Order of the Lion (France)

The Order of the Lion was an order of knighthood set up by Enguerrand I of Coucy (or, according to other sources, his son Enguerrand II), to keep alive the memory of his killing a dangerous lion. It was short-lived and was forgotten after its founder's death.

His successor Enguerrand VII founded the Order of the Crown in 1378

Gustav Adolph Ackermann mentions the two orders as among the historical orders of France.