Order of the Netherlands Lion

E14634

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.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Order of the Netherlands Lion canonical	50
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	10
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands	2
Order of the Dutch Lion	2
Commandeur in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw	1
Grootofficier / Grootkruis in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw	1
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	1
Knight of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands	1
Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw	1
Order of the Lion of the Netherlands	1
Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T127483 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Order of the Netherlands Lion
Context triple: [Bernard Montgomery, awardReceived, Order of the Netherlands Lion]

A. Order of the Cross of Liberty
The Order of the Cross of Liberty is one of Finland’s highest military decorations, awarded for bravery and distinguished service in defense of the nation.
B. Order of Leopold
The Order of Leopold is Belgium’s highest and oldest national order of merit, awarded for exceptional service to the Belgian state and society.
C. Order of the White Rose of Finland
The Order of the White Rose of Finland is a Finnish state order of merit awarded for distinguished service to the nation in both civilian and military fields.
D. Order of the Golden Kite
The Order of the Golden Kite was a Japanese military decoration awarded for bravery, leadership, or command in battle during the Empire of Japan era.
E. Order of the Sacred Treasure
The Order of the Sacred Treasure is a Japanese honor established in the 19th century to recognize long and meritorious service to the state or public.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Order of the Netherlands Lion
Target entity description: 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.

A. Order of the Cross of Liberty
The Order of the Cross of Liberty is one of Finland’s highest military decorations, awarded for bravery and distinguished service in defense of the nation.
B. Order of Leopold
The Order of Leopold is Belgium’s highest and oldest national order of merit, awarded for exceptional service to the Belgian state and society.
C. Order of the White Rose of Finland
The Order of the White Rose of Finland is a Finnish state order of merit awarded for distinguished service to the nation in both civilian and military fields.
D. Order of the Golden Kite
The Order of the Golden Kite was a Japanese military decoration awarded for bravery, leadership, or command in battle during the Empire of Japan era.
E. Order of the Sacred Treasure
The Order of the Sacred Treasure is a Japanese honor established in the 19th century to recognize long and meritorious service to the state or public.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil order ⓘ order of chivalry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw ⓘ linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion Order of the Dutch Lion ⓘ linked to: Order of the Netherlands 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 ⓘ linked to: 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 ⓘ linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion Grootofficier / Grootkruis in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw ⓘ linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw ⓘ linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion
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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (71)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bernard Montgomery → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

William II of the Netherlands → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands → order → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Order of the Netherlands Lion → alsoKnownAs → Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Order of the Netherlands Lion → alsoKnownAs → Order of the Dutch Lion ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Order of the Netherlands Lion → hasPostNominalLetters → Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Order of the Netherlands Lion → hasPostNominalLetters → Commandeur in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Order of the Netherlands Lion → hasPostNominalLetters → Grootofficier / Grootkruis in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Order of Orange-Nassau → higherAward → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Bernard Haitink → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Bernard Haitink → honorificTitle → Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Johannes van den Bosch → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Juliana of the Netherlands → honor → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Willem Drees → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Kofi Annan → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Pierre Cuypers → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

King of the Netherlands → associatedWithOrder → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Jan Tinbergen → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands → order → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Prince Frederick of the Netherlands → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

William, Prince of Orange (1840–1879) → honor → Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

William, Prince of Orange (1840–1879) → honor → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Prince Claus of the Netherlands → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Wim Kok → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Order of Orange-Nassau → higherAward → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

subject linked to: OON

Bernard Haitink → hasHonor → Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

subject linked to: Haitink

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Sonja Haraldsen → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Claus von Amsberg → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Juliana → honor → Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Pieter Caland → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Queen Emma of the Netherlands → honor → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Hendrik Merkus de Kock → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Hendrik Merkus de Kock → awardReceived → Order of the Dutch Lion ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Harold Alexander, 1st Baron Rideau → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Piet Lieftinck → awardReceived → Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Els Borst → awardReceived → Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Baudouin Albert Charles Leopold Axel Marie Gustave → honor → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Pieter van Vollenhoven → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Andreas Schelfhout → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Willem Mengelberg → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Johannes Rau → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Prince Albert of Prussia → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Max van der Stoel → hasHonor → Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

linked to: Order of the Netherlands Lion

Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst → awardReceived → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

Grand Cross of the Military Order of William → relatedOrder → Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ

subject linked to: Grand Cross

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