Other Orders of St John

The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem is closely associated with four other recognised Orders of St John in Europe, namely three Johannine Orders of St John and the Order of Malta. All are united by common historical roots and a unique vocation: the care of the sick and the poor.

• Four Orders of St John cooperate in the Alliance of the Orders of St John and are:  The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (or the Order of St John) based in London, the Sovereign head of which is HM Queen Elizabeth II.

• Die Balley Brandenburg des Ritterlichen Ordens Sankt Johannis vom Spital zu Jerusalem (Der Johanniterorden) based in Berlin, the head of which is HRH Prince Oskar of Prussia

• Johanniter Orde in Nederland based in The Hague

• Johanniterorden i Sverige based in Stockholm, under the High Patronage of HM King Carl Gustaf XVI

Each Order within the Alliance is recognised by the sovereign authorities in the countries in which they are based and all are Orders of Chivalry.

The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta – commonly known as the Order of Malta, is unique in combining the nature of a religious order with an Order of Chivalry and is recognised as a sovereign entity in International Law in many countries.

The Alliance Orders and the Order of Malta have established a joint committee to investigate and deal with the ever increasing number of organisations which misuse the symbols and emblems of the Orders of St John, causing confusion in the minds of the public and impeding the welfare and Hospitaller activities of the national and international bodies of the Order of Malta and the Alliance Orders.