Order of the Lion
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- Order of the Lion of FinlandOrder of the Lion of FinlandThere are three official orders in Finland: the Order of the Cross of Liberty, the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Lion of Finland . The President of Finland is the Grand Master of all three orders. The orders are administered by boards consisting of a chancellor, a...
- Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Order of the Norwegian LionOrder of the Norwegian LionThe Order of the Norwegian Lion was a Norwegian order of knighthood established by King Oscar II of Norway on 21 January 1904, "in memory of the glorious events associated with Norway’s venerable Coat of Arms"....
- Royal Order of the Lion (Belgium)Royal Order of the Lion (Belgium)The Royal Order of the Lion was established by King Leopold II of Belgium on 9 April 1891, in his capacity as ruler of the Congo Free State, and was awarded for services to Congo and its ruler that did not deserve the award of the Order of the African Star and were not necessarily performed from...
- Order of the Lion and the SunOrder of the Lion and the SunThe Order of the Lion and the Sun was instituted by Fat’h Ali Shah of the Qajar Dynasty in 1808 to honour foreign officials who had rendered distinguished services to Persia. In 1925, under the Pahlavi dynasty the Order continued as the Order of Homayoun with new insignia, though based on the...
of Persia - Order of the Lion (France)Order of the Lion (France)The Order of the Lion was an order of knighthood set up by Enguerrand I of Coucy , to keep alive the memory of his killing a dangerous lion. It was short-lived and was forgotten after its founder's death...
- Order of the White LionOrder of the White LionThe Order of the White Lion is the highest order of the Czech Republic. It continues a Czechoslovak order of the same name created in 1922 as an award for foreigners....
(Czech Republic) - Order of the Zähringer LionOrder of the Zähringer LionThe Order of the Zähringer Lion was instituted on 26 December 1812 by Karl, Grand Duke of Baden, in memory of the Dukes of Zähringen from whom he was descended.-Classes:It had five classes.*Grand Cross*Commander, 1st Class*Commander, 2nd Class...
(Baden) - Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
- House Order of the Golden Lion (Hessen-Kassel)House Order of the Golden Lion (Hessen-Kassel)The House-order of the Golden Lion of the German state of Hessen-Kassel was instituted on the 14th. of augustus 1770 by Landgraf Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel...
- Order of the Lion of BavariaOrder of the Lion of BavariaThe Order of the Lion of Bavaria was created in 1768 by Charles IV Theodore, Elector Palatine, to celebrate the 25th year of his reign. Originally called the Order of the Palatine Lion , the Order was renamed when the Palatinate-Sulzbach branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty inherited the Duchy of...
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- Order of St Philip of the Lion of LimburgOrder of St Philip of the Lion of LimburgThe Order of St Philip of the Lion of Limburg , is an old order of knighthood established in 1700 by the Counts of Limburg Stirum, sovereign rulers of the counties of the same name in Westfalia...