Bailiwick of Utrecht

Bailiwick of Utrecht of the Teutonic Order
Anne Willem Jacob Joost Baron van Nagell in the robes of the Land Commander of the Order
Active1231 – present
AllegianceHoly Roman Emperor (1237–1637)
Netherlands (1637–present)
TypeCatholic religious order (1231–1637)
Protestant chivalric order (1637–present)
HeadquartersDuitse Huis, Utrecht, Netherlands
Nickname(s)Teutonic Knights, Netherlands Order
Websitewww.rdo.nl
Commanders
First Land CommanderAntonius van Printhagen
Current Land CommanderJ.R. Baron de Vos van Steenwijk [1]

The Bailiwick of Utrecht of the Teutonic Order (Dutch: Ridderlijke Duitse Orde Balije van Utrecht) is a chivalric order based in Utrecht, Netherlands. It originated in 1231 as a division of the order of Teutonic Knights.

During the Protestant Reformation most of the members became Protestant, mainly Reformed or Lutheran. The Bailiwick cut its ties with the order based in the Holy Roman Empire and placed itself under the protection of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.

The order was briefly suppressed during the Napoleonic era, but revived in 1815 after the restoration of the House of Orange. In 1995 it returned to the Duitse Huis (Teutonic House) as its headquarters, a building that dates from 1348.

  1. ^ "De RDO".