Orders of knighthood in the Netherlands

In the Dutch honours system, most orders are subject to ministerial responsibility or influence. 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
• The medals for Art and Science
• The medals for Initiative and Ingenuity

Private orders of chivalry

The Kingdom of the Netherlands officially recognize the following private chivalry orders:

• Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Souvereine Militaire Orde van Malta)
• Order of Saint John in the...... ...
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