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Order of the Union Orde van de Unie | |
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![]() Silver embroidered star of the order | |
Type | Chivalric order |
Awarded for | Meritorious service to the kingdom |
Country | Kingdom of Holland |
Presented by | the King of Holland |
Eligibility | Civil and military |
Motto | Unity makes strength |
Status | Abolished on 18 October 1811 |
Established | 1806 |
![]() Ribbon bar of the Order of the Union | |
Related | Order of the Reunion |
The Order of the Union (Dutch: Orde van de Unie) was a chivalric order established in 1806 by Louis Bonaparte, younger brother of Napoleon I, for the Kingdom of Holland. The order was abolished in 1811 when the French Empire absorbed the Kingdom of Holland. It was succeeded by the Order of the Reunion.