Order of the Netherlands Lion

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civil order order of chivalry

The Order of the Netherlands Lion is one of the highest and oldest Dutch civil orders of chivalry, awarded for exceptional merit in arts, science, sport, and public service.

Aliases (8)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil order → order of chivalry →
alsoKnownAs	Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw → Order of the Dutch Lion →
awardedFor	exceptional merit in science → exceptional merit in sport → exceptional merit in the arts → exceptional public service → exceptional service to society →
awardedSince	19th century →
awardingAuthority	King of the Netherlands →
belongsToAwardSystem	Dutch honours system →
centralMotif	Dutch lion →
conferredBy	royal decree →
country	Kingdom of the Netherlands →
eligibility	Dutch citizens → foreign nationals →
establishedDuring	United Kingdom of the Netherlands →
fieldOfRecognition	arts → culture → public administration → sciences → sport →
foundedBy	King William I of the Netherlands →
grade	Commander → Knight → Knight Grand Cross →
hasBadge	yes →
hasBreastStar	yes →
hasCollar	yes →
hasInsigniaShape	Maltese cross →
hasPostNominalLetters	Commandeur in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw → Grootofficier / Grootkruis in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw → Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw →
higherAward	Military Order of William →
inception	1815 →
isOneOfHighestHonoursOf	Netherlands →
jurisdiction	Netherlands →
languageOfName	Dutch →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
relatedAward	Order of Orange-Nassau →
religiousAffiliation	secular →
ribbonColor	dark blue →
ribbonStripeColor	orange →
status	currently awarded →
type	national order →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bernard Haitink → Bernard Montgomery → Carlo Azeglio Ciampi → Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich → Jan Tinbergen → Johannes van den Bosch → Kofi Annan → Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum → Pierre Cuypers → Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands → Prince Claus of the Netherlands → Prince Frederick of the Netherlands → Princess Margriet of the Netherlands → Willem Drees → William II of the Netherlands → Wim Kok →	awardReceived
Order of the Netherlands Lion ("Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw") → Order of the Netherlands Lion ("Commandeur in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw") → Order of the Netherlands Lion ("Grootofficier / Grootkruis in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw") →	hasPostNominalLetters
Juliana of the Netherlands → William, Prince of Orange (1840–1879) ("Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion") → William, Prince of Orange (1840–1879) ("Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion") →	honor
Order of the Netherlands Lion ("Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw") → Order of the Netherlands Lion ("Order of the Dutch Lion") →	alsoKnownAs
Order of Orange-Nassau → Order of Orange-Nassau →	higherAward
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands ("Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands") → Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands ("Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands") →	order
King of the Netherlands →	associatedWithOrder
Bernard Haitink ("Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion") →	honorificTitle