Recipients of the Order of the Netherlands Lion and, until 1830, its counterpart the Order of the Lion Belgium.
The Order of the Netherlands Lion is a high order of chivalry of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Order of the Netherlands Lion was until recently awarded upon eminent individuals from all walks of life, including generals, ministers of the crown, mayors of large towns, professors and leading scientists, industrialists, high ranking civil servants, presiding judges and renowned artists. Since 1980 the Order has been primarily used to recognise merit in the arts, science, sport and literature. The following are recipients within the award.
Knight Grand Cross Royalty (List incomplete) NationalityMilitary RankNameDateRoyal function(s)/Political offices(s)Military offices(s)Comments Admiral of the FleetAlfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha1865Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth (1890–1893) Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet (1886–1889) Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet (1883–1884)PashaKhedive Isma'il of Egypt1866 Khedive of Egypt and Sudan (1863–1879) Field marshalPrince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn23 August 1878Governor General of Canada (1911–1916)PashaKhedive Abbas II of Egypt1892Khedive of Egypt and Sudan (1892–1914) Lieutenant general Prince Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin7 February 1901Prince consort of the Netherlands (1901–1934)King Fuad I of Egypt1925King of Egypt (1922–1936) Sultan of Egypt (1917–1922)Queen Juliana of the Netherlands30 April 1927Queen of the Netherlands (1948–1980)Former Grand Master (04/09/1948–30/04/1980) GeneralTisavarakumarn, the Prince Damrong Rajanubhab8 August 1930Prince of Thailand (1862–1943)Commanders-in-chief of the Royal Siamese Army (1887–1890)Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia7 October 1930Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974) General Lieutenant admiralPrince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld7 January 1937Prince consort of the Netherlands (1948–1980)Inspector General of the Armed forces of the Netherlands (1970–1976) Inspector General of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (1953–1970) Inspector General of the Royal Netherlands Navy (1946–1970) Inspector General of the Royal Netherlands Army (1945–1970) Commander-in-chief of the Armed forces of the Netherlands (1944–1945)Husband of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands Admiral of the FleetLouis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma1948Governor-General of India (1947–1948) Viceroy of India (1947)Chief of the Defence Staff (1959–1965) Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (1960–1961) First Sea Lord (1955–1959) Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet (1952–1954) Fourth Sea Lord (1950–1952)Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother1950Queen consort of the United Kingdom (1936–1952) Empress consort of India (1936–1947)Wife of King George VI of the United KingdomQueen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom1950Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands31 January 1956Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013)Former Grand Master (30/04/1980–30/04/2013)Princess Irene of the Netherlands5 August 1957 Field marshal Admiral of the FleetPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh26 March 1958Consort of the United Kingdom (1952-2021)Lord High Admiral (2011-2021) Air commodore-in-chief of the Air Training Corps (1953–2015)Husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, died 9 April 2021Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi19 May 1959Shah of Iran (1941–1979)Prince Claus of the Netherlands10 March 1966Prince consort of the Netherlands (1980–2002)Husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Field marshal Admiral of the fleet Marshal of the air forceKing Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand12 May 1960King of Thailand (1946–2016)Head of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (1946–2016) Field marshal Admiral of the fleet Marshal of the air forceQueen Sirikit The Queen Mother12 May 1960Queen consort of Thailand (1950–2016)Special commander of the 21st Infantry Regiment, Queen's Guard (since 1959)Wife of King Rama IX of ThailandPrincess Margriet of the Netherlands19 January 1961King Hussein of Jordan1964King of Jordan (1952–1999)Princess Christina of the Netherlands18 February 1965 Brigadier general CommodoreKing Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands27 April 1985King of the Netherlands (since 2013)Grand Master (30/04/2013)Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau25 September 1986Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands11 October 1987Emperor Akihito of Japan22 October 1991Emperor of Japan (1989-2019)Empress Michiko of Japan22 October 1991Empress consort of Japan (1989-2019)Wife of Emperor Akihito of JapanQueen Máxima of the Netherlands2 February 2002Queen consort of the Netherlands (since 2013)Wife of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands CaptainPieter van Vollenhoven29 April 2004Husband of Princess Margriet of the NetherlandsKing Albert II of Belgium20 June 2006King of the Belgians (1993–2013)Queen Paola of Belgium20 June 2006Queen consort of the Belgians (1993–2013)Wife of King Albert II of BelgiumSheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar9 March 2011Emir of Qatar (1995–2013) Prime Minister of Qatar (1995–1996)Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange7 December 2021Princess of Orange (since 2013)Princess Alexia of the Netherlands26 June 2023King Baudouin of BelgiumUnknownKing of the Belgians (1951–1993) MajorPrince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and AvondaleUnknownKing Gustaf VI Adolf of SwedenUnknownKing of Sweden (1950–1973)King Carl XVI Gustaf of SwedenUnknownKing of Sweden (since 1973)King George V of the United KingdomUnknownKing of the United Kingdom (1936–1952) Emperor of India (1936–1947)King Haakon VII of NorwayUnknownKing of Norway (1905−1957)King Harald V of NorwayUnknownKing of Norway (since 1991) Grand admiralPrince Henry of PrussiaUnknownCommander-in-Chief of High Seas Fleet of the Imperial German Navy (1907−1909)Queen Margrethe II of DenmarkUnknownQueen of Denmark (1972-2024)Prince Henrik of DenmarkUnknownPrince consort of Denmark (1972-2018)Husband of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, died 13 February 2018Queen Ingrid of SwedenUnknownQueen consort of Denmark (1947–1972)Wife of King Frederick IX of Denmark
Politics and Military (List incomplete)