King gets decorations Johanniter Order

- King Willem-Alexander on Monday received the insignia belonging to the Johanniter Order. This is a knightly order for members of the Protestant nobility in the Netherlands.

A delegation of the Johanniter Order spent Monday visiting the king. Members include spent some recent social initiatives addressed to his attention. During the reception the King was awarded the Erecommandeurskruis and a small baton. These ornaments are part of the Erecommandeurschap of the Johanniter Order, which he accepted in 2013. Also, Princess Beatrix Erecommandeur.

The order comes from a European tradition that goes back to the 11th century. In 1909 the foundation was laid for the Johanniter Order, which was given its present name in 1958.
  
    
     
      
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