Order of the Union

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Order of the Union Orde van de Unie
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.