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These are the current Knights (= men) and Members (= women) of the Royal Order of the Seraphim :

Color Pattern

 ....................  Living Swedish Royal Knight or Member
 ....................  Living Foreign Royal Knight or Member
 ....................  Living Foreign Republican Knight or Member

Europe

Royal family of Sweden

Gustaf V (1907-1950)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
700 30 April 1946
( birth )		 Carl XVI Gustaf
(1946 - )		 Duke of Jämtland 1946-1973
Successor of Sweden 1946-1950
Crown Pr. of Sweden 1950-1973
King of Sweden since 1973		  Sweden För Sverige i tiden
Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
714 22 March 1952 Margaretha
(1934 - )		 Princess of Sweden  Sweden
715 22 March 1952 Birgitta
(1937 - )		 Princess of Sweden  Sweden
Rem : for Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess Birgitta's Husband, see Germany Germany
716 22 March 1952 Désirée
(1938 - )		 Princess of Sweden  Sweden
717 22 March 1952 Christina
(1943 - )		 Princess of Sweden  Sweden
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
782 6 May 1976 Silvia
(1943 - )		 Queen of Sweden
(consort)		  Sweden
 Germany
784 14 July 1995 Victoria
(14/07/1977 - )		 Princess of Sweden 1977-1980
Crown Pr. of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland since 1980		  Sweden Considered from birth.
786 13 May 1997 Carl Philip
(13/05/1979 - )		 Born as Crown Prince of Sweden
Duke of Värmland
Prince of Sweden since 1980		  Sweden Considered from birth.
797 10 June 2000 Madeleine
(10/06/1982 - )		 Princess of Sweden
Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland		  Sweden Considered from birth.
19 June 2010 Daniel
(15/09/1973 - )		 Prince of Sweden
Duke of Västergötand		  Sweden
23 February 2012 Estelle
(23/02/2012 - )		 Princess of Sweden
Duchess of Östergötland		  Sweden Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism May 22, 2012
20 February 2014 Leonore
(20/02/2014 - )		 Princess of Sweden
Duchess of Gotland		  Sweden Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism June 8, 2014

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15 June 2015 Nicolas
(13/06/2015- )		 Prince of Sweden
Duchess of Ångermanland		  Sweden Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism October 11, 2015
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque

Austria

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
825 2007 Heinz Fischer President of Austria
  Austria

Belgium

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
762 31 March 1966 File:Albert II.jpg Albert II Former King of the Belgians
1993-2013		  Belgium L'Union fait la Force
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
814 18 March 1994 File:HM Queen Paola, Princess of Belgium.jpg Paola Former Queen of the Belgians
(consort)		  Belgium L'Union fait la Force
May 2001 Philippe of Belgium King of the Belgians since 2013  Belgium L'Union fait la Force [1]

Bulgaria

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
Petar Stoyanov President of Bulgaria
1997-2002		  Bulgaria
Georgi Parvanov President of Bulgaria
2002-2012		  Bulgaria

Denmark

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
735 10 April 1958 Margrethe II Princess of Denmark (Heiress 1953-1972)
Queen of Denmark
since 1972		  Denmark Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke Frederick IX of Denmark's daughter
775 21 December 1972 Henrik Prince Consort of Denmark  Denmark
 France		 Last Knight by King Gustaf VI Adolf
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
809 2 June 1993 Frederik Crown Prince of Denmark
since 1972		  Denmark

Estonia

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
18 January 2011 Toomas Hendrik Ilves President of Estonia
since 2006		  Estonia

Finland

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
796 16 April 1982 File:Mauno Koivisto.png Mauno Koivisto President of Finland
1981-1994		  Finland Valtakunnan parhaaksi * Got the chain on 9/10/1983
813 12 April 1994 Martti Ahtisaari President of Finland
1994-2000		  Finland Se pystyy ken uskaltaa * Got the chain on 23/08/1996
1 March 2000 Tarja Halonen President of Finland
2000-2012		  Finland Yhteisen kansan puolesta (Photo) *
With chain
17 April 2012 Sauli Niinistö President of Finland
since 2012		  Finland Photo

France

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Stallplate
791 6 June 1980 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing President of France ( List )
1974-1981		  France
10 April 2000 Jacques Chirac President of France ( List )
1995-2007		  France No Arms painted yet
2 December 2014 François Hollande President of France (List )
since 2014		  France

Germany

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
749 23 May 1961 Johann Georg Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen  Germany
 Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen		 Nihil sine deo Husband of Princess Birgitta
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
785 6 March 1979 Walter Scheel President of Germany
1974-1979		  Germany

Greece

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
758 14 September 1964 Constantine II King of Greece
1964-1973		  Greece
Rem : Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh : see United Kingdom United Kingdom  ; Sophia : see Spain Spain
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
828 24 April 1999 Constantine Stephanopoulos President of Greece
1995-2005		  Greece
855 20 May 2008 Karolos Papoulias President of Greece
2005-2015		  Greece

Hungary

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
820 9 September 1996 File:Goncz arpad.jpg Árpád Göncz President of Hungary  Hungary

Iceland

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
795 8 October 1981 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir President of Iceland  Iceland got the chain 11 June 1987.
7 September 2003 Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson President of Iceland  Iceland [2]

Italy

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
857 13 March 2009 Giorgio Napolitano President of Italy  Italy No Arms painted yet

Latvia

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
817 12 October 1995 Guntis Ulmanis President of Latvia
1993-1999		  Latvia
31 March 2005 Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga President of Latvia
1999-2007		  Latvia No Arms painted yet [3]

Luxembourg

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
712 18 July 1951 Jean Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1921-1964
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
1964-2000		  Luxembourg Ich Dien
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
799 12 September 1983 Henri Grand Duke of Luxembourg
since 2000		  Luxembourg Ich Dien
15 April 2008 Maria Teresa Grand-Duchess of Luxembourg
(consort)		  Luxembourg

Netherlands

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
783 6 October 1976 Beatrix Former Queen of the Netherlands  Netherlands Je maintiendrai (Arms)
812 24 November 1993 Willem-Alexander King of the Netherlands
  Netherlands Je maintiendrai

Norway

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
734 10 April 1958 Harald V Crown Prince of Norway 1957-1991
King of Norway
since 1991		  Norway Alt for Norge
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
776 26 December 1974 Sonja Queen of Norway
(consort)		  Norway 1st Member by Carl XVI
810 2 June 1993 Haakon Crown Prince of Norway
since 1991		  Norway Alt for Norge

Poland

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
811 16 September 1993 Lech Wałęsa President of Poland
1990-1995		  Poland Odwaznie roztropnie
4 May 2011 Bronisław Komorowski President of Poland
since 2010		  Poland

Portugal

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
802 16 September 1986 Mário Soares President of Portugal
1986-1996		  Portugal

Romania

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
2003 Ion Iliescu President of Romania  Romania No Arms painted yet[4]
11 March 2008 Traian Băsescu President of Romania
since 2004		  Romania No Arms painted yet

Slovakia

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
21 March 2002 Rudolf Schuster President of Slovakia  Slovakia

Spain

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
787 5 October 1979 Juan Carlos I Former King of Spain
1975-2014		  Spain Nec plus ultra
788 5 October 1979 Sophia Former Queen of Spain (consort)
Princess of Greece & Denmark		  Spain
 Kingdom of Greece
808 17 December 1991 Felipe VI Infante of Spain
1968–2014
Prince of Asturias
1977–2014
Heir apparent to the Spanish throne
1975–2014
King of Spain
since 2014		  Spain

Turkey

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
11 March 2013 Abdullah Gül President of Turkey  Turkey No arms painted yet

Ukraine

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
827 Leonid Kuchma President of Ukraine
1994–2005
  Ukraine
856 Viktor Yushchenko President of Ukraine
2005–2010
  Ukraine No arms painted yet

United Kingdom

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
722 26 May 1953 Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom
since 1952
Head of the Commonwealth		  United Kingdom Dieu et mon droit
725 23 June 1954 Philip Born Prince of Greece & Denmark
Duke of Edinburgh since 1947
Prince of United Kingdom since 1957		  United Kingdom
 Greece		 God Is My Help
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
779 23 May 1975 Charles Prince of United Kingdom
Heir of United Kingdom
since 1952
Prince of Wales (since 1958/1969)		  United Kingdom Ich dien

The Americas

Argentina

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
825 25 May 1998 Carlos Menem President of Argentina
  Argentina

Chile

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
821 15 November 1996 Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle President of Chile
1994-2000		  Chile

Mexico

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
2002 Vicente Fox President of Mexico
2000-2006		  Mexico [5]

Africa

Egypt

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
803 16 September 1986 Hosni Mubarak President of Egypt
1981-2011		  Egypt بسم الله الرحمن الرحي (= In the name of merciful God[6])

Ethiopia

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
728 15 November 1954 Sara Princess of Ethiopia (consort)
Duchess of Harar (consort)		  Ethiopia Makonnen's widow
742 19 December 1959 Mahisente Princess of Ethiopia
(consort)		  Ethiopia Sahle Selassie's widow

Asia

Brunei

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
8 February 2004 Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan of Brunei
since 1967		  Brunei

Iran

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
745 29 April 1960 Farah Shahbanu of Iran  Iran
769 24 August 1970 Reza Pahlavi Crown Prince of Iran 1960-1979  Iran Current Head of the Imperial House

Japan

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
721 30 September 1952 Akihito Crown Prince of Japan 1933-1989
Emperor of Japan
since 1989		  Japan
733 28 February 1957 Takahito Prince of Japan
Prince Mikasa		  Japan Hirohito's 3rd brother
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
2007 ?[7] Michiko Crown Princess C. of Japan 1959-1989
Empress of Japan
Consort, since 1989		  Japan [8]
2007 ?[7] Naruhito Crown Prince of Japan 1989-
 Japan [9]

Jordan

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
806 15 September 1989 Noor Queen of Jordan ( Consort )  Jordan
7 October 2003 Abdullah II King of Jordan since 1999  Jordan
7 October 2003 Rania Queen of Jordan ( Consort )  Jordan

South Korea

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
30 May 2012 Lee Myung-bak President of South Korea  South Korea

Thailand

Gustaf V (1907-1950)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
707 5 April 1950 Bhumibol Adulyadej
(Rama IX)		 King of Thailand since 1946  Thailand
Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
747 3 September 1960 Sirikit Queen of Thailand
(consort)		  Thailand
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
2003 Vajiralongkorn Crown Prince of Thailand  Thailand [4] Bhumibol's son
2003 Sirindhorn Princess of Thailand  Thailand [4] Bhumibol's daughter
2003 Chulabhorn Princess of Thailand  Thailand [4] Bhumibol's daughter

See also

Sources

  • Per Nordenvall, Kungliga Serafimerorden 1748-1998 (1998)

References

  1. ^ Belga Pictures, Philippe & Mathilde
  2. ^ www.gp.se
  3. ^ www.kungahuset.se
  4. ^ a b c d Kungliga Hovstaternas versamhetsberättelse för år 2003, sid 8
  5. ^ Kungliga Hovstaternas versamhetsberättelse för år 2002, sid 8
  6. ^ Diskussionstråd om serafimersköldar på debatthuset.com
  7. ^ a b State visit of Swedish royal couple to Japan in 2007
  8. ^ Getty Images, State visit of Sweden in Japan, March 2007, Group photo
  9. ^ "Noblesse et Royautés" (French), Guests to Victoria of Sweden's wedding, Photo
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