Recognized Orders of Chivalry
The Kingdom of the Netherlands officially recognize the following orders of chivalry:
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Souvereine Militaire Orde van Malta)
- Order of Saint John in the Netherlands (Johanniter Orde in Nederland)
- Teutonic Order, Bailiwick of Utrecht (Ridderlijke Duitsche Orde, Balije van Utrecht)
- Order of the Golden Ark, instituted by Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, the prince consort of former Queen Juliana
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