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The Orde van den Prince or Order of the Prince is a
The Orde van den Prince or Order of the Prince is a Flemish
Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...
- Dutch society for the promotion of the language and culture of the Dutch-speaking Low Countries (Flanders
Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, ...
and Netherlands
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). Each month members meet on fixed locations, except during summer.
History
The organization was founded in November 1955, by the lawyerGuido van Gheluwe Guido Richard van Gheluwe (3 April 1926, in Kortrijk – 1 October 2014, in Kortrijk) was a Belgian lawyer and founder of the Orde van den Prince. He founded the Orde van den Prince on 2 November 1955, and was its president from 1955 until 1964. ...
from Kortrijk
Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Regio ...
. The name of the society is derived from William the Silent
William the Silent (24 April 153310 July 1584), also known as William the Taciturn (translated from nl, Willem de Zwijger), or, more commonly in the Netherlands, William of Orange ( nl, Willem van Oranje), was the main leader of the Dutch Re ...
. He was chosen because of his role in the history of the Netherlands and its tolerance
Tolerance or toleration is the state of tolerating, or putting up with, conditionally.
Economics, business, and politics
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(relative to the standards of his time). The logo of the Orde van den Prince is the capital letter P, surrounded by the words ''Amicitia'' (friendship) and ''Tolerantia'' (tolerance).
The organization shows a steady increase in membership and now consists of 99 departments: 54 in Flanders, 4 in Wallonia, 29 in the Netherlands and 12 in other countries. Membership, currently over 3,000, is by invitation only.
See also
* De Warande, Flemish business clubSources
* Puype, Jan, ''De elite van België'', Van Halewyck, Leuven, 2004External links
* {{Authority control Foundations based in Belgium Gentlemen's clubs in Belgium Dutch language advocacy organizations