Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau

Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau Ordre du Lion d'Or de la Maison de Nassau Huisorde van de Gouden Leeuw van Nassau
Plaque, badge and ribbon of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
Awarded by Grand Duke of Luxembourg King of the Netherlands
Type	Luxembourg: National Order Netherlands: House Order
Motto	JE MAINTIENDRAI
Awarded for	Luxembourg: for foreign sovereigns, princes of sovereign houses, and heads of state that displayed meritous service to Luxembourg and the Grand Duke Netherlands: for people who have rendered special service to the Royal House
Status	Currently constituted
Grand Master	His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
Chancellor	Henri Ahlborn
Grades	Knight
Former grades	Knight Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Officer, Knight, Commander
Statistics
Established	31 March 1858
Precedence
Next (higher)	Luxembourg: None (highest) Netherlands: Order of Orange-Nassau
Next (lower)	Luxembourg: Order of Adolphe of Nassau Netherlands: Order of the House of Orange
Ribbon bar of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau

The Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (French: Ordre du Lion d'Or de la Maison de Nassau, Dutch: (Huis)orde van de Gouden Leeuw van Nassau) is a chivalric order shared by the two branches (the Ottonian and Walram lines) of the House of Nassau.

In the capacity of the Walram line the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau is the highest Luxembourgian national order, bestowed by the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. It may be awarded on foreign sovereigns, princes of sovereign houses, and heads of state for meritous service to Luxembourg and the Grand Duke.

In the capacity of the Ottonian line the order is a house order or dynastic order of the Dutch Royal House of Orange-Nassau, awarded as a personal gift by the King of the Netherlands. In this case the honour is conferred on a person who have rendered special service to the Royal House.

The order was founded by Grand Ducal decree on 31 March 1858 by King-Grand Duke William III. The honour was to be shared between both branches of the House of Nassau, under agreement between William, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Adolphe, Duke of Nassau and future Grand Duke of Luxembourg. The order originally included only one grade, but this was increased to four by William III in 1873: