March 1858 by King-Grand Duke William III
- Order of the House of Orange, instituted by Queen Wilhelmina in 1905, reorganized by Queen Juliana in 1969
- Order of the Crown, established as a separate group of the House Order of Orange by Queen Juliana in 1969
- The Order for Loyalty and Merit, established as a separate group of the House Order of Orange by Queen Juliana in 1969
Recognized orders of chivalry
The Kingdom of the Netherlands officially recognize the following orders of chivalry:[1]
- Order of Saint John in the Netherlands (Johanniter Orde in Nederland)
- Teutonic Order, Bailiwick of Utrecht (Ridderlijke Duitsche Orde, Balije van Utrecht)
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Souvereine Militaire Orde van Malta)
- Order of the Golden Ark, instituted by Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, the prince consort of former Queen Juliana in 1971.
See also
References
- ↑ "The Dutch Honours System" (PDF). http://lintjes.nl/. Chancellor of the Dutch Orders. Retrieved 15 October 2012. External link in
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