he wanted to add the luster of pomp and knighthood to his reign. Until 1806 the Netherlands had always been a republic and so had no pre-existing system of orders so, on 24 August 1806, Louis wrote to Napoleon (then in Aachen): Appointments Adipati Soero Adinegoro, appointed Ridder (Knight) in 1808: a Chinese-Javanese nobleman, government official. : a Dutch politician and government minister during the reign of Louis Bonaparte as King of Holland References External links Union, Order of the Awards established in 1806 Kingdom of Holland