Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau

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chivalric order dynastic order order of merit

The Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau is a prestigious dynastic chivalric order historically associated with the ruling Nassau family, particularly linked to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Aliases (2)

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chivalric order → dynastic order → order of merit →
associatedWith	Grand Duchy of Luxembourg → House of Nassau →
awardedFor	eminent services to the Grand Ducal House → eminent services to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg → eminent services to the Grand Duke →
awardingAuthority	Grand Duke of Luxembourg →
awardingBody	Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg →
ceremonialUse	diplomatic occasions → state visits →
coatOfArmsElement	lion of Nassau →
country	Luxembourg →
eligibility	exceptionally distinguished individuals → heads of state → members of reigning royal families →
founder	Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg →
grade	Knight of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau →
hasFemaleRecipients	true →
hasInsignia	badge → sash → star →
hasPostNominalLetters	no commonly used post-nominals in Luxembourg →
higherThan	Order of Adolphe of Nassau →
isComparableTo	other highest national orders of chivalry →
isDynastic	true →
isHereditaryInHouse	yes, as dynastic prerogative of the Nassau house →
isHighestOrderOf	Grand Duchy of Luxembourg →
isHouseOrderOf	House of Nassau-Weilburg →
isSovereignHouseOrder	true →
languageOfInsignia	Latin →
monarchAsGrandMaster	Grand Duke of Luxembourg →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
namedAfter	House of Nassau →
region	Europe →
religion	secular →
ribbonColor	blue → orange →
status	currently awarded →
symbol	gold lion →
type	single-grade order →
usedBy	Dutch royal family → Luxembourgish monarchy →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg → Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg →	honor
Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau ("Knight of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau") →	grade
House of Nassau-Weilburg →	hasDynasticOrder
Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown →	higherAward
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands ("Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau") →	order