Order of the House of Orange

Order of the House of Orange Huisorde van Oranje
The Honorary Cross of the Order of the House of Orange
Awarded by King of the Netherlands
Type	House Order
Established	19 March 1905
Motto	JE MAINTIENDRAI
Awarded for	persons who have rendered special service to the Royal House
Status	Currently constituted
Grand Master	King Willem-Alexander
Chancellor	Bert Wassenaar[1]
Grades	Very complex, see "History"
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
Next (lower)	Honorable Mention, Bronze Lion
Equivalent	Order for Loyalty and Merit, Order of the Crown
Ribbon bar of the Order of the House of Orange

The Order of the House of Orange (Dutch: Huisorde van Oranje), sometimes referred to as the House Order of Orange, is a dynastic order of the House of Orange-Nassau, the royal family of the Netherlands similar to the Royal Victorian Order in the United Kingdom. The order was instituted by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands on 19 March 1905 and is not subject to ministerial responsibility or influence, but is awarded at the discretion of the Dutch monarch alone.