Order of Leopold
E5928
The Order of Leopold is Belgium’s highest and oldest national order of merit, awarded for exceptional service to the Belgian state and society.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Order of Leopold canonical | 23 |
| Order of Leopold (Belgium) | 6 |
| Officer of the Order of Leopold | 2 |
| Belgian honours system | 1 |
| Knight of the Order of Leopold | 1 |
| Order of Leopold from Belgium | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T64285 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Order of Leopold Context triple: [Coat of arms of Belgium, order, Order of Leopold]
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A.
Order of Prince Henry
The Order of Prince Henry is a Portuguese honorific order that recognizes significant services to Portugal, particularly in the expansion of its culture, history, and values around the world.
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B.
Order of the Aztec Eagle
The Order of the Aztec Eagle is Mexico’s highest honor awarded to foreigners for exceptional services to the country or humanity.
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C.
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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D.
Order of the Garter
The Order of the Garter is the highest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom, a prestigious and historic knighthood founded in medieval England and bestowed by the monarch for exceptional service.
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E.
Légion d'honneur
The Légion d'honneur is France’s highest order of merit, awarded for outstanding military or civil achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Order of Leopold Target entity description: The Order of Leopold is Belgium’s highest and oldest national order of merit, awarded for exceptional service to the Belgian state and society.
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A.
Order of Prince Henry
The Order of Prince Henry is a Portuguese honorific order that recognizes significant services to Portugal, particularly in the expansion of its culture, history, and values around the world.
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B.
Order of the Aztec Eagle
The Order of the Aztec Eagle is Mexico’s highest honor awarded to foreigners for exceptional services to the country or humanity.
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C.
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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D.
Order of the Garter
The Order of the Garter is the highest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom, a prestigious and historic knighthood founded in medieval England and bestowed by the monarch for exceptional service.
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E.
Légion d'honneur
The Légion d'honneur is France’s highest order of merit, awarded for outstanding military or civil achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national order
ⓘ
order of merit ⓘ state order ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Federal Government of Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Belgium
|
| awardedFor |
civil merit
ⓘ
exceptional service to Belgian society ⓘ exceptional service to the Belgian state ⓘ military merit ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedTo |
Belgian citizens
ⓘ
foreign nationals ⓘ |
| conferredBy | King of the Belgians ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1832-07-11 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
King of the Belgians
ⓘ
Leopold I of Belgium ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1832 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Leop. Order ⓘ |
| hasClass |
Commander
ⓘ
Grand Cordon ⓘ Grand Officer ⓘ Knight ⓘ Officer ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
civil division
ⓘ
military division ⓘ |
| hasEligibilityCriterion |
meritorious service in private capacities benefiting Belgium
ⓘ
meritorious service in public office ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryInsigniaFeature | crossed swords on the badge for military division ⓘ |
| hasPostNominalLetters | no fixed universal post-nominals in Belgium ⓘ |
| hasReligiousNeutrality | yes ⓘ |
| isHighestOrderOf | Belgium ⓘ |
| isOldestOrderOf | Belgium ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| motto |
Eendracht maakt macht
ⓘ
"L'union fait la force" ⓘ
surface form:
L'Union fait la force
|
| mottoLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Leopold I of Belgium ⓘ |
| partOf |
Order of Leopold
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Belgian honours system
|
| precedenceOver |
Order of Leopold II
ⓘ
Order of the Crown ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | purple ⓘ |
| ribbonHasStripe | thin white stripes at the edges ⓘ |
| typeOfInsignia |
badge
ⓘ
sash ⓘ star ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Order of Leopold Description of subject: The Order of Leopold is Belgium’s highest and oldest national order of merit, awarded for exceptional service to the Belgian state and society.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Belgian honours system
this entity surface form:
Order of Leopold (Belgium)
subject surface form:
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
subject surface form:
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
subject surface form:
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
this entity surface form:
Officer of the Order of Leopold
subject surface form:
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
this entity surface form:
Knight of the Order of Leopold
subject surface form:
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
this entity surface form:
Order of Leopold (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Order of Leopold (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Order of Leopold (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Order of Leopold (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Order of Leopold from Belgium
this entity surface form:
Order of Leopold (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Officer of the Order of Leopold