Order of Leopold
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The Order of Leopold is Belgium’s highest and oldest national order of merit, awarded for exceptional service to the Belgian state and society.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Order of Leopold canonical | 23 |
| Order of Leopold (Belgium) | 6 |
| Officer of the Order of Leopold | 2 |
| Belgian honours system | 1 |
| Knight of the Order of Leopold | 1 |
| Order of Leopold from Belgium | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national order
ⓘ
order of merit ⓘ state order ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Federal Government of Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Belgium
|
| awardedFor |
civil merit
ⓘ
exceptional service to Belgian society ⓘ exceptional service to the Belgian state ⓘ military merit ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedTo |
Belgian citizens
ⓘ
foreign nationals ⓘ |
| conferredBy | King of the Belgians ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1832-07-11 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
King of the Belgians
ⓘ
Leopold I of Belgium ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1832 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Leop. Order ⓘ |
| hasClass |
Commander
ⓘ
Grand Cordon ⓘ Grand Officer ⓘ Knight ⓘ Officer ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
civil division
ⓘ
military division ⓘ |
| hasEligibilityCriterion |
meritorious service in private capacities benefiting Belgium
ⓘ
meritorious service in public office ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryInsigniaFeature | crossed swords on the badge for military division ⓘ |
| hasPostNominalLetters | no fixed universal post-nominals in Belgium ⓘ |
| hasReligiousNeutrality | yes ⓘ |
| isHighestOrderOf | Belgium ⓘ |
| isOldestOrderOf | Belgium ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| motto |
Eendracht maakt macht
ⓘ
"L'union fait la force" ⓘ
surface form:
L'Union fait la force
|
| mottoLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Leopold I of Belgium ⓘ |
| partOf |
Order of Leopold
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian honours system
|
| precedenceOver |
Order of Leopold II
ⓘ
Order of the Crown ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | purple ⓘ |
| ribbonHasStripe | thin white stripes at the edges ⓘ |
| typeOfInsignia |
badge
ⓘ
sash ⓘ star ⓘ |
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Belgian honours system
this entity surface form:
Order of Leopold (Belgium)
subject surface form:
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
subject surface form:
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
subject surface form:
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
this entity surface form:
Officer of the Order of Leopold
subject surface form:
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
this entity surface form:
Knight of the Order of Leopold
subject surface form:
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
this entity surface form:
Order of Leopold (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Order of Leopold (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Order of Leopold (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Order of Leopold (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Order of Leopold from Belgium
this entity surface form:
Order of Leopold (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Officer of the Order of Leopold