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Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav[edit]

Oscar I (1847–1859)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland 1829–1907 3 June 1848  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Later Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway and Sovereign of the Order
Awarded with Collar
Otto Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe 1804–1894 26 November 1847  Denmark Postmaster General of Denmark (1842–1874)
Lodewijk van Heiden 1773–1850 29 June 1850  Russian Empire Admiral
Willem III, King of the Netherlands 1817–1890 18 August 1851  The Netherlands
Prince Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte 1822–1891 3 September 1856 French Empire
Prince Albert of Prussia 1837–1906 3 September 1856  Kingdom of Prussia Later Regent of the Duchy of Brunswick (1885–1906)
Luigi Carafa Cantelmo Stuart 1837–1913 28 December 1856  Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ibrahim Edhem Pasha 1819–1893 25 May 1857  Ottoman Empire Later Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1877–1878)
Prince Gustaf, Duke of Värmland 1858–1950 16 June 1858  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Later Gustaf V, King of Sweden
Awarded with Collar
Adolphe, Duke of Nassau 1817–1905 12 July 1858 Duchy of Nassau
 Luxembourg
Later Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Fabian Jakob Wrede 1802–1893 4 July 1858  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Cabinet Chamberlain

Charles IV (1859–1872)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Cai Hegermann-Lindencrone 1807–1893 30 September 1859  Denmark
Oscar, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg 1859–1953 15 November 1859  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Born Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland
Awarded with Collar
Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders 1837–1905 25 July 1860  Belgium
Georg Christian Sibbern 1816–1901 6 August 1860  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Prime Minister of Norway (1858–1871)
Christian Birch-Reichenwald 1814–1891 6 August 1860  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Carl Jedvard Bonde 1813–1895 6 August 1860  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
C. M. G. E. van Bylandt 6 August 1860  The Netherlands Ambassador of the Netherlands in London
C. Baudin 6 August 1860  France Ambassador of France
Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland 1861–1951 27 February 1861  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Awarded with Collar
Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland 1859–1953 27 February 1861  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Later Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg
George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 1831–1893 5 September 1861 Waldeck and Pyrmont
Prince Frederik of Denmark 1843–1912 18 July 1862  Denmark Later Frederik VIII, King of Denmark
Awarded with Collar
Hans J. C. Aall 1806–1894 22 August 1864  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Henri-Pierre Castelnau 1814–1890 15 July 1862  France
Prince Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 1843–1912 18 July 1862  Denmark Later Frederik VIII, King of Denmark
Hugues Fournier 1821–1898 24 March 1864  France Diplomat
T. von Seebach 18 May 1864  Saxe-Altenburg
Louis Gerhard De Geer 1818–1896 26 August 1864  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Later Prime Minister of Sweden (1876–1880)
Gillis Bildt 1820–1894 5 November 1864  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Later Prime Minister of Sweden (1888–1889)
Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke 1865–1947 1 August 1865  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia 1827–1892 11 August 1865  Russian Empire
Ivan Fedorovich Likhachev 1826–1907 14 August 1865  Russian Empire
Muhammad Halim Pasha 25 July 1866  Ottoman Empire
 Egypt Eyalet
Mustafa Fazıl Pasha 1830–1875 25 July 1866  Ottoman Empire
 Egypt Eyalet
Viscount De Ferrières 10 August 1867  France First Chamberlain to the Emperor
Ali Pasha Sherif 1834–1897 10 August 1867  Ottoman Empire
Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland 1814–1893 3 April 1868  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Christian IX, King of Denmark 1818–1906 29 July 1869  Denmark
Georgy Timofeevich Bok 1818–1876 30 July 1869  Russian Empire
William, Prince of Wied 1845–1907 15 April 1871  Kingdom of Prussia
 German Empire
Alexander Karlovich Stackelberg 1815–1883 20 March 1872  Russian Empire
Manuel Silvela y Le Vielleuze 1830–1892 13 April 1872  Spain Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain (1869; 1877–1879)
Eduardo Alonso Colmenares 1820–1888 17 June 1872  Spain Minister of Justice of Spain (1871–1872; 1874)
Pío Gullón e Iglesias 1835–1917 17 June 1872  Spain Minister of State of Spain

Oscar II (1872–1905)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Alexander von Wrangel 1804–1880 11 October 1872  Russian Empire Adjutant General
Amadeo I, King of Spain 1845–1890 28 December 1873  Kingdom of Italy
 Spain
Rüstem Pasha Bey 30 January 1873  Ottoman Empire Ambassador of the Ottoman Empire
Fedor Fedorovich Trepov 1812–1889 7 June 1873  Russian Empire Adjutant General
Otto Richard Kierulf 1825–1897 19 July 1873  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Prime Minister of Norway in Stockholm (1871–1884)
Oscar Björnstjerna 1819–1905 21 July 1873  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden (1872–1880)
John Berg 1819–1905 21 July 1873  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Later President of the Svea Court of Appeal (1880–1889)
Emil von Richthofen 1810–1895 21 July 1873  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Diplomat
Vittorio Sallier della Torre 21 July 1873  Kingdom of Italy Diplomat
Nikolay Girs 1820–1895 21 July 1873  Russian Empire Later Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia (1882–1895)
Carl Løvenskiold 1822–1898 2 March 1874  Denmark Court Marshal of Denmark (1860–1881)
Béla Orczy 1822–1917 6 May 1874  Austria-Hungary Chamberlain to the King
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales 1841–1910 3 October 1874  United Kingdom Later Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom
Awarded with Collar
Albert, Hereditary Prince of Monaco 1848–1922 30 March 1875  Monaco Later Albert I, Prince of Monaco
Otto Rosenørn-Lehn 1821–1892 27 May 1875  Denmark Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (1870–1875; 1875–1892)
Frantz Bille 1832–1918 27 May 1875  Denmark Diplomat
Hermann Erdmann Konstantin von Pückler 1797–1892 1 June 1875  Kingdom of Prussia
 German Empire
Court Marshal
Georg von Kameke 1817–1893 1 June 1875  German Empire General
Albrecht von Stosch 1818–1896 1 June 1875  Kingdom of Prussia
 German Empire
Minister of the Navy of Prussia
Rudolf von Delbrück 1817–1903 1 June 1875  Kingdom of Prussia
 German Empire
Karl Friedrich von der Goltz 1815–1901 2 June 1875  Kingdom of Prussia
 German Empire
Rodrigue Grigorievich Bistrom 1809–1886 19 July 1875  Russian Empire
Alfred Fedorovich Grot 1822–1895 19 July 1875  Russian Empire
Grigory Alexandrovich Stroganov 1824–1878 19 July 1875  Russian Empire
Michael von Reutern 1820–1890 19 July 1875  Russian Empire Minister of Finance of Russia (1862–1878)
Friedrich von Brandenburg 1819–1892 23 June 1876  Kingdom of Prussia
 German Empire
Henrik Laurentius Helliesen 1824–1900 1 December 1876  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Wilhelm Neubronn von Eisenburg 1815–1895 6 October 1877 Grand Duchy of Baden Adjutant General to the Grand Duke of Baden
Carl Johan Thyselius 1811–1891 18 October 1877  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Later Prime Minister of Sweden (1883–1884)
Samuel August Sandels 1810–1892 6 July 1878  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Commandant General of Stockholm (1871–1882)
Fyodor Logginovich van Heiden 1821–1900 12 July 1878  Russian Empire Later Governor-General of Finland (1881–1897)
Axel Bergström 1823–1893 23 August 1878  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Christian Sophus Klein 1824–1900 23 August 1878  Denmark Minister for Iceland of Denmark (1874–1875)
Pierre Edmond Teisserenc de Bort 1814–1892 29 November 1878  France Diplomat
William Waddington 1826–1894 21 January 1879  France Prime Minister of Finance (1879)
Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1825–1911 13 February 1879  Denmark Awarded with Collar
Hayreddin Pasha 1820–1890 10 May 1879  Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1878–1879)
Alexander Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia 1845–1894 25 August 1879  Russian Empire Later Alexander III, Emperor of Russia
Wilhelm von Taubenheim 1805–1894 24 October 1879  Kingdom of Württemberg
Arvid Posse 1820–1901 1 December 1880  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Prime Minister of Sweden (1880–1883)
Carl Fredrik Hochschild 1831–1898 1 December 1880  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Diplomat
Leopold von Loën 1817–1895 1 March 1881  Kingdom of Prussia
 German Empire
António da Cunha Sotomaior 1813–1893 19 April 1881  Kingdom of Portugal Diplomat
Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper 1820–1891 7 July 1881  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Swedish Minister to the United States (1861–1864)
Antonio Aguilar y Correa, Marquis of Vega de Armijo 1824–1908 15 September 1881  Spain Later Prime Minister of Spain (1906–1907)
Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden 1826–1907 20 September 1881  Grand Duchy of Baden
Ludwig Turban der Ältere 1821–1898 20 September 1881  Grand Duchy of Baden Minister-President of the Grand Duchy of Baden (1876–1893)
Charles de Freycinet 1828–1923 8 June 1882  France Prime Minister of France (1879–1880; 1886; 1890–1892)
Sven Lagerberg 1822–1905 6 June 1882  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Commandant General in Stockholm (1882–1905)
Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1818–1901 23 July 1882  Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skåne 1882–1973 11 November 1882  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Later Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden
Awarded Collar in 1952
Mehmed Said Pasha 1838–1914 18 November 1882  Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
Said Halim Pasha 1865–1921 18 November 1882  Ottoman Empire Later Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1913–1917)
Konstantin Konstantinovich Pahlen 1861–1923 13 July 1883  Russian Empire
Alexander Karlovich Richter 1834–1897 13 July 1883  Russian Empire
Justo Pelayo de la Cuesta Núñez 1823–1889 9 August 1883  Spain Minister of Finance of Spain (1883)
Nils von Steyern 1839–1899 14 September 1883  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Later President of the Svea Court of Appeal (1889–1899)
Carlos, Prince Royal of Portugal 1863–1908 11 October 1883  Kingdom of Portugal Later Carlos I, King of Portugal and the Algarves
Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland 1884–1965 17 June 1884  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Awarded Collar in 1952
Chulalongkorn, King of Siam 1853–1910 23 November 1884 Siam
Johan Sverdrup 1816–1892 21 January 1885  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Prime Minister of Norway (1884–1889)
Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1842–1918 11 February 1885  Ottoman Empire
Carol I, King of Romania 1839–1914 3 June 1885  Romania
Johan Henric Lovén 1827–1908 25 June 1885  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Later President of the Court of Appeal in Stockholm (1889–1892)
José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage 1823–1907 7 May 1886  Kingdom of Portugal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal (1883–1886)
Prince Fushimi Sadanaru 1858–1923 1 July 1886  Japan
Segismundo Moret y Prendergast 1833–1913 16 June 1887  Spain Later Prime Minister of Spain (1905–1906; 1906; 1909–1910)
Prince Maximilian of Baden 1867–1929 30 August 1887 Grand Duchy of Baden Later Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
Later Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire (1918)
José Luciano de Castro 1834–1914 16 May 1888  Kingdom of Portugal Prime Minister of Portugal (1887–1890; 1897–1900; 1904–1906)
Pedro José Agostinho de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 2nd Duke of Loulé 1830–1909 16 May 1888  Kingdom of Portugal
António de Sampaio e Pina de Brederode, Duke of Palmella 1834–1910 16 May 1888  Kingdom of Portugal
Wilhelm von Hahnke 1833–1912 19 July 1888  Kingdom of Prussia
 German Empire
Chief of the German Imperial Military Cabinet (1888–1901)
Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia 1859–1941 1 August 1888  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Prince Heinrich of Prussia 1862–1929 1 August 1888  Kingdom of Prussia Awarded with Collar
Fredrik Peter Leganger Næser 1816–1901 21 January 1889  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop 1818–1893 21 January 1889  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Bishop of Oslo (1875–1893)
Fredrik von Otter 1833–1910 21 January 1889  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Later Prime Minister of Sweden (1900–1902)
Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland 1889–1918 20 April 1889  Denmark Awarded with Collar
Hadji Mohsin Khan, Muin-ul-Mulk 5 September 1889  Sublime State of Iran Diplomat
Gustaf Åkerhielm 1833–1900 4 November 1889  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Prime Minister of Sweden (1889–1891)
Emil Stang 1834–1912 21 January 1890  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Prime Minister of Norway (1889–1891; 1893–1895)
Anders Sandøe Ørsted Bull 1817–1907 21 January 1890  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
August zu Eulenburg 1838–1921 2 July 1890  Kingdom of Prussia
 German Empire
Grand Marshal of Prussia (1890–1914)
Adolf Marschall von Bieberstein 1842–1912 2 July 1890  German Empire State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the German Empire (1890–1897)
Carl Lewenhaupt 1835–1906 1 December 1890  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden (1889–1895)
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples 1869–1947 19 September 1891  Kingdom of Italy Later Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy
Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram 1846–1929 6 October 1893  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Prime Minister of Norway in Stockholm (1889–1891; 1893–1898)
Henrik Ibsen 1828–1906 4 November 1893  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Playwright and theatre director
Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 1865–1946 17 June 1894 Waldeck and Pyrmont
C. L. J. von Wedel 12 September 1894  Kingdom of Prussia
 German Empire
Adjutant General; Ambassador of the German Empire in Vienna
René Millet (1849-1919) 1849–1919 5 October 1894  France Diplomat
Frederik Georg Knut Due 1833–1906 31 December 1894  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Diplomat
Oskar von Kræmer 10 January 1895  Russian Empire
Christopher Hansteen 1822–1912 21 January 1895  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway (1867–1905)
Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug 1822–1909 21 January 1895  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Professor
Frans Schollaert 1851–1917 25 October 1895  Belgium Minister of the Interior of Belgium (1895–1899)
Later Prime Minister of Belgium (1907–1911)
José Ramón Sánchez y de Hoces, Duke of Almodóvar del Río 1878–1911 7 January 1896  Spain
Sophus Bugge 1833–1907 21 January 1896  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Philosophist and linguist
Chirapravati Voradej, Prince of Nakhon Chaisi 1876–1913 19 June 1896  Siam
Fridtjof Nansen 1861–1930 9 September 1896  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Polymath and Nobel Prize laureate
Awarded Collar in 1925
Luís Pinto de Soveral, 1st Marquis of Soveral 1851–1922 1 February 1897  Kingdom of Portugal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal (1895–1897)
Johan Henrik Hegermann-Lindencrone 1838–1918 17 February 1897  Denmark
Leopold II, King of the Belgians 1835–1909 13 July 1897  Belgium
Vajiravudh, Crown Prince of Siam 1881–1925 13 July 1897  Siam Later Vajiravudh, King of Siam
Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakorn Sawan 1881–1944 13 July 1897  Siam
Niels Frederik Ravn 1826–1910 27 August 1897  Denmark Minister of Foreign Affairs (1897–1900)
George Francis Hagerup 1853–1921 18 September 1897  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Prime Minister of Norway (1895–1898; 1903–1905)
Edvard von Krusenstjerna 1841–1907 18 September 1897  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Minister for Civil Service Affairs of Sweden (1883–1889; 1896–1902)
Ivan Alekseevich Zinoviev 1835–1917 18 September 1897  Russian Empire Ambassador of the Russian Empire in Constantinople (1897–1909)
Friedrich, Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden 1857–1928 27 September 1897 Grand Duchy of Baden Later Friedrich II, Grand Duke of Baden
Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Nassau 1852–1912 29 September 1897 Duchy of Nassau Later Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Count Ōkuma Shigenobu 1838–1922 23 October 1897  Empire of Japan Later Prime Minister of Japan (1898; 1914–1916)
Claës Gustaf Adolf Tamm 1838–1925 21 January 1898  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Minister of Finance of Sweden (1886–1888)
Otto Albert Blehr 1847–1927 7 November 1898  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Later Prime Minister of Norway (1902–1903; 1921–1923)
Fritz Peter Adolph Uldall 1835–1911 20 September 1899  Denmark Vice Admiral, Royal Danish Navy
Peder Anker Graf Wedel-Jarlsberg 30 September 1899  Denmark
Théophile Delcassé 1852–1923 11 June 1900  France Minister of Foreign Affairs of France (1898–1905)
Ahmet Tevfik Pasha 1845–1936 6 July 1900  Ottoman Empire Later Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1909; 1918–1919; 1920–1922)
Pedro de Prat Agacino de Zea Bermúdez y Mavilly, Marquis of Prat de Nantouillet 1847–1916 8 June 1901  Spain Diplomat
Otto Sverdrup 1854–1930 27 September 1902  Norway Sailor and Arctic explorer
Venceslau de Lima 1858–1919 10 July 1903  Kingdom of Portugal Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Portugal (1903–1904; 1906)
Later Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Portugal (1909)
Hans Peter L'orange 1835–1907 30 September 1903  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Commanding General of Norway (1897–1903)
Edvard Grieg 1843–1907 21 January 1904  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Composer and pianist
Jonas Lie 1833–1908 21 January 1904  Sweden–Norway
 Norway
Novelist, poet and playwright
Fritz Wedel Jarlsberg 1855–1942 17 February 1904  Norway Diplomat
Awarded Collar in 1925
Djemal Pasha 1872–1922 20 February 1904  Ottoman Empire Later Minister of the War of Ottoman Empire (1914–1918)
Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo 1854–1927 25 February 1904  Austria-Hungary Obersthofmeister of the Austro–Hungarian Empire (1898–1917)
Count A. Paar 25 February 1904  Austria-Hungary Adjutant-General to the Emperor
B. Cziraki 25 February 1904  Austria-Hungary
Mehmed Ferid Pasha 1851–1914 2 July 1904  Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1903–1908)
Faustino Rodríguez-San Pedro y Díaz-Argüelles 1833–1925 2 July 1904  Spain Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain (1903–1904)
Antonio de Castro y Casaléiz 1856–1918 2 July 1904  Spain Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain (1903–1905)
Rodrigo Figueroa y Torres, Marquis of Tovar 1866–1929 2 July 1904  Spain Grandee of Spain
F. H. Jöhnke 29 July 1904  Denmark
Karl Husberg 1854–1928 4 November 1904  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs of Sweden (1905)
Albrecht Theodor Odelberg 1847–1938 4 November 1904  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
Minister of Agriculture of Sweden (1900–1905)
K. K. M. von Leyden 13 May 1905  German Empire Diplomat

Haakon VII (1905–1957)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Olav, Crown Prince of Norway 1903–1991 18 November 1905  Norway Born Prince Alexander of Denmark
Later Olav V, King of Norway and Grand Master of the Order
Awarded with Collar
Christian Michelsen 1857–1925 22 November 1905  Norway Prime Minister of Norway (1905–1907)
Awarded Collar in 1907
Carl Frederick Wandel 1843–1930 28 November 1905  Denmark Vice Admiral, Royal Danish Navy
Frederik Bardenfleth 1846–1935 28 November 1905  Denmark Chamberlain of Denmark
Giorgio Lorenzo Calvi di Bergolo 1852–1924 28 November 1905  Kingdom of Italy Minister Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Italy in Copenhagen
Carl Christian Berner 1841–1918 29 November 1905  Norway President of the Storting of Norway (1898–1909)
Jens Christian Christensen 1856–1930 14 December 1905  Denmark Council President of Denmark (1905–1908)
Frederik Raben-Levetzau 1850–1933 14 December 1905  Denmark Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (1905–1908)
Sir Arthur Moore 1847–1934 14 November 1905  United Kingdom Admiral, Royal Navy
Georg Hugh Robert Zachariae 1850–1937 17 February 1906  Denmark
Johan Frederik Hegermann-Lindencrone 1840–1938 11 April 1906  Denmark
Tai Hung Chi 27 April 1906  China Minister of Justice of China
George V, King of the United Kingdom 1865–1936 22 June 1906  United Kingdom Awarded with Collar
Prince Christian of Denmark 1870–1947 22 June 1906  Denmark Later Christian X, King of Denmark
Awarded with Collar
Prince Harald of Denmark 1876–1949 22 June 1906  Denmark
 Norway
Born Prince of Denmark
Awarded with Collar
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia 1878–1918 22 June 1906  Russian Empire Awarded with Collar
Charles-Jesse Bayle 26 June 1906  France Vice Admiral, French Navy
Moriz von Lyncker 1853–1932 8 July 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Later Chief of the Military Cabinet to the German Emperor (1908–1918)
Georg Alexander von Müller 1854–1940 8 July 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Chief of the Imperial Naval Cabinet of Germany (1908–1918)
Alfred von Loewenfeld 1848–1927 8 July 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Adjutant General to the German Emperor
Oscar Wilhelm Stübel 1846–1921 8 July 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Norway (1906)
Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe 1868–1945 11 August 1906 Schaumburg-Lippe Awarded with Collar
George I, King of the Hellenes 1845–1913 6 October 1906  Kingdom of Greece
 Denmark
Born Prince Vilhelm of Denmark
Awarded with Collar
Prince Gustav of Denmark 1887–1944 6 October 1906  Denmark Awarded with Collar
Prince Valdemar of Denmark 1858–1939 6 October 1906  Denmark Awarded with Collar
Peter Adler Alberti 1851–1932 6 October 1906  Denmark Minister of Judicial Affairs of Denmark (1901–1908)
Joachim Ludvig Moltke 1857–1943 6 October 1906  Denmark Court Marshal of Denmark (1906–1908)
Johan Vilhelm Grevenkop-Castenskiold 1855–1915 6 October 1906  Denmark Chamberlain of Denmark
Armand Fallières 1841–1931 13 October 1906  France President of the French Republic (1906–1913)
Awarded with Collar
Léon Bourgeois 1851–1921 13 October 1906  France Prime Minister of the French Republic (1895–1896)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of France (1896; 1906; 1914)
Tommaso Tittoni 1855–1931 13 October 1906  Kingdom of Italy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy (1905)
Giacomo Malvano 1841–1922 13 October 1906  Kingdom of Italy Later President of the Council of State of Italy (1913–1916)
Louis Delavaud 1860–1924 13 October 1906  France Minister Plenipotentiary to Sweden (1918–1923)
Akizuki Satsuo 1858–1945 13 October 1906  Japan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Sweden
Julián María del Arroyo y Moret 13 October 1906  Spain Envoy Extraordinary to Norway
António de Castro Feijó 1859–1917 13 October 1906  Kingdom of Portugal Minister Plenipotentiary to Norway (1906–1908)
Anatoly Nikolaevich Krupensky 1850–1923 13 October 1906  Russian Empire Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Norway (1905–1912)
Christoph Wydenbruck 1856–1917 13 October 1906  Austria-Hungary Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Denmark (1899–1907)
Otto von Mühlberg 1843–1934 13 October 1906  German Empire Diplomat
Phya Visutr Kosa 13 October 1906  Siam Diplomat
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn 1850–1942 13 November 1906  United Kingdom Governor General of Canada (1911–1916)
Awarded with Collar
Prince Arthur of Connaught 1883–1938 13 November 1906  United Kingdom Later Governor-General of South Africa (1920–1924
Awarded with Collar
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein 1831–1917 13 November 1906  Denmark
 United Kingdom
Awarded with Collar
Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife 1849–1912 13 November 1906  United Kingdom Awarded with Collar
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll 1845–1914 13 November 1906  United Kingdom Governor General of Canada (1878–1883)
Awarded with Collar
Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp 1857–1922 13 November 1906  United Kingdom Lord Chamberlain of the Household (1905–1912)
Horace Farquhar, 1st Baron Farquhar 1844–1923 13 November 1906  United Kingdom Master of the Household (1901–1907)
Sir Dighton Probyn 1833–1924 13 November 1906  United Kingdom Keeper of the Privy Purse (1901–1910)
Osbert Molyneux, 6th Earl of Sefton 1871–1930 13 November 1906  United Kingdom Master of the Horse of the United Kingdom (1905–1907)
Edward Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke 1861–1939 13 November 1906  United Kingdom
Gavin Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell 1872–1952 13 November 1906  United Kingdom
Sir Henry Ewart 1838–1928 13 November 1906  United Kingdom
Sir Arthur James Herbert 1855–1921 13 November 1906  United Kingdom Envoy of the United Kingdom to Norway (1905–1911)
Roald Amundsen 1872–1928 20 November 1906  Norway Polar explorer
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince and Crown Prince of Prussia 1882–1951 15 December 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Awarded with Collar
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia 1883–1942 15 December 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Awarded with Collar
Bernhard von Bülow, Prince of Bülow 1849–1929 15 December 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Chancellor of the German Empire (1900–1909)
Karl von Einem 1853–1934 15 December 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Minister of War of Prussia (1903–1909)
Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf 1837–1915 15 December 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Minister of the Royal House of Prussia (1888–1907)
Heinrich von Tschirschky 1858–1916 15 December 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the German Empire (1906–1907)
Alfred von Tirpitz 1849–1930 15 December 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
State Secretary of the Imperial Naval Office of Germany (1897–1916)
Wilhelm Büchsel 1848–1920 15 December 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Chief of the Imperial Navy of Germany (1902–1908)
Guido von Usedom 1854–1925 15 December 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Admiral, Imperial German Navy
Dietrich von Hülsen-Haeseler 1852–1908 15 December 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Chief of the Imperial Military Cabinet of Germany (1901–1908)
Gustav von Kessel 1846–1918 15 December 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Commander of the Guard Corps of Germany (1902–1909)
Friedrich II Hermann, 2nd Prince of Solms-Baruth 1853–1920  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Chief Chamberlain to the German Emperor
Ernst von Mirbach 1844–1925 15 December 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Chief Steward to the Empress of Germany
Hugo von Reischach 1872–1947 15 December 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Court Marshal of the German Empire
Hans von Plessen 1841–1929 15 December 1906  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Adjutant General to the Emperor of Germany (1908–1918)
Stephen Pichon 1857–1933 27 May 1907  France Minister of Foreign Affairs of France (1906–1911; 1913; 1917–1920)
Joseph Ruau 1865–1923 27 May 1907  France Minister of Agriculture of France (1905–1910)
Georges Picquart 1854–1914 27 May 1907  France Minister of War of France (1906–1909)
Gaston Thomson 1848–1932 27 May 1907  France Minister of Navy of France (1905–1908)
Jean Baptiste Jules Dalstein 1845–1923 27 May 1907  France Military Governor of Paris (1906–1910)
Étienne Dujardin-Beaumetz 1852–1913 27 May 1907  France
Jean Lanes 27 May 1907  France Secretary-General to the Presidency of France (1906–2012)
Victor-Constant Michel 1850–1937 27 May 1907  France Later Military Governor of Paris (1912–1914)
Armand Mollard 1862–1930 27 May 1907  France Chief of Protocol of France (1902–1913)
Phraya Burutrattanarajavallob 5 July 1907  Siam Chamberlain to the King of Siam
Aboul Fattah Khan, Vakil-ul-Mulk 6 July 1907  Sublime State of Iran Chief of Staff to the Shah of Iran
Mirza Hussein Khan, Motamen-ol-Mulk 6 July 1907  Sublime State of Iran Chief of Staff to the Shah of Iran
Isaac Khan Mofakhamed Douley 1870–? 6 July 1907  Sublime State of Iran Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran
Ole Hansen 1855–1928 8 July 1907  Denmark Minister of Agriculture of Denmark (1901–1908)
Reinhold von Sydow 1851–1943 16 July 1907  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Later State Secretary for Finance of the German Empire (1908–1909)
Reinhold Kraetke 1845–1934 16 July 1907  German Empire State Secretary for the Post of the German Empire (1901–1917)
Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet 1835–1911 28 October 1907  United Kingdom
 Imperial China
Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service (1863–1911)
Jørgen Løvland 1848–1922 31 October 1907  Norway Prime Minister of Norway (1907–1908)
Wilhelm Christopher Christophersen 1832–1913 28 November 1907  Norway Later Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway (1908–1910)
Alexander Izvolsky 1856–1919 25 February 1908  Russian Empire Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire (1906–1910)
Wilhelm von Schoen 1851–1933 25 February 1908  German Empire State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the German Empire (1907–1910)
Karl Georg von Treutler 1858–1933 25 February 1908  German Empire Envoy Extraordinary to Norway (1907–1910)
Axel Heiberg 1848–1932 16 March 1908  Norway Diplomat
G. Louis 18 March 1908  France Minister Plenipotentiary of France
Sir Stanley Calvert Clarke Died 1911 21 April 1908  United Kingdom Clerk Marshal to the King of the United Kingdom (1904–1908)
Sir Charles Hardinge 1858–1944 28 April 1908  United Kingdom Later Viceroy and Governor-General of India (1910–1916)
Richard Curzon, 4th Earl Howe 1861–1929 28 April 1908  United Kingdom Lord Chamberlain to Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1903–1925)
Sir Francis Laking, 1st Baronet 1847–1914 28 April 1908  United Kingdom Physician-in-Ordinary to the King of the United Kingdom (1910–1914)
Lord Charles Beresford 1846–1919 20 June 1908  United Kingdom
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark 1882–1944 3 July 1908  Kingdom of Greece Awarded with Collar
Ernst Axel Günther 1850–1927 4 July 1908  Sweden Envoy of Sweden in Norway (1907–1908)
Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère 1852–1924 31 July 1908  France Later Minister of the Navy of France (1909–1911)
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia 1866–1933 7 September 1908  Russian Empire Awarded with Collar
Antonin Dubost 1842–1921 26 September 1908  France President of the Senate of France (1906–1920)
Jean Cruppi 1855–1933 17 June 1909  France Minister of Commerce and Industry of France (1908–1909)
Raul Régis de Oliveira 1874–1942 16 July 1909  Brazil Diplomat
Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant 1852–1924 27 July 1909  France Senator of France (1904–1924)
Manuel II, King of Portugal and the Algarves 1889–1932 9 September 1909  Kingdom of Portugal Awarded with Collar
Francisco Fernández de Béthencourt 1850–1916 18 September 1909  Spain Senator of Spain
Baron Paul de Groote 1862–1944 18 September 1909  Belgium Minister of Belgium in Copenhagen (1907–1912)
Frands Brockenhuus-Schack 1863–1948 30 October 1909  Denmark Court Marshal of Denmark (1908–1912)
Carlos Roma du Bocage 1853–1918 17 November 1909  Kingdom of Portugal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal (1909)
Daniel Muñoz 1849–1930 26 November 1909  Uruguay Later Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay (1919)
Willem van Heeckeren van Kell 1815–1914 4 December 1909  The Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (1877–1879)
William Carlton Rothe 1852–1926 15 December 1909  Denmark Court Marshal of Denmark (1912−1926)
R. Blaserna 5 January 1910  Kingdom of Italy Diplomat
Paul Hymans 1865–1941 8 February 1910  Belgium Later Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium (1918–1920; 1927–1935)
Albert I, King of the Belgians 1875–1934 28 February 1910  Belgium Awarded with Collar
Juan Riaño y Gayangos 1865–1939 7 April 1910  Spain Diplomat
Nikolai Prebensen 1850–1938 13 April 1910  Norway Politician
Albert von Seckendorff 1849–1921 9 June 1910  German Empire Diplomat
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria 1884–1958 10 August 1910  Kingdom of Bavaria Awarded with Collar
Manuel García Prieto, Marquis of Alhucemas 1859–1938 10 August 1910  Spain Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain (1910–1912)
Later Prime Minister of Spain (1917; 1917–1918; 1922–1923)
Francisco Gutiérrez de Agüera y Bayo 1867–1931 10 August 1910  Spain Envoy of Spain to Oslo
Ramón Piña y Millet 10 August 1910  Spain Chancellor of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece
Friedrich Rosen 1856–1935 20 September 1910  German Empire Diplomat
Julien Davignon 1854–1916 20 December 1910  Belgium Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium (1907–1916)
Enrique Creel 1854–1931 4 February 1911  Mexico Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (1910–1911)
J. Castellot 17 February 1911  Mexico Extraordinary Envoy of Mexico
Louis Renault 1843–1918 3 March 1911  France Professor; Nobel Peace laureate (1907)
Luigi Luzzatti 1841–1927 13 March 1911  Kingdom of Italy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy (1910–1911)
Pietro Lanza di Scalea 1863–1938 13 March 1911  Kingdom of Italy State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Italy (1906–1914)
Riccardo Bollati 1858–1939 13 March 1911  Kingdom of Italy Diplomat
Alfonso XIII, King of Spain 1886–1941 18 April 1911  Spain Awarded with Collar
Julien Liebaert 1848–1930 28 May 1911  Belgium Minister of Finance of Belgium (1899; 1907–1911)
Herbert H. D. Peirce 1849–1916 31 May 1911  United States Ambassador of the United States to Norway (1906–1911)
Christian Giørtz Middelboe 1852–1920 2 June 1911  Denmark Minister of the Navy of Denmark (1900–1901)
Peter Christophersen 1845–1930 19 June 1911  Norway Businessman, diplomat
Waldemar Christofer Brøgger 1851–1940 1 September 1911  Norway Geologist and mineralogist
Johan Ernst Welhaven Sars 1835–1917 1 September 1911  Norway Professor, historian, author
Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark 1888–1940 23 September 1911  Kingdom of Greece Awarded with Collar
Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig 1844–1917 24 October 1911  Denmark
Abraham Berge 1851–1936 19 February 1912  Norway Later Prime Minister of Norway (1923–1924)
Wilhelm Olssøn 1844–1915 1 March 1912  Norway Minister of Defence of Norway (1893–1894; 1895–1898; 1905–1907)
K. Soughimoura 21 March 1912  Japan Envoy of Japan to Norway
Otto Joachim Moltke Kofoed-Hansen 1854–1918 25 May 1912  Denmark Chief of the Royal Danish Navy (1911–1918)
Otto Bull 1848–1939 12 July 1912  Denmark Chamberlain
Wollert Konow 1845–1924 15 July 1912  Norway Prime Minister of Norway (1910–1912)
Marcel Charlott 27 September 1912  France Minister of France to Norway (1911–1912)
L. Torres y Rivas 27 September 1912  Mexico Minister Plenipotentiary to Norway
Count of San Martino di Valpisjo 4 October 1912  Kingdom of Italy Senator
Viscount Ishii Kikujirō 1866–1945 22 November 1912  Japan Later Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan (1915–1916)
Carl Otto Løvenskiold 1839–1916 13 December 1912  Norway Prime Minister of Norway in Stockholm (1884)
Ferdinand Nicolai Roll 1831–1921 13 December 1912  Norway Assessor of the Supreme Court of Norway
Emanuele Berti 18 December 1912  Kingdom of Italy Minister of the Kingdom of Italy in Norway
Camille Louis Steeg 31 December 1912  France Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Norway
Paul von Hintze 1864–1941 14 January 1913  German Empire Later State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the German Empire (1918)
Heinrich Gustav Beck 1854–1933 29 January 1913  Kingdom of Saxony Minister-President of the Kingdom of Saxony (1914–1918)
Juan Pablo Sáenz Valiente 1861–1925 4 April 1913  Argentina Minister of the Navy of Argentina (1910–1914)
Adolf von Prollius 1861–1942 21 May 1913  German Empire Envoy of the German Empire to Venezuela (1911–1920)
Viscount Frederik Conrad Christian Christopher Holstein 1856–1924 1 June 1913  Denmark Huntmaster of the Court of Denmark
Klaus Berntsen 1844–1927 11 June 1913  Denmark Council President of Denmark (1910–1913)
Frederik de Jonquières 1854–1925 11 June 1913  Denmark Chief President of Copenhagen (1911–1924)
Carl Julius Engelbrecht Juel 1862–1941 11 June 1913  Denmark Court Marshal of Denmark (1926–1939)
Julius Benedictus Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs 1858–1933 11 June 1913  Denmark First Master of the Stables of Denmark
Alexandros Zaimis 1855–1936 3 July 1913  Kingdom of Greece
 Greece
Prime Minister of Greece (1897–1899; 1901–1902; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1926–1928)
Later President of the Hellenic Republic (1929–1935)
Hannes Hafstein 1861–1922 9 July 1913  Kingdom of Iceland Minister for Iceland (1904–1909; 1912–1914)
Otto Krag 16 July 1913  Denmark Envoy of Denmark to Norway (1910–1919)
Friedrich von Ingenohl 1857–1933 31 July 1913  German Empire Admiral, Imperial German Navy
Laurits S. Swenson 1865–1947 4 October 1913  United States Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States
Gustaf Falkenberg 1860–1917 20 December 1913  Sweden Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain (1913–1917)
Syb Talma 1864–1916 29 January 1914  The Netherlands Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Trade of the Netherlands (1908–1913)
Baron W. B. R. de Welderen Rengers 29 January 1914  The Netherlands Minister of the Netherlands
Troels Frederik Lund 1840–1921 12 March 1914  Denmark Historian and professor
Phya Sudham Maitri 4 April 1914  Siam Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Norway
Edward, Prince of Wales 1894–1972 6 April 1914  United Kingdom Later Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom; Abdicated in 1936
Awarded with Collar
Victor Léonard Michel 1851–1918 15 April 1914  Belgium Minister of War of Belgium (1912)
Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands 1876–1934 25 July 1914 Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 The Netherlands
Born Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Awarded with Collar
Fedele De Novellis 1854–1929 16 October 1914  Kingdom of Italy Ambassador of the Kingdom of Italy to Sweden
Knut Agathon Wallenberg 1853–1938 18 December 1914  Sweden Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden (1914–1917)
Ludvig Douglas 1849–1916 18 December 1914  Sweden Marshal of the Realm of Sweden (1911–1916)
Robert De la Gardie 1858–1937 18 December 1914  Sweden Governor of Malmöhus County (1909–1925)
Fredrik Ramel 1872–1947 18 December 1914  Sweden Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden to Norway (1913–1923)
Erik Scavenius 1877–1962 18 December 1914  Denmark Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (1909–1910; 1913–1920)
Later Prime Minister of Denmark (1942–1943)
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 1899–1972 10 April 1917  Denmark Later Frederik IX, King of Denmark
Awarded with Collar
Søren Andreas Christophersen 1849–1933 22 August 1919  Norway Diplomat
Epitácio Pessoa 1865–1942 11 August 1922  Brazil President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1919–1922)
Awarded with Collar
Umberto, Prince of Piedmont 1904–1983 19 August 1922  Kingdom of Italy Later Umberto II, King of Italy; Abdicated in 1946
Awarded with Collar
Wilhelmina, Queen of Netherlands 1880–1962 15 September 1922  The Netherlands Abdicated in 1948
Awarded with Collar
Yoshihito, Emperor of Japan 1879–1926 26 September 1922  Japan Awarded with Collar
Hirohito, Crown Prince of Japan 1901–1989 26 September 1922  Japan Later Hirohito, Emperor of Japan
Awarded with Collar
Prince Albert, Duke of York 1895–1952 26 April 1923  United Kingdom Later George VI, King of the United Kingdom
Awarded with Collar
Paul Benjamin Vogt 1863–1947 17 May 1923  Norway Ambassador of Norway to the United Kingdom (1910–1934)
Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant 1901–1983 8 June 1923  Belgium Later Leopold III, King of the Belgians; Abdicated in 1951
Awarded with Collar
Sveinn Björnsson 1881–1952 6 October 1924  Iceland Later President of Iceland (1944–1952)
Prince Knud of Denmark 1900–1976 31 October 1924  Denmark Later Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
Awarded with Collar
Prince Axel of Denmark 1888–1964 31 October 1924  Denmark Awarded with Collar
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester 1900–1974 20 December 1924  United Kingdom Awarded with Collar
Prince George, Duke of Kent 1902–1942 20 December 1924  United Kingdom Awarded with Collar
Jón Magnússon 1859–1926 13 January 1925  Kingdom of Iceland Prime Minister of Iceland (1917–1922; 1924–1926)
Jalmar Castrén 1873–1946 26 January 1925  Finland Director-General of the Railway Board of Finland (1922–1942)
Cesare Nava 1861–1933 2 April 1925  Kingdom of Italy Minister of National Economy of Italy (1924–1925)
Marie Eugène Debeney 1864–1943 25 May 1925  France Chief of the Army Staff of France (1924–1930)
Ricardo Herrera y Guiral 1866–1932 29 June 1925  Cuba Ambassador of Cuba to Norway
Fernando Augusto Pereira da Silva 1871–1943 10 August 1925  Portugal Minister of the Navy of Portugal (1923–1924; 1925–1926)
Richard Riedl 1865–1944 10 August 1925  Austria Envoy of Austria to Berlin (1921–1924)
Kaarlo Yrjö Benedictus Ignatius 1869–1942 14 August 1925  Finland President of the Vaasa Court of Appeals of Finland (1923–1927)
M. M. Paclianu 14 August 1925  Kingdom of Romania Minister of the Kingdom of Romania in Oslo
Sven Ludvig Herman Rydin 1861–1930 16 September 1925  Sweden Director-General of Telegraph Board of Sweden (1907–1927)
C. M. G. R. Krag 31 October 1925  Denmark Chamberlain of Denmark
Fritz Rustad 1852–1930 31 December 1925  Norway Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Court of Norway (1905–1925)
Augusto B. Leguía 1863–1932 6 January 1926  Peru President of the Republic of Peru (1908–1912; 1919–1930)
Awarded with Collar
Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1893–1970 25 June 1926  Denmark Awarded with Collar
Lauri Kristian Relander 1883–1942 4 October 1926  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (1925–1931)
Awarded with Collar
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders 1903–1983 9 November 1926  Belgium Awarded with Collar
Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe 1898–1974 21 April 1924 Schaumburg-Lippe
H. A. Wilden 31 January 1929  France Ambassador of France to Iran
Fernando de Antón del Olmet, Marquis of Dosfuentes 1872–1955 28 February 1929  Spain
Basil Vernon Brooke 1876–1945 16 March 1929  United Kingdom Comptroller and Equerry to the Duke of York (1923–1933)
Torvald M:søn Höjer 1876–1937 18 March 1929  Sweden Envoy of Denmark to Norway (1923–1937)
Justino de Montalvão Coelho 1872–1949 18 March 1929  Portugal Ambassador of Portugal to Norway
Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland 1911–2003 19 March 1929  Sweden Later Carl, Prince Bernadotte
Awarded with Collar
Erik Rålamb 1868–1940 19 March 1929  Sweden Marshal of the Court of Sweden (1915–1930)
Reinhold Rudbeck 1871–1957 19 March 1929  Sweden Master of Ceremonies of the Royal Court of Sweden (1911–1930)
Nils Rudebeck 1877–1964 19 March 1929  Sweden
Prince George of Greece and Denmark 1869–1957 19 March 1929  Kingdom of Greece Awarded with Collar
Anton Ferdinand Mazanti Evers 1857–1951 19 March 1929  Denmark General Inspector of the Royal Danish Navy (1918–1923)
Adolf Gustav Vigeland 1869–1943 11 April 1929  Norway Sculptor
Viscount Kintomo Mushanokōji 1882–1962 11 April 1929  Japan Ambassador of Japan to Sweden and Norway (1929–1933)
A. Schonmeyer 11 April 1929  Chile Ambassador of Chile to Norway
Alberto Jorge de Ipanema Moreira 1 May 1929  Brazil Ambassador of Brazil to Norway
Gabriel Thulin 1865–1957 22 May 1929  Sweden
Miguel Primo de Rivera 1870–1930 12 June 1929  Spain Prime Minister of Spain (1923–1930)
Mariano de Foronda, Marquess of Foronda 1873–1961 12 June 1929  Spain
Carlo Senni 1879–1946 19 July 1929  Kingdom of Italy Ambassador of the Kingdom of Italy to Norway (1927–1930)
Dimitrie Pennescu 4 October 1929  Kingdom of Romania Ambassador of the Kingdom of Romania to Norway
Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu 1905–1987 1 September 1930  Japan
Prajadhipok, King of Siam 1893–1941 2 January 1932  Siam Abdicated in 1932
Awarded with Collar
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1884–1954 20 October 1932  United Kingdom
 Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten 1906–1947 10 May 1933  Sweden Awarded with Collar
Edvard Munch 1863–1944 12 December 1933  Norway Painter
Ernst von Weizsäcker 1882–1951 23 February 1934  German Reich
 Nazi Germany
Envoy of Germany to Norway (1931–1933)
Friedrich Akel 1871–1941 28 February 1934  Estonia Ambassador of Estonia to Denmark, Sweden and Norway (1928–1934)
State Elder of Estonia (1924)
Óscar R. Benavides 1876–1945 3 March 1934  Peru President of the Republic of Peru (1933–1939)
Solón Polo 1871–1934 3 March 1934  Peru Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru (1904–1905; 1906–1908; 1915; 1933–1934)
A. Robyns de Schneidauer 3 March 1934  Belgium Ambassador of Belgium to Norway
Chu Chang Nien 1892–1982 13 April 1934  Republic of China Ambassador of the Republic of China in Oslo (1929–1934)
Baron Adrien Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery 1866–1934 15 May 1934  Belgium
Baron Roger van der Straten Ponthoz 1888–1972 15 May 1934  Belgium
B. Constantinescu 27 June 1934  Kingdom of Romania Ambassador of the Kingdom of Romania to Norway
Alberto de Marsanich 4 September 1934  Kingdom of Italy Ambassador of the Kingdom of Italy to Norway (1930–1934)
V. L. Jaunez 4 September 1934  France Ambassador of France to Norway
Kārlis Ulmanis 1877–1942 17 November 1934  Latvia Prime Minister of Latvia (1918–1921; 1925–1926; 1931; 1934–1940)
Vilis Gulbis 1890–1942 17 November 1934  Latvia Minister of the Interior of Latvia (1934–1939)
Victor Denain 1880–1952 17 November 1934  France Minister of Aviation of France (1934–1936)
Ignacy Mościcki 1867–1946 4 November 1936  Poland President of the Republic of Poland (1926–1939)
Awarded with Collar
Carl Joachim Hambro 1885–1964 16 April 1937  Norway President of the Storting of Norway (1926–1934; 1935–1945)
Óscar Carmona 1869–1951 16 December 1939  Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic (1926–1951)
Awarded with Collar
Otto Ruge 1882–1961 3 October 1941  Norway Chief of Defence of Norway (1940)
Awarded with Collar
Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway 1901–1954 3 August 1942  Norway Awarded with Collar
Peder Anker Wedel-Jarlsberg 1875–1954 23 November 1945  Norway Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Court of Norway (1931–1945)
Didrik Arup Seip 1884–1963 11 December 1945  Norway Professor
Erik Andreas Colban 1876–1956 4 January 1946  Norway Diplomat
Wilhelm von Munthe af Morgenstierne 1887–1963 4 January 1946  Norway Ambassador of Norway to the United States (1942–1958)
Rolf Otto Andvord 1890–1976 4 January 1946  Norway Diplomat
Niels Christian Ditleff 1881–1956 12 March 1946  Norway Diplomat
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands 1909–2004 12 April 1946  The Netherlands Later Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands; Abdicated in 1980
Awarded with Collar
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands 1911–2004 12 April 1946  The Netherlands Later Prince consort of the Netherlands
Awarded with Collar
Alexandra Kollontai 1872–1952 10 June 1946  Soviet Union Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Norway (1927–1930)
Paal Olav Berg 1873–1968 29 June 1946  Norway Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway (1929–1946)
Johan Egeberg Mellbye 1866–1954 4 November 1946  Norway Politician
Eivind Josef Berggrav 1884–1959 23 September 1947  Norway Bishop of Oslo (1937–1951)
Winston Churchill 1874–1965 12 May 1948  United Kingdom Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940–1945; 1951–1955)
Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia 1892–1975 22 March 1949  Ethiopian Empire Abdicated in 1974
Awarded with Collar
Juho Kusti Paasikivi 1870–1956 5 December 1950  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (1946–1956)
Awarded with Collar
Sir Alan Lascelles 1887–1981 5 June 1951  United Kingdom Private Secretary to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom (1943–1953)
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton 1903–1973 5 June 1951  United Kingdom Lord Steward of the Household of the United Kingdom (1940–1964)
George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon 1877–1955 5 June 1951  United Kingdom Lord Chamberlain of the Household of the United Kingdom (1938–1952)
Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort 1900–1984 5 June 1951  United Kingdom Master of the Horse of the United Kingdom (1938–1978)
Sir John Anderson 1882–1958 5 June 1951  United Kingdom Later 1st Viscount Waverley
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 1887–1976 10 July 1951  United Kingdom Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (1951–1958)
August Wilhelm Stjernstedt Esmarch 1881–1956 7 November 1951  Norway Ambassador of Norway to Denmark (1947–1951)
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland 1912–1997 1 March 1952  Sweden Awarded Collar in 1953
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1921–2021 24 July 1952  Kingdom of Greece
 United Kingdom
Born Prince of Greece and Denmark
Awarded with Collar
Vincent Auriol 1884–1966 21 January 1953  France President of the French Republic (1947–1954)
Awarded with Collar
Per Preben Prebensen 1895–1961 12 February 1953  Norway Diplomat
Trygve Lie 1896–1968 21 May 1953  Norway Secretary-General of the United Nations (1946–1952)
Dag Hammarskjöld 1905–1961 23 March 1953  Sweden Later Secretary–General of the United Nations (1953–1961)
Rolf von Heidenstam 1884–1958 23 March 1953  Sweden Cabinet Chamberlain to the King of Sweden
Louis De Geer 1887Template:Ndasch1953 23 March 1953  Sweden Master of Ceremonies of the Royal Court of Sweden (1950–1953)
Johan Hagander 1896–1991 23 March 1953  Sweden Governor of Stockholm (1949–1963)
Torsten Friis 1882–1967 23 March 1953  Sweden Chief of Air Force of Sweden (1934–1942)
Gustaf Dyrssen 1891–1981 23 March 1953  Sweden Commandant General in Stockholm (1949–1957)
Akihito, Crown Prince of Japan Born 1933 11 August 1953  Japan Later Emperor of Japan; Abdicated in 2019
Awarded Collar in 2001
Willem Drees 1886–1988 12 August 1954  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958)
Louis Beel 1902–1977 12 August 1954  The Netherlands Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1952–1956)
Later Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1946–1948; 1958–1959)
Johan Beyen 1897–1976 12 August 1954  The Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (1952–1956)
Kees Staf 1905–1973 12 August 1954  The Netherlands Minister of War and Navy of the Netherlands (1951–1956)
Adrianus Cornelis de Bruijn 1887–1968 12 August 1954  The Netherlands Minister of Public Organizations of the Netherlands (1952–1956)
Ferdinand Kranenburg 1911–1994 12 August 1954  The Netherlands State Secretary for War and Navy of the Netherlands (1951–1958)
Harry Moorman 1899–1971 12 August 1954  The Netherlands State Secretary for War and Navy of the Netherlands (1949–1959)
Edzard Jacob van Holthe 1896–1967 12 August 1954  The Netherlands Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Netherlands (1951–1954)
Gijsbert Carel Duco baron van Hardenbroek van Lockhorst 1902–1960 12 August 1954  The Netherlands Grand Master of the Royal Court of the Netherlands
Nico Rost van Tonningen 1889–1979 12 August 1954  The Netherlands Chief of Military Household to the Queen of the Netherlands (1946–1954)
Aklilu Habte-Wold 1912–1974 18 November 1954  Ethiopian Empire Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ethiopian Empire (1943–1958)
Later Prime Minister of the Ethiopian Empire (1961–1974)
Wolde Giyorgis Wolde Yohannes 1901–1976 18 November 1954  Ethiopian Empire Minister of Justice of the Ethiopian Empire (1949–1955)
Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold 18 November 1954  Ethiopian Empire Minister of the Imperial Court of the Ethiopian Empire
Mesfin Sileshi 1905–1974 18 November 1954  Ethiopian Empire
Peter Frederik Broch 1879–1973 3 January 1955  Norway Marshal of the Royal Court of Norway (1931–1945)
Harald, Crown Prince of Norway Born 1938 21 February 1955  Norway Later Harald V, King of Norway and Grand Master of the Order
Awarded with Collar
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson 1894–1972 25 May 1955  Iceland President of Iceland (1952–1968)
Awarded with Collar
Kristinn Guðmundsson 1897–1982 25 May 1955  Iceland Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland (1953–1956)
G. Vilhjálmsson 25 May 1955  Iceland
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom 1926–2022 24 June 1955  United Kingdom Also Queen of the Commonwealth Realms
Awarded with Collar
Sir Guy Russell 1898–1977 24 June 1955  United Kingdom Second Sea Lord of the United Kingdom (1953–1955)
Sir Conolly Abel Smith 1899–1985 24 June 1955  United Kingdom
Sir Michael Adeane 1910–1984 24 June 1955  United Kingdom Private Secretary to the Queen of the United Kingdom (1953–1972)
Sir Peter W.S.Y. Scarlett 1905–1987 24 June 1955  United Kingdom Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Norway (1955–1960)
Princess Astrid of Norway Born 1932 7 May 1956  Norway Later Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
Awarded with Collar

Olav V (1957–1991)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Paul I, King of the Hellenes 1901–1964 30 June 1958  Kingdom of Greece Awarded with Collar
Princess Margrethe of Denmark Born 1940 11 September 1958  Denmark Later Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark; Abdicated in 2024
Awarded with Collar
Morten Olufsen 11 September 1958  Denmark Cabinet Secretary and Chamberlain to the King of Denmark
Hans Alfred Nyholm 1898–1964 11 September 1958  Denmark Vice Admiral, Royal Danish Navy
Nils Svenningsen 1894–1985 11 September 1958  Denmark Ambassador of Denmark to Sweden
Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand 1927–2018 19 September 1960  Thailand Awarded with Collar
Sirikit, Queen of Thailand Born 1932 19 September 1960  Thailand
Thanat Khoman 1914–2016 19 September 1960  Thailand Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand (1959–1971)
Phraya Srivisaravaja 1896–1968 19 September 1960  Thailand Privy Councilor of Thailand (1959–1962)
Luang Surarong 1899–1986 19 September 1960  Thailand Chief of the King's Royal Bodyguards of Thailand (1948–1964)
Khun Bibidh Virajjakar 19 September 1960  Thailand Ambassador of Thailand to Norway
Baudouin, King of the Belgians 1930–1993 15 December 1960  Belgium Awarded with Collar
Urho Kekkonen 1900–1986 8 March 1960  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (1956–1982)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran 1919–1980 17 May 1961  Imperial Iran Awarded with Collar
Friðjón Skarphéðinsson 1909–1996 31 May 1961  Iceland Speaker of the Althing of Iceland (1959–1963)
Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson 1909–1987 31 May 1961  Iceland Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland (1956–1965)
Gunnar Thoroddsen 1910–1983 31 May 1961  Iceland Minister of Finance of Iceland (1959–1965)
Prime Minister of Iceland (1980–1983)
Ingólfur Jónsson 1909–1984 31 May 1961  Iceland Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture of Iceland (1959–1971)
Eyjólfur Konrád Jónsson 1928–1997 31 May 1961  Iceland
Sigurður Nordal 1886–1974 31 May 1961  Iceland Scholar, writer and professor
Charles de Gaulle 1890–1970 26 September 1962  France President of the French Republic (1959–1969)
Awarded with Collar
Georges Pompidou 1911–1974 26 September 1962  France Prime Minister of the French Republic (1962–1968)
Later President of the French Republic (1969–1974)
Pierre Messmer 1916–2007 26 September 1962  France Minister of the Armed Forces of the French Republic (1960–1969)
Later Prime Minister of the French Republic (1972–1974)
Maurice Couve de Murville 1907–1999 26 September 1962  France Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic (1958–1968)
Later Prime Minister of the French Republic (1968–1969)
Roger Frey 1913–1997 26 September 1962  France Minister of the Interior of the French Republic (1961–1967)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 1926–2020 26 September 1962  France Minister of the Economy and Finance of the French Republic (1962–1966; 1969–1974)
Later President of the French Republic (1974–1981)
André Malraux 1901–1976 26 September 1962  France Minister of Culture of the French Republic (1958–1969)
Michel Maurice-Bokanowski 1912–2005 26 September 1962  France Minister of Industry of the French Republic (1962–1966)
Raymond Triboulet 1906–2006 26 September 1962  France Minister of Veterans and War Victims of the French Republic (1959–1962)
Pierre Sudreau 1919–2012 26 September 1962  France Minister of National Education of the French Republic (1962)
Louis Joxe 1901–1991 26 September 1962  France Minister of Algerian Affairs of the French Republic (1960–1962)
Roger Dusseulx 1913–1988 26 September 1962  France Minister–Delegate for Relations with Parliament of the French Republic (1962)
Étienne Burin des Roziers 1913–2012 26 September 1962  France Secretary-General of the Presidency of the French Republic (1962–1967)
Eric de Carbonnel 26 September 1962  France French Diplomat
Jacques Lecompte-Boinet 1905–1974 26 September 1962  France Ambassador of the French Republic to Norway (1961–1965)
Georges Catroux 1877–1969 26 September 1962  France General; Grand Chancellor of the Légion d'honneur (1954–1969)
Wilfrid Baumgartner 1902–1978 26 September 1962  France President of the Alliance française (1961–1978)
Roger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough 1896–1969 16 October 1962  United Kingdom Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom (1952–1963)
John Elphinstone, 17th Lord Elphinstone 1914–1975 16 October 1962  United Kingdom
Sir John Walker 16 October 1962  United Kingdom Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Norway (1961–1962)
Habib Bourguiba 1903–2000 17 June 1963  Tunisia President of the Republic of Tunisia (1957–1987)
Awarded with Collar
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands Born 1938 9 September 1964  The Netherlands Later Queen of the Netherlands; Abdicated in 2013
Awarded with Collar
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands Born 1943 9 September 1964  The Netherlands
Victor Marijnen 1917–1975 9 September 1964  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1963–1965)
Barend Biesheuvel 1920–2001 9 September 1964  The Netherlands Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1963–1967)
Later Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1971–1973)
Ynso Scholten 1918–1984 9 September 1964  The Netherlands Minister of Justice of the Netherlands (1963–1965)
Jan van Aartsen 1909–1992 9 September 1964  The Netherlands Minister of Transport and Water Management of the Netherlands (1958–1959; 1963–1965)
Theo Bot 1911–1984 9 September 1964  The Netherlands Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences of the Netherlands (1963–1965)
Leo de Block 1904–1988 9 September 1964  The Netherlands State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (1963–1967)
Isaäc Nicolaas Theodoor Diepenhorst 1907–1976 9 September 1964  The Netherlands State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (1963–1965)
Willem Hendrik van den Berge 1905–1987 9 September 1964  The Netherlands State Secretary for Finance of the Netherlands (1959–1965)
Joop Haex 1911–2002 9 September 1964  The Netherlands State Secretary for Defence of the Netherlands (1959–1965)
Gillis le Fèvre de Montigny 1901–1982 9 September 1964  The Netherlands Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces (1962–1965)
Albert van der Schatte Olivier 1908–1967 9 September 1964  The Netherlands Commander of the Naval Forces of the Netherlands (1963–1967)
Heije Schaper 1906–1996 9 September 1964  The Netherlands Chief of Military Household to the Queen of the Netherlands (1961–1966)
Jacob Jan Lodewijk Baron van Lynden 9 September 1964  The Netherlands Grand Master of the Royal Court of the Netherlands
Marie-Louise Johanna Daisy Crommelin 1899–1984 9 September 1964  The Netherlands Grand Mistress to the Queen of the Netherlands (1957–1970)
Elizabeth Lucie, Baroness Sweerts de Landas Wyborgh 1907–1979 9 September 1964  The Netherlands Mistress to the Queen of the Netherlands
H. J. de Levelt 9 September 1964  The Netherlands Ambassador of the Netherlands to Norway
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg 1896–1985 14 September 1964  Luxembourg Abdicated in 1964
Awarded with Collar
Felix, Prince Consort of Luxembourg 1893–1970 14 September 1964  Luxembourg Born Prince of Bourbon–Parma
Jean, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1921–2019 14 September 1964  Luxembourg Later Grand Duke of Luxembourg; Abdicated in 2000
Pierre Werner 1913–2002 14 September 1964  Luxembourg Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1959–1974; 1979–1984)
Henry Cravatte 1911–1990 14 September 1964  Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1964–1969)
Albert Bousser 1906–1995 14 September 1964  Luxembourg Minister of Transport, Post, and Telecommunications of Luxembourg (1964–1969)
Antoine Wehenkel 1910–1992 14 September 1964  Luxembourg Minister of National Economy and Energy of Luxembourg (1964–1969)
Marcel Fischbach 1914–1980 14 September 1964  Luxembourg Minister for the Armed Forces of Luxembourg (1964–1967)
Victor Bodson 1902–1984 14 September 1964  Luxembourg President of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg (1964–1967)
Alfred Loesch 1902–1982 14 September 1964  Luxembourg Grand Marshal of the Grand-Ducal Court of Luxembourg (1947–1964)
Constantine II, King of Greece 1940–2023 18 September 1964  Kingdom of Greece Overthrown in 1964
Awarded with Collar
Albert, Prince of Liège Born 1934 21 September 1964  Belgium Later Albert II, King of the Belgians; Abdicated 2013
Théo Lefèvre 1914–1973 21 September 1964  Belgium Prime Minister of Belgium (1961–1965)
Paul-Henri Spaak 1899–1972 21 September 1964  Belgium Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium (1961–1965)
Prime Minister of Belgium (1938–1939; 1946; 1947–1949)
Paul-Willem Segers 1900–1983 21 September 1964  Belgium Minister of National Defence of Belgium (1961–1975)
Hendrik Fayat 1908–1997 21 September 1964  Belgium Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium (1961–1965)
Achille Van Acker 1898–1975 21 September 1964  Belgium President of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (1961–1965)
Prime Minister of Belgium (1945–1946; 1946; 1954–1958)
André Schöller 21 September 1964  Belgium Grand Marshal of the Royal Court of Belgium (1962–1973)
Gatien du Parc Locmaria 1899–1974 21 September 1964  Belgium Master of the Ceremonies of the Royal Court of Belgium (1959–1968)
André Molitor 1911–2005 21 September 1964  Belgium Chief of Cabinet of the King of Belgium (1961–1977)
Fernand Naze 21 September 1964  Belgium Intendant of the Civil List (1956–1979)
Raymond Dinjaert 21 September 1964  Belgium Chief of the Military Household of the King of Belgium (1956–1966)
Count André de Meeûs d'Argenteuil 1879–1971 21 September 1964  Belgium Grand Master of the Royal Household of Queen Elisabeth
Count Charles de Limburg Stirum 1906–1989 21 September 1964  Belgium Grand Master of the Royal Household of King Leopold III (1950–1971)
Baron Jean van den Bosch 1910–1985 21 September 1964  Belgium Diplomat
L. C. Delhaye 21 September 1964  Belgium Ambassador of Belgium to Norway
Dhani Nivat, Prince Bidyalabh Bridhyakon 1885–1974 15 January 1965  Thailand Regent of Thailand (1951–1952; 1963)
Thanom Kittikachorn 1911–2004 15 January 1965  Thailand Prime Minister of Thailand (1958; 1963–1973)
Praphas Charusathien 1912–1997 15 January 1965  Thailand Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (1958; 1963–1973)
Bunchu Chantharubeksa 1913–1976 15 January 1965  Thailand Deputy Minister of Defence of Thailand (1958–1972)
Dawee Chullasapya 1914–1996 15 January 1965  Thailand Deputy Minister of Defence of Thailand (1963–1969)
Prasert Rujirawong 1911–1984 15 January 1965  Thailand Deputy Minister of Interior of Thailand (1963–1969)
Direk Chainam 1905–1967 15 January 1965  Thailand
Mom Chao Wongsanuwat Devakul 1904–1991 15 January 1965  Thailand Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand (1948–1961)
Mom Chao Kalawandis Diskul 1911–1984 15 January 1965  Thailand Chief of the Royal Guards of Thailand (1964–1974)
Mom Dawiwongse Thawalayasakdi 1901–1970 15 January 1965  Thailand Secretary-General of the Royal Palace of Thailand (1947–1966)
Kan Issarasena Na Ayutthaya 1914–1996 15 January 1965  Thailand Deputy Secretary-General of the Royal Palace of Thailand (1961–1966)
Josip Broz Tito 1892–1980 13 May 1965  Yugoslavia President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1953–1980)
Awarded with Collar
Marko Nikezić 1921–1991 13 May 1965  Yugoslavia Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia (1965–1968)
Dušan Kveder 1915–1966 13 May 1965  Yugoslavia Assistant Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia (1963–1965)
Milan Milutinović 1942–2023 13 May 1965  Yugoslavia Chief of Protocol of Yugoslavia
Later President of the Republic of Serbia (1997–2002)
Stana Tomašević 1920–1983 13 May 1965  Yugoslavia Ambassador of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to Norway (1963–1967)
Giuseppe Saragat 1898–1988 16 May 1965  Italy President of the Italian Republic (1964–1971)
Awarded with Collar
Koča Popović 1908–1992 6 September 1966  Yugoslavia Vice President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1966–1967)
Petar Stambolić 1912–2007 6 September 1966  Yugoslavia Prime Minister of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1963–1967)
Nikola Minčev 1915–1997 6 September 1966  Yugoslavia Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia (1965–1968)
Milan Mišković 1918–1978 6 September 1966  Yugoslavia Secretary of State for the Interior of Yugoslavia (1965–1967)
Gustav Vlahov 1912–1991 6 September 1966  Yugoslavia Secretary of State for Information of Yugoslavia (1965–1967)
Edvard Kardelj 1910–1979 6 September 1966  Yugoslavia President of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia (1963–1967)
Vidoe Smilevski 1915–1979 6 September 1966  Yugoslavia President of the National Assembly of Macedonia (1963–1967)
Branko Pešić 1922–1986 6 September 1966  Yugoslavia Mayor of Belgrade (1965–1974)
Franz Jonas 1899–1974 12 September 1966  Austria Federal President of the Republic of Austria (1965–1974)
Awarded with Collar
Artur da Costa e Silva 1899–1969 6 September 1967  Brazil President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1967–1969)
Awarded with Collar
Eduardo Frei Montalva 1911–1982 13 September 1967  Chile President of the Republic of Chile (1964–1970)
Awarded with Collar
Domingo Santa María Santa Cruz 1920–2006 13 September 1967  Chile Minister of Economy and Development of Chile (1964–1968)
Gabriel Valdés 1919–2011 13 September 1967  Chile Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile (1964–1970)
Pedro Jesús Rodríguez 1907–1982 13 September 1967  Chile Minister of Justice of Chile (1964–1968)
Juan de Dios Carmona 1916–2009 13 September 1967  Chile Minister of National Defense of Chile (1964–1968)
Óscar Jiménez Pinochet 1915–1994 13 September 1967  Chile
Arturo Droguett 1906–1977 13 September 1967  Chile
Juan Carlos Onganía 1914–1995 18 September 1967  Argentina President of the Argentine Republic (1966–1970)
Prince Henrik of Denmark 1934–2018 28 August 1968  France
 Denmark
Born Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
Later Consort of the Danish Monarch (1972–2018)
Awarded with Collar
Prince Claus of the Netherlands 1926–2002 28 August 1968  The Netherlands Later Prince consort of the Netherlands
Awarded with Collar
Ferjani Bel Haj Ammar 1916–2000 5 May 1969  Tunisia Minister of Social Affairs of Tunisia (1964–1969)
Ahmed Ben Salah 1926–2020 5 May 1969  Tunisia Minister of Education of Tunisia (1967–1969)
Habib Bourguiba Jr. 1927–2009 5 May 1969  Tunisia Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia (1964–1970)
Beji Caid Essebsi 1926–2019 5 May 1969  Tunisia Minister of the Interior of Tunisia (1965–1969)
Later President of the Republic of Tunisia (2014–2019)
Abdallah Farhat 1914–1985 5 May 1969  Tunisia Minister of Telecommunications of Tunisia (1964–1969)
Chedli Klibi 1925–2020 5 May 1969  Tunisia Minister of Culture of Tunisia (1961–1970)
Bahi Ladgham 1913–1998 5 May 1969  Tunisia Later Prime Minister of Tunisia (1969–1970)
Mohammed Mzali 1925–2010 5 May 1969  Tunisia Minister of Defence of Tunisia (1968–1969)
Later Prime Minister of Tunisia (1980–1986)
Sadok Mokaddem 1914–1993 5 May 1969  Tunisia Speaker of the National Assembly of Tunisia (1964–1981)
Gustav Heinemann 1899–1976 9 September 1970  West Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969–1974)
Awarded with Collar
Walter Scheel 1919–2016 9 September 1970  West Germany Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969–1974)
Later Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1974–1979)
Dietrich Spangenberg 1922–1990 9 September 1970  West Germany State Secretary in the Federal President's Office (1969–1974)
Conrad Ahlers 1922–1980 9 September 1970  West Germany State Secretary in the Federal Press and Information Office (1969–1972)
Richard Balken 1914–1995 9 September 1970  West Germany Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Norway (1967–1970)
Sonja, Crown Princess of Norway Born 1937 17 May 1972  Norway Later Queen of Norway
Awarded with Collar
Annemarie Renger 1919–2008 4 June 1973  West Germany President of the Bundestag of the Federal Republic of Germany (1972–1976)
Georg Leber 1920–2012 4 June 1973  West Germany Federal Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany (1972–1978)
Josef Ertl 1925–2000 4 June 1973  West Germany Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969–1983)
Alfons Goppel 1905–1991 4 June 1973  West Germany Minister-President of Bavaria (1962–1978)
Helmut Kohl 1930–2017 4 June 1973  West Germany Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate (1969–1976)
Later Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1982–1998)
Gerhard Stoltenberg 1928–2001 4 June 1973  West Germany Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein (1971–1982)
Rüdiger von Wechmar 1923–2007 4 June 1973  West Germany State Secretary and Government Spokesperson of the Federal Republic of Germany (1973–1974)
Karl Ravens 1927–2017 4 June 1973  West Germany State Secretary to the Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1973–1974)
Horst Grabert 1927–2011 4 June 1973  West Germany Head of the Chancellery of the Federal Republic of Germany (1972–1974)
Paul Frank 1918–2011 4 June 1973  West Germany State Secretary of the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany (1973–1974
Armin Zimmermann 1917–1976 4 June 1973  West Germany Inspector General of the Bundeswehr (1972–1976)
Gerhard Ritzel 1923–2000 4 June 1973  West Germany Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Norway (1971–1974)
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester Born 1944 1 July 1973  United Kingdom
Ingrid, Queen of Denmark 1910–2000 11 September 1974  Sweden
 Denmark
Born Princess of Sweden
Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden Born 1946 8 October 1974  Sweden Awarded with Collar
António Ramalho Eanes Born 1935 21 February 1978  Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic (1976–1986)
Awarded with Collar
Charles, Prince of Wales Born 1947 1 July 1978  United Kingdom Later Charles III, King of the United Kingdom
Awarded with Collar
Manuela Ramalho Eanes Born 1938 3 June 1980  Portugal First Lady of the Portuguese Republic (1976–1986)
Nicolae Ceaușescu 1918–1989 13 November 1980  Romania President of the Socialist Republic of Romania (1974–1989)
Revoked in 1989
Elena Ceaușescu 1916–1989 13 November 1980  Romania First Lady of the Socialist Republic of Romania (1974–1989)
Revoked in 1989
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Born 1930 21 October 1981  Iceland President of Iceland (1980–1996)
Awarded with Collar
Juan Carlos I, King of Spain Born 1938 14 April 1982  Spain Abdicated in 2014
Awarded with Collar
Sofía, Queen of Spain Born 1938 14 April 1982  Kingdom of Greece
 Spain
Born Princess of Greece and Denmark
Silvia, Queen of Sweden Born 1943 21 September 1982  Sweden
Mauno Koivisto 1923–2017 8 March 1983  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (1982–1994)
Awarded with Collar
Tellervo Koivisto Born 1929 8 March 1983  Finland First Lady of the Republic of Finland (1982–1994)
Yasuhiro Nakasone 1918–2019 17 October 1983  Japan Prime Minister of Japan (1982–1987)
Infanta Elena of Spain Born 1963 29 March 1984  Spain Later Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo
Infanta Cristina of Spain Born 1965 29 March 1984  Spain Later Infanta Elena, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca
François Mitterrand 1916–1996 14 May 1985  France President of the French Republic (1981–1995)
Danielle Mitterrand 1924–2011 14 May 1985  France First Lady of the French Republic (1981–1995)
Richard von Weizsäcker 1920–2015 24 September 1986  West Germany
 Germany
Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984–1994)
Marianne von Weizsäcker Born 1932 24 September 1986  West Germany
 Germany
First Lady of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984–1994)
Mário Soares 1924–2017 10 March 1987  Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic (1986–1996)
Prince Andrew, Duke of York Born 1960 12 April 1988  United Kingdom
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Born 1935 12 April 1988  United Kingdom
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway Born 1971 22 September 1989  Norway Awarded with Collar
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Born 1968 16 April 1990  Denmark Later Frederik X, King of Denmark

Harald V (1991–present)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Ingvald M. Smith-Kielland 1919–2012 3 June 1991  Norway Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Court of Norway (1985–1991)
Marshal of the Royal Court of Norway (1966–1985)
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway Born 1973 20 July 1991  Norway Awarded with Collar
Prince Joachim of Denmark Born 1969 28 October 1991  Denmark
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland 1915–2013 12 May 1992  Sweden
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld Born 1938 12 May 1992  Sweden
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson Born 1943 12 May 1992  Sweden
Kaare Langlete 1931–2009 1 November 1993  Norway Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Court of Norway (1991–1993)
Martti Ahtisaari 1937–2023 19 October 1994  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (1994–2000)
Lech Wałęsa Born 1943 14 March 1995  Poland President of the Republic of Poland (1990–1995)
Felipe, Prince of Asturias Born 1968 25 April 1995  Spain Later Felipe VI, King of Spain
Thomas Klestil 1932–2004 29 May 1995  Austria Federal President of the Republic of Austria (1992–2004)
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden Born 1977 14 July 1995  Sweden
Aleksander Kwaśniewski Born 1954 14 March 1996  Poland President of the Republic of Poland (1995–2005)
Henri, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg Born 1955 18 April 1996  Luxembourg Later Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Awarded Collar in 2011
Maria Teresa, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Born 1956 18 April 1996  Luxembourg Later Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange Born 1967 15 April 1996  The Netherlands Later King of the Netherlands
Awarded Collar in 2021
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Born 1943 11 February 1997  Iceland President of Iceland (1996–2016)
Paola, Queen of the Belgians Born 1937 28 March 1997  Belgium
Nelson Mandela 1918–2013 28 February 1998  South Africa President of the Republic of South Africa (1994–1999)
Roman Herzog 1934–2017 17 June 1998  Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1994–1999)
Lennart Meri 1929–2006 31 August 1998  Estonia President of the Republic of Estonia (1992–2001)
Guntis Ulmanis Born 1939 2 September 1998  Latvia President of the Republic of Latvia (1993–1999)
Valdas Adamkus Born 1926 4 September 1998  Lithuania President of the Republic of Lithuania (1998–2003; 2004–2009)
Árpád Göncz 1922–2015 22 March 1999  Hungary President of the Republic of Hungary (1999–2000)
Emil Constantinescu Born 1939 20 September 1999  Romania President of Romania (1996–2000)
Knut Magne Hagen Born 1938 25 February 2000  Norway Cabinet Secretary of the Royal Court (1979–2000)
Jacques Chirac 1932–2019 1 March 2000  France President of the French Republic (1995–2007)
Abdullah II, King of Jordan Born 1962 10 April 2000  Jordan
Rania, Queen of Jordan Born 1970 10 April 2000  Jordan
Hamzah, Crown Prince of Jordan Born 1980 10 April 2000  Jordan
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga Born 1937 20 September 2000  Latvia President of the Republic of Latvia (1999–2007)
Tarja Halonen Born 1943 25 October 2000  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (2000–2012)
Michiko, Empress of Japan Born 1934 26 March 2001  Japan
Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan Born 1960 26 March 2001  Japan Later Emperor of Japan
Masako, Crown Princess of Japan Born 1963 26 March 2001  Japan Later Empress of Japan
Princess Tomohito of Mikasa Born 1955 26 March 2001  Japan
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway Born 1973 25 August 2001  Norway Awarded Collar in 2016
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi 1920–2016 23 October 2001  Italy President of the Italian Republic (1999–2006)
Arnold Rüütel Born 1928 10 April 2002  Estonia President of the Republic of Estonia (2001–2006)
Ferenc Mádl 1931–2011 8 October 2002  Hungary President of the Republic of Hungary (2000–2005)
Carsten Smith Born 1932 13 May 2003  Norway Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway (1991–2002)
Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant Born 1960 20 March 2003  Belgium Later King of the Belgians
Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant Born 1973 20 March 2003  Belgium Later Queen of the Belgians
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Born 1945 7 October 2003  Brazil President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (2003–2010; 2023–present)
Jorge Sampaio 1939–2021 3 February 2004  Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic (1996–2006)
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos 1926–2016 8 June 2004  Greece President of the Hellenic Republic (1995–2005)
Lars Petter Forberg Born 1947 18 August 2004  Norway Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Court of Norway (1996–2004)
Kjell Magne Bondevik Born 1947 10 September 2004  Norway Prime Minister of Norway (1997–2000; 2001–2005)
Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland Born 1979 1 September 2005  Sweden
Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland Born 1982 1 September 2005  Sweden
Jørgen Kosmo 1947–2017 2 November 2005  Norway President of the Storting of Norway (2001–2005)
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark Born 1972 7 November 2005  Denmark Later Queen of Denmark
Georgi Parvanov Born 1957 29 August 2006  Bulgaria President of the Republic of Bulgaria (2002–2012)
Heinz Fischer Born 1938 17 April 2007  Austria Federal President of the Republic of Austria (2004–2016)
Horst Köhler Born 1943 15 October 2007  Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (2004–2010)
Aníbal Cavaco Silva Born 1939 27 May 2008  Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic (2006–2016)
Dalia Grybauskaitė Born 1956 5 April 2011  Lithuania President of the Republic of Lithuania (2009–2019)
Danilo Türk Born 1952 9 May 2011  Slovenia President of the Republic of Slovenia (2007–2012)
Ivo Josipović Born 1957 12 May 2011  Croatia President of the Republic of Croatia (2010–2015)
Bronisław Komorowski Born 1952 9 May 2012  Poland President of the Republic of Poland (2010; 2010–2015)
Berit Tversland Born 1950 18 September 2012  Norway Cabinet Secretary of the Royal Court (2000–2012)
Sauli Niinistö Born 1948 10 October 2012  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (2012–2024)
Abdullah Gül Born 1949 5 November 2013  Turkey President of the Republic of Turkey (2007–2014)
Máxima, Queen of the Netherlands Born 1971 2 October 2013  The Netherlands
Joachim Gauck Born 1940 11 June 2014  Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (2012–2017)
Toomas Hendrik Ilves Born 1953 2 September 2014  Estonia President of the Republic of Estonia (2006–2016)
Andris Bērziņš Born 1944 18 February 2015  Latvia President of the Republic of Latvia (2011–2015)
Princess Marie of Denmark Born 1976 22 May 2015  Denmark
Åge Bernhard Grutle Born 1952 26 August 2015  Norway Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Court of Norway (2009–2015)
Arne Omholt Born 1950 15 January 2016  Norway Marshal of the Royal Court of Norway
Sergio Mattarella Born 1941 6 April 2016  Italy President of the Italian Republic (2015–present)
Andrzej Duda Born 1972 23 May 2016  Poland President of the Republic of Poland (2015–present)
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson Born 1968 21 March 2017  Iceland President of Iceland (2016–present)
Edvard Moser Born 1962 21 February 2018  Norway Psychologist and neuroscientist
May-Britt Moser Born 1963 21 February 2018  Norway Psychologist and neuroscientist
Mauricio Macri Born 1959 6 March 2018  Argentina President of the Argentine Republic (2015–2019)
Andrej Kiska Born 1963 4 June 2018  Slovakia President of the Slovak Republic (2014–2019)
Sebastián Piñera 1949–2024 27 March 2019  Chile President of the Republic of Chile (2010–2014; 2018–2022)
Moon Jae-in Born 1953 12 June 2019  South Korea President of the Republic of Korea (2017–2022)
Borut Pahor Born 1963 6 November 2019  Slovenia President of the Republic of Slovenia (2012–2022)
Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan Born 1994 2 March 2020  Jordan
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway Born 2004 21 January 2022  Norway
Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland Born 1973 17 June 2022  Sweden
Gry Mølleskog Born 1962 8 September 2022  Norway Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Court of Norway (2015–2022)
Prince Christian of Denmark Born 2005 15 October 2023  Denmark Later Crown Prince of Denmark
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway Born 2005 3 December 2023  Norway

Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau[edit]

Luxembourgish branch[edit]

Charlotte (1919–1964)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Haile Selassie, Crown Prince of Ethiopia 1892–1975 25 May 1924  Ethiopian Empire Later Emperor of Ethiopia; Abdicated in 1974

Jean (1964–2000)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Josip Broz Tito 1892–1980 9 October 1970  Yugoslavia President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1953–1980)
Léopold Sédar Senghor 1906–2001 26 October 1970  Senegal President of the Republic of Senegal (1960–1980)
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom 1926–2022 13 June 1972  United Kingdom Also Queen of the Commonwealth Realms
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1921–2021 13 June 1972  Kingdom of Greece
 United Kingdom
Born Prince of Greece and Denmark
Prince Jean of Luxembourg Born 1957 15 May 1975  Luxembourg
Rudolf Kirchschläger 1915–2000 15 July 1975  Austria Federal President of the Republic of Austria (1974–1986)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 1926–2020 20 September 1978  France President of the French Republic (1974–1981)
Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg Born 1963 1 May 1981  Luxembourg
António Ramalho Eanes Born 1935 2 January 1985  Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic (1976–1986)
Mário Soares 1924–2017 26 May 1988  Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic (1986–1996)
François Mitterrand 1916–1996 6 February 1984  France President of the French Republic (1981–1995)
Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant Born 1960 15 March 1999  Belgium Later King of the Belgians
Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg Born 1981 11 December 1999  Luxembourg Later Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Henri (2000–present)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Prince Félix of Luxembourg Born 1984 3 June 2002  Luxembourg
Rudolf Schuster Born 1934 12 November 2002  Slovakia President of the Slovak Republic (1999–2004)
Prince Louis of Luxembourg Born 1986 3 August 2004  Luxembourg
Tarja Halonen Born 1943 24 November 2008  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (2000–2012)
Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg Born 1991 16 February 2009  Luxembourg
Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg Born 1992 16 April 2010  Luxembourg
Aníbal Cavaco Silva Born 1939 9 September 2010  Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic (2006–2016)
Jorge Sampaio 1939–2021 15 September 2010  Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic (1996–2006)
Joachim Gauck Born 1940 23 April 2012  Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (2012–2017)
Heinz Fischer Born 1938 17 April 2013  Austria Federal President of the Republic of Austria (2004–2016)
Abdullah Gül Born 1949 18 November 2013  Turkey President of the Republic of Turkey (2007–2014)
Bronisław Komorowski Born 1952 7 May 2014  Poland President of the Republic of Poland (2010; 2010–2015)
François Hollande Born 1954 6 March 2015  France President of the French Republic (2012–2017)
Jorge Carlos Fonseca Born 1950 12 March 2015  Cabo Verde President of the Republic of Cabo Verde (2011–2021)
Sauli Niinistö Born 1948 10 May 2016  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (2012–2024)
Klaus Iohannis Born 1959 6 June 2016  Romania President of Romania (2014–present)
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Born 1948 23 May 2017  Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic (2016–present)
Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan Born 1960 27 November 2017  Japan Later Emperor of Japan
Masako, Crown Princess of Japan Born 1963 27 November 2017  Japan Later Empress of Japan
Macky Sall Born 1961 21 January 2018  Senegal President of the Republic of Senegal (2012–2024)
Emmanuel Macron Born 1977 19 March 2018  France President of the French Republic (2017–present)
Máxima, Queen of the Netherlands Born 1971 23 May 2018  The Netherlands
Mathilde, Queen of the Belgians Born 1973 15 October 2019  Belgium
Egils Levits Born 1955 13 May 2023  Latvia President of the Republic of Latvia (2019–2023)
José Maria Neves Born 1960 23 May 2023  Cabo Verde President of the Republic of Cabo Verde (2021–present)
Frank-Walter Steinmeier Born 1956 10 July 2023  Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (2017–present)

Dutch branch[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange Born 1967 27 April 1985  The Netherlands Later King of the Netherlands and Co-Grand Master of the Order
Considered from birth
Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau 1968–2013 25 September 1986  The Netherlands Considered from birth
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands Born 1969 11 October 1987  The Netherlands Considered from birth
Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange Born 2003 7 December 2021  The Netherlands Considered from birth
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands Born 2005 26 June 2023  The Netherlands Considered from birth
Letizia, Queen of Spain Born 1972 17 April 2024  Spain

Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[edit]

By reign[edit]

William I (1815–1840)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
William I, King of the Netherlands 1772–1843 29 September 1815  The Netherlands Also Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Founder Grand Master of the Order
Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich of Russia 1796–1855 23 May 1817  Russian Empire Later Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia
Godert van der Capellen 1778–1848 14 February 1821  The Netherlands Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1819–1826)

William II (1840–1849)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Jan Jacob Rochussen 1797–1871 10 October 1841  The Netherlands Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1845–1851)
Later Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands (1858–1860)
Floris Adriaan van Hall 1791–1866 2 April 1844  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1853–1856; 1860–1861)

William III (1849–1890)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Schelto van Heemstra 1807–1864 18 August 1860  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1861–1862)
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke 1798–1872 7 June 1863  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1849–1853; 1862–1866; 1871–1872)
Alexander Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia 1845–1894 19 May 1865  Russian Empire Later Alexander III, Emperor of Russia
Friedrich Wilhelm, Crown Prince of the German Empire and Prussia 1859–1941 28 July 1877  German Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Later Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia
Jan Heemskerk 1818–1897 1 May 1878  The Netherlands Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands (1874–1878; 1883–1888)
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn 1850–1942 23 August 1878  United Kingdom Later Governor General of Canada (1911–1916)
Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia 1868–1918 27 March 1881  Russian Empire Later Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh 1844–1900 1 May 1882  United Kingdom
 Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Saionji Kinmochi 1849–1940 16 March 1891  Japan Prime Minister of Japan (1906–1908; 1911–1912)
Abbas II, Khedive of Egypt and Sudan 1874–1944 12 August 1892  Khedivate of Egypt
  • 26 July 1881: Meiji

Wilhelmina (1890–1948)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Henry, Prince Consort of the Netherlands 1876–1934 7 February 1901  Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 The Netherlands
Born Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Aeneas Mackay Jr. 1838–1909 27 May 1905  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1888–1891)
Pieter Cort van der Linden 1846–1935 28 January 1915  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1913–1918)
Fuad I, King of Egypt 1868–1936 17 September 1925  Kingdom of Egypt
Dirk Fock 1858–1941 7 September 1926  The Netherlands Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1921–1926)
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands 1909–2004 30 April 1927  The Netherlands Later Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands; Abdicated in 1980
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck 1873–1936 25 July 1927  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1918–1929; 1929–1933)
Hendrikus Colijn 1869–1944 31 August 1929  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1925–1926; 1933–1939)
Prince Tisavarakumarn, the Prince Damrong Rajanubhab 1862–1943 8 August 1930  Siam
Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia 1892–1975 7 October 1930  Ethiopian Empire Abdicated in 1974
Dirk Jan de Geer 1870–1960 31 August 1933  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1926–1929; 1939–1940)
Revoked on 15 March 1950
Hendrikus Colijn 1869–1944 6 January 1937  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1925–1926; 1933–1939)
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands 1911–2004 7 January 1937  The Netherlands Later Prince consort of the Netherlands
Farouk I, King of Egypt 1920–1965 23 June 1938  Kingdom of Egypt
Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk 1859–1947 30 August 1938  The Netherlands President of the Senate (1929–1946)
Dwight D. Eisenhower 1890–1969 6 October 1945  United States Later President of the United States (1953–1961)
Henri Winkelman 1876–1952 14 April 1946  The Netherlands Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces (1940)
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy 1885–1961 6 May 1946  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1940–1945)
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 1887–1976 16 January 1947  United Kingdom Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (1951–1958)
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900–1979 13 January 1948  United Kingdom Governor-General of India (1947–1948)
Roelof Kranenburg 1880–1956 4 September 1948  The Netherlands President of the Senate (1946–1951)

Juliana (1948–1980)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Elizabeth, Queen of the United Kingdom 1900–2002 22 November 1950  United Kingdom Later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh 1926–2022 22 November 1950  United Kingdom Later Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms
Faisal II, King of Iraq 1935–1958 25 April 1953  Kingdom of Iraq
Amha Selassie, Crown Prince of Ethiopia 1916–1997 7 November 1953  Ethiopian Empire Later Emperor of Ethiopia
René Coty 1882–1962 22 July 1954  France President of the French Republic (1954–1959)
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands Born 1938 31 January 1956  The Netherlands Later Queen of the Netherlands and Grand Master of the Order
Abdicated in 2013
Princess Irene of the Netherlands Born 1939 5 August 1957  The Netherlands Later Duchess of Parma
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1921–2021 25 March 1958  Kingdom of Greece
 United Kingdom
Born Prince of Greece and Denmark
Eelco van Kleffens 1894–1983 1 May 1958  The Netherlands Ambassador to the European Coal and Steel Community (1958–1967)
Willem Drees 1886–1988 22 December 1958  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran 1919–1980 19 May 1959  Imperial Iran
Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand 1927–2018 12 May 1960  Thailand
Sirikit, Queen of Thailand Born 1932 12 May 1960  Thailand
Arturo Frondizi 1908–1995 1 July 1960  Argentina President of the Argentine Republic (1958–1962)
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands Born 1943 19 January 1961  The Netherlands
Adolf Schärf 1890–1965 18 May 1961  Austria Federal President of the Republic of Austria (1957–1965)
Farah Pahlavi, Shahbanu of Iran Born 1938 26 September 1963  Imperial Iran
Princess Christina of the Netherlands 1947–2019 18 February 1965  The Netherlands
Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden Born 1946 25 October 1965  Sweden
Silvia, Queen of Sweden Born 1943 25 October 1965  Sweden
Prince Claus of the Netherlands 1926–2002 10 March 1966  The Netherlands Later Prince consort of the Netherlands
Habib Bourguiba 1903–2000 7 July 1966  Tunisia President of the Republic of Tunisia (1957–1987)
Mahendra, King of Nepal 1920–1972 25 April 1967  Kingdom of Nepal
Ratna, Queen of Nepal Born 1928 25 April 1967  Kingdom of Nepal
Suharto 1921–2008 3 September 1970  Indonesia President of the Republic of Indonesia (1968–1998)
Josip Broz Tito 1892–1980 20 October 1970  Yugoslavia President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1953–1980)
Joseph Luns 1911–2002 17 July 1971  The Netherlands Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1971–1984)
Gustav Heinemann 1899–1976 26 October 1971  West Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969–1974)
Louis Beel 1902–1977 28 June 1972  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1946–1948; 1958–1959)
Sicco Mansholt 1908–1995 18 December 1972  The Netherlands President of the European Commission (1972–1973)
Giovanni Leone 1908–2001 23 October 1973  Italy President of the Italian Republic (1971–1978)
Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark Born 1940 29 October 1975  Denmark Abdicated in 2024
Prince Henrik of Denmark 1934–2018 29 October 1975  France
 Denmark
Born Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
Consort of the Danish Monarch (1972–2018)
Johan Ferrier 1910–2010 14 September 1977  Suriname President of the Republic of Suriname (1975–1980)
Ahmadou Ahidjo 1924–1989 4 July 1979  Cameroon President of the United Republic of Cameroon (1960–1982)

Beatrix (1980–2013)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Jelle Zijlstra 1918–2001 18 November 1981  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1966–1967)
François Mitterrand 1916–1996 6 February 1984  France President of the French Republic (1981–1995)
Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange Born 1967 27 April 1985  The Netherlands Later King of the Netherlands and Grand Master of the Order
Richard von Weizsäcker 1920–2015 30 May 1985  West Germany
 Germany
Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984–1994)
Juan Carlos I, King of Spain Born 1938 8 October 1985  Spain Abdicated in 2014
Sofía, Queen of Spain Born 1938 8 October 1985  Kingdom of Greece
 Spain
Born Princess of Greece and Denmark
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Born 1930 18 September 1985  Iceland President of Iceland (1980–1996)
Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau 1968–2013 25 September 1986  The Netherlands
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands Born 1969 11 October 1987  The Netherlands
Christos Sartzetakis 1929–2022 17 April 1989  Greece President of the Hellenic Republic (1985–1990)
Mário Soares 1924–2017 26 September 1991  Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic (1986–1996)
Akihito, Emperor of Japan Born 1933 22 October 1991  Japan Abdicated in 2019
Michiko, Empress of Japan Born 1934 22 October 1991  Japan
Thomas Klestil 1932–2004 25 August 1994  Austria Federal President of the Republic of Austria (1992–2004)
Ruud Lubbers 1939–2018 8 October 1994  The Netherlands Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1982–1994)
Martti Ahtisaari 1937–2023 1 June 1995  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (1994–2000)
Aleksander Kwaśniewski Born 1954 2 July 1997  Poland President of the Republic of Poland (1995–2005)
Jacques Chirac 1932–2019 28 February 2000  France President of the French Republic (1995–2007)
Albert II, King of the Belgians Born 1934 4 April 2000  Belgium Abdicated in 2013
Paola, Queen of the Belgians Born 1937 4 April 2000  Belgium
Máxima, Princess of Orange Born 1971 2 February 2002  The Netherlands Later Queen of the Netherlands
Ricardo Lagos Born 1938 19 March 2003  Chile President of the Republic of Chile (2000–2006)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Born 1945 24 March 2003  Brazil President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (2003–2010; 2023–present)
Pieter van Vollenhoven Born 1939 29 April 2004  The Netherlands
Néstor Kirchner 1950–2010 30 March 2006  Argentina President of the Argentine Republic (2003–2007)
Kofi Annan 1938–2018 12 April 2006  Ghana
 United Nations
Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997–2016)
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Born 1955 24 April 2006  Luxembourg
Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Born 1956 24 April 2006  Luxembourg
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga Born 1937 22 May 2006  Latvia President of the Republic of Latvia (1999–2007)
Abdullah II, King of Jordan Born 1962 30 October 2006  Jordan
Rania, Queen of Jordan Born 1970 30 October 2006  Jordan
Ivan Gašparovič Born 1941 21 May 2007  Slovakia President of the Slovak Republic (2004–2014)
Horst Köhler Born 1943 8 October 2007  Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (2004–2010)
Toomas Hendrik Ilves Born 1953 14 May 2008  Estonia President of the Republic of Estonia (2006–2016)
Valdas Adamkus Born 1926 24 June 2008  Lithuania President of the Republic of Lithuania (1998–2003; 2004–2009)
John Kufuor Born 1938 21 October 2008  Ghana President of the Republic of Ghana (2001–2009)
Michelle Bachelet Born 1951 25 May 2009  Chile President of the Republic of Chile (2006–2010; 2014–2018)
Felipe Calderón Born 1962 3 November 2009  Mexico President of the United Mexican States (2006–2012)
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar Born 1952 9 March 2011  Qatar Abdicated in 2013
Christian Wulff Born 1959 12 April 2011  Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (2010–2012)
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 1948–2022 8 January 2012  United Arab Emirates President of the United Arab Emirates (2004–2022)
Qaboos bin Said, Sultan of Oman 1940–2020 10 January 2012  Oman
Abdullah Gül Born 1949 16 April 2012  Turkey President of the Republic of Turkey (2007–2014)
Giorgio Napolitano 1925–2023 23 October 2012  Italy President of the Italian Republic (2006–2015)
Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei Born 1946 21 January 2013  Brunei
Saleha, Raja Isteri of Brunei Born 1946 21 January 2013  Brunei

Willem-Alexander (2013–present)[edit]

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
François Hollande Born 1954 20 January 2014  France President of the French Republic (2012–2017)
Bronisław Komorowski Born 1952 24 June 2014  Poland President of the Republic of Poland (2010; 2010–2015)
Anna Komorowska Born 1954 24 June 2014  Poland First Lady of the Republic of Poland (2010; 2010–2015)
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Born 1968 17 March 2015  Denmark Later Frederik X, King of Denmark
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark Born 1972 17 March 2015  Denmark Later Queen of Denmark
Ban Ki-moon Born 1944 19 April 2016  South Korea
 United Nations
Secretary-General of the United Nations (2007–2016)
Philippe, King of the Belgians Born 1960 28 November 2016  Belgium
Mathilde, Queen of the Belgians Born 1973 28 November 2016  Belgium
Joachim Gauck Born 1940 7 February 2017  Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (2012–2017)
Mauricio Macri Born 1959 27 March 2017  Argentina President of the Argentine Republic (2015–2019)
Sergio Mattarella Born 1941 20 June 2017  Italy President of the Italian Republic (2015–present)
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Born 1948 10 October 2017  Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic (2016–present)
Raimonds Vējonis Born 1966 11 June 2018  Latvia President of the Republic of Latvia (2015–2019)
Kersti Kaljulaid Born 1969 12 June 2018  Estonia President of the Republic of Estonia (2016–2021)
Dalia Grybauskaitė Born 1956 13 June 2018  Lithuania President of the Republic of Lithuania (2009–2019)
Jorge Carlos Fonseca Born 1950 10 December 2018  Cabo Verde President of the Republic of Cabo Verde (2011–2021)
Frank-Walter Steinmeier Born 1956 5 July 2021  Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (2017–present)
Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange Born 2003 7 December 2021  The Netherlands
Alexander Van der Bellen Born 1944 27 June 2022  Austria Federal President of the Republic of Austria (2017–present)
Angela Merkel Born 1954 13 July 2022  Germany Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (2005–2021)
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden Born 1977 11 October 2022  Sweden
Katerina Sakellaropoulou Born 1956 31 October 2022  Greece President of the Hellenic Republic (2020–present)
Zuzana Čaputová Born 1973 7 March 2023  Slovakia President of the Slovak Republic (2019–2024)
Emmanuel Macron Born 1977 11 April 2023  France President of the French Republic (2017–present)
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands Born 2005 26 June 2023  The Netherlands
Yoon Suk Yeol Born 1960 12 December 2023  South Korea President of the Republic of Korea (2022–present)
Felipe VI, King of Spain Born 1968 17 April 2024  Spain

Knights Grand Cross, Order of Orange-Nassau[edit]

Beatrix (1980–2013)[edit]

Date Name Notes
29 September 1989 Nuno Maria da Cunha e Tavora Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal
26 September 1991 General Carlos de Azeredo Chief of Military Staff to the President of Portugal
26 September 1991 João Diogo Correia Nunes Barata Portuguese diplomat
27 September 1991 João de Deus Pinheiro Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal
27 September 1991 Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications of Portugal
27 September 1991 Ângelo Vidal de Almeida Ribeiro Member of European Commission for Human Rights
27 September 1991 Francisco Manuel Baltasar Moita Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal
25 March 1992 Aníbal Cavaco Silva Prime Minister of Portugal; later President of Portugal
25 March 1992 Vítor Pereira Crespo President of the Assembly of Portugal
25 March 1992 Manuel Dias Loureiro Minister of Internal Administration of Portugal
25 March 1992 José Manuel Barroso Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal; later Prime Minister of Portugal
25 March 1992 Fernando Nogueira Minister of National Defence of Portugal
25 March 1992 Jorge Sampaio Mayor of Lisbon; later President of Portugal
25 March 1992 Fernando Nunes Ferreira Leal Secretary of State for Education and Culture of Portugal
25 March 1992 Alfredo Barroso Chief of Civil Staff of Portugal
25 March 1992 Jose Vicente de Bragança Secretary-General to the President of Portugal
25 March 1992 Manuel Ramos Lopes
25 March 1992 Maciel Ramos Lopes
6 May 1993 Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant Later King of the Belgians
28 February 2000 Hubert Védrine Minister of Foreign Affairs of France
28 February 2000 Pierre Moscovici Minister-delegate for European Affairs of France
23 October 2001 Felipe, Prince of Asturias Later Felipe VI, King of Spain
23 October 2001 Josep Piqué Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain
19 March 2003 Soledad Alvear Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile
19 March 2003 Michelle Bachelet Minister of National Defense of Chile
19 March 2003 Nicolás Eyzaguirre Minister of Finance of Chile
24 March 2003 Celso Amorim Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
19 January 2004 Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand
19 January 2004 Princess Ubol Ratana of Thailand
19 January 2004 Princess Soamsawali of Thailand
19 January 2004 General Prem Tinsulanonda President of the Privy Council of Thailand
19 January 2004 Thaksin Shinawatra Prime Minister of Thailand
19 January 2004 Pokin Palakul Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
19 January 2004 Surakiart Sathirathai Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
19 January 2004 Yongyut Tiyapairat Secretary-General to the Prime Minister of Thailand
19 January 2004 Borwornsak Uwanno Secretary-General to the Cabinet of Thailand
19 January 2004 Kaewkwan Vajarodaya Secretary-General of the Royal Household of Thailand
19 January 2004 Narongrit Sanitwong Na Ayutthaya Deputy Secretary-General of the Royal Household of Thailand
19 January 2004 Chirayu Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya Director-General of the Crown Property Bureau of Thailand
19 January 2004 Arsa Sarasin Principal Private Secretary to the King of Thailand
19 January 2004 General Somtat Attanand Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Thailand
19 January 2004 General Sayan Kamphiphan Chief of the Royal Bodyguards of Thailand
19 January 2004 Sorachak Kasemsuwan
19 January 2004 Tej Bunnag Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
19 January 2004 Wasin Neeravechayan Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
19 January 2004 Thanarat Thanaphut
24 April 2006 Jean Asselborn Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg
24 April 2006 Luc Frieden Minister of Treasury and Budget of Luxembourg; later Prime Minister
20 June 2006 Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant Later Queen of the Belgians
20 June 2006 Guy Verhofstadt Prime Minister of Belgium
20 June 2006 Freya Van den Bossche Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium
20 June 2006 Armand De Decker President of the Senate of Belgium
20 June 2006 Karel De Gucht Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
20 June 2006 Didier Reynders Minister of Finance of Belgium
20 June 2006 Laurette Onkelinx Minister of Justice of Belgium
20 June 2006 Marc Verwilghen Minister of Economy of Belgium
20 June 2006 Yves Leterme Minister-President of Flanders; later Prime Minister
20 June 2006 Elio Di Rupo Minister-President of Wallonia; later Prime Minister
20 June 2006 Charles Picqué Minister-President of Brussels
20 June 2006 Marie Arena Minister-President of the French Community
30 October 2006 Prince Ali bin Hussein
30 October 2006 Hamzah bin Hussein
30 October 2006 Princess Noor bint Hamzah
30 October 2006 Princess Rahma bint Hassan
30 October 2006 Alaa Batayneh Husband of Princess Rahma
30 October 2006 Marouf al-Bakhit Prime Minister of Jordan
30 October 2006 Abdul Ilah Khatib Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan
30 June 2006 Ziad Fariz Minister of Finance of Jordan
10 April 2008 Miguel Jorge Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce, and Services of Brazil
10 April 2008 Luiz Dulci Secretary-General of the Presidency of Brazil
10 April 2008 Pedro Brito Minister of National Integration of Brazil
14 May 2008 Andrus Ansip Prime Minister of Estonia
14 May 2008 Rein Lang Minister of Justice of Estonia
14 May 2008 Laine Randjärv Minister of Culture of Estonia
24 June 2008 Gediminas Kirkilas Prime Minister of Lithuania
24 June 2008 Juozas Olekas Minister of National Defence of Lithuania
24 June 2008 Petras Vaitiekūnas Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
21 October 2008 Akwasi Osei-Adjei Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ghana
21 October 2008 Joe Ghartey Attorney-General and Minister of Justice of Ghana
25 May 2009 Mariano Fernández Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile
25 May 2009 Marigen Hornkohl Minister of Agriculture of Chile
25 May 2009 Marcelo Tokman Minister of Energy of Chile
3 November 2009 Patricia Espinosa Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
3 November 2009 Gerardo Ruiz Mateos Secretary of Economy of Mexico
3 November 2009 Georgina Kessel Secretary of Energy of Mexico
3 November 2009 Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada Secretary of Environment of Mexico
3 November 2009 Agustín Carstens Secretary of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico
1 June 2010 Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
1 June 2010 Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
12 April 2011 Hannelore Kraft Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
12 April 2011 Stanislaw Tillich Minister-President of Saxony
12 April 2011 Rainer Brüderle Minister of Economic Affairs and Technology of Germany
12 April 2011 Ronald Pofalla Head of the Chancellery and Minister for Special Affairs of Germany
8 January 2012 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
10 January 2012 Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said Minister of Culture of Oman; later Sultan
10 January 2012 Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al Busaidi Minister Responsible for Defence of Oman
10 January 2012 Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal Al Busaidi Minister of Diwan of the Royal Court of Oman
10 January 2012 Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of Oman
10 January 2012 Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Salim Al Futaisi Minister of Transport and Communications of Oman
10 January 2012 Ahmed bin Mohammed al Sa'eedi Minister of Health of Oman
10 January 2012 Sa'ad bin Mohammed bin Said al Mardhouf al Sa'adi Minister of Trade and Industry of Oman
10 January 2012 Mohammed Al Rumhi Minister of Energy and Minerals of Oman
10 January 2012 Abdullah bin Nasser bin Abdullah al Bakri Minister of Manpower of Oman
10 January 2012 Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Mohammed al Shuhi Minister of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources of Oman
10 January 2012 Rawya Saud Al Busaidi Minister of Higher Education of Oman
10 January 2012 Sultan bin Mohammed al Nu'amani Minister of Royal Office of Oman
20 March 2012 Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
20 March 2012 Jean-Claude Juncker Prime Minister of Luxembourg
20 March 2012 François Biltgen Minister of Justice, Higher Education and Research of Luxembourg
20 March 2012 Claude Wiseler Minister of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure of Luxembourg
20 March 2012 Etienne Schneider Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg
21 January 2013 Dato Seri Setia Haji Abu Bakar Apong Minister of Education of Brunei
21 January 2013 Dato Seri Setia Haji Yahya Bakar Minister of Industry and and Primary Resources of Brunei
21 January 2013 Colonel Dato Seri Setia Haji Mohammed Yasmin bin Haji Umar Minister of Energy of Brunei
21 January 2013 Dato Seri Setia Hazair bin Haji Abdullah Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of Brunei

Willem-Alexander (2013–present)[edit]

Date Name Notes
24 June 2014 Janusz Piechociński Deputy Prime Minister of Poland
24 June 2014 Radosław Sikorski Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
24 June 2014 Małgorzata Omilanowska Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland
29 October 2014 Shinzo Abe Prime Minister of Japan
29 October 2014 Fumio Kishida Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan; later Prime Minister
10 March 2016 Jean-Marc Ayrault Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France
28 November 2016 Rudi Vervoort Minister-President of Brussels
28 November 2016 Geert Bourgeois Minister-President of Flanders
28 November 2016 Paul Magnette Minister-President of Wallonia
28 November 2016 Oliver Paasch Minister-President of the German Speaking Community
1 June 2017 José de Bouza Serrano Chief of Protocol of Portugal
20 June 2017 Paolo Gentiloni Prime Minister of Italy
20 June 2017 Angelino Alfano Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy
23 May 2018 Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
23 May 2018 Xavier Bettel Prime Minister of Luxembourg
12 June 2018 Jüri Ratas Prime Minister of Estonia
12 June 2018 Sven Mikser Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
12 June 2018 Tarmo Tamm Minister of Rural Affairs of Estonia
13 June 2018 Saulius Skvernelis Prime Minister of Lithuania
13 June 2018 Linas Antanas Linkevičius Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
13 June 2018 Raimundas Karoblis Minister of Defence of Lithuania
13 June 2018 Žygimantas Vaičiūnas Minister of Energy of Lithuania
13 January 2023 Rosa Maria Bettencourt Amarante de Ataíde Batoreu Salvador e Brito Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal

Grand Cross, Order of the Polar Star[edit]

Date Name Notes
22 April 1906 Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
7 June 1907 Sigvard, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg Revoked 15 June 1934; reinstated 21 March 1952
28 February 1912 Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland
31 October 1916 Carl John, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg Revoked 22 February 1946; reinstated 10 April 1952

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–present)[edit]

Date Name Notes
23 May 1975 Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
7 December 1976 Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
25 October 1976 Prince Claus of the Netherlands Later Prince Consort of the Netherlands
25 October 1976 Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
25 October 1976 Pieter van Vollenhoven
6 June 1980 Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing First Lady of France
16 April 1982 Tellervo Koivisto First Lady of Finland
12 September 1983 Maria Teresa, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Later Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
12 September 1983 Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg
29 September 1986 Maria Barroso First Lady of Portugal
29 September 1986 Alfredo Barroso Chief of Civil Staff to President of Portugal
29 January 1987 Pedro Pires de Miranda Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal
9 February 1987 Aníbal Cavaco Silva Prime Minister of Portugal; later President of Portugal
16 May 1988 Marianne von Weizsäcker First Lady of Germany
18 September 1989 Hassan, Crown Prince of Jordan
18 September 1989 Sarvath, Crown Princess of Jordan
7 June 1993 Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
12 April 1994 Eeva Ahtisaari First Lady of Finland
12 March 1996 Mahathir Mohamad Prime Minister of Malaysia
23 March 1999 Liudmyla Kuchma First Lady of Ukraine
10 April 2000 Bernadette Chirac First Lady of France
27 October 2000 Antonina Stoyanova First Lady of Bulgaria
8 May 2001 Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant Later Queen of the Belgians
8 May 2001 Princess Astrid of Belgium
8 May 2001 Prince Lorenz of Belgium
8 May 2001 Prince Laurent of Belgium
8 May 2001 Guy Verhofstadt Prime Minister of Belgium
8 May 2001 Armand De Decker President of the Senate of Belgium
8 May 2001 Louis Michel Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
25 February 2003 General Prem Tinsulanonda President of the Privy Council of Thailand
25 February 2003 Thaksin Shinawatra Prime Minister of Thailand
25 February 2003 Korn Dabbaransi Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
25 February 2003 Surakiart Sathirathai Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
25 February 2003 Yongyut Tiyapairat Secretary to the Prime Minister of Thailand
25 February 2003 Kaewkwan Vajarodaya Secretary-General of the Royal Household of Thailand
25 February 2003 Narongrit Sanitwong Na Ayutthaya Deputy Secretary-General of the Royal Household of Thailand
25 February 2003 Chirayu Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya Director-General of the Crown Property Bureau of Thailand
25 February 2003 Arsa Sarasin Principal Private Secretary to the King of Thailand
25 February 2003 General Surayud Chulanont Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Thailand
25 February 2003 General Sayan Kamphiphan Chief of the Royal Bodyguards of Thailand
25 February 2003 Tej Bunnag Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
25 February 2003 Poksak Nilubon Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand
25 February 2003 Thanarat Thanaphut Thai diplomat
8 May 2003 Christina Rau First Lady of Germany
26 August 2003 Pentti Arajärvi First Gentleman of Finland
26 August 2003 Matti Vanhanen Prime Minister of Finland
7 October 2003 Prince Ali bin Hussein
7 October 2003 Princess Basma bint Talal
7 October 2003 Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid
7 October 2003 Princess Majda Ra'ad
9 September 2004 Dorrit Moussaieff First Lady of Iceland
14 September 2005 Tuanku Tengku Fauziah, Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia
10 June 2005 Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
16 March 2007 Fumihito, Prince Akishino
16 March 2007 Kiko, Princess Akishino
9 May 2007 Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark Later Queen of Denmark
9 May 2007 Prince Joachim of Denmark
9 May 2007 Anders Fogh Rasmussen Prime Minister of Denmark
11 September 2007 Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva First Lady of Brazil
9 October 2007 Zorka Parvanova First Lady of Bulgaria
20 November 2007 Margit Fischer First Lady of Austria
11 March 2008 Maria Băsescu First Lady of Romania
11 March 2008 Adrian Cioroianu Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
5 May 2008 Maria Cavaco Silva First Lady of Portugal
5 May 2008 José Manuel Nunes Liberato Chief of Civil Staff to President of Portugal
5 May 2008 Arnaldo Manuel da Rocha Pereira Coutinho Assistant Secretary-General to President of Portugal
16 May 2008 Manuel Corte-Real Chief of Protocol of Portugal
13 March 2009 Clio Maria Bittoni First Lady of Italy
21 April 2009 Máxima, Princess of Orange Later Queen of the Netherlands
18 January 2011 Evelin Ilves First Lady of Estonia
4 May 2011 Anna Komorowska First Lady of Poland
17 April 2012 Jenni Haukio First Lady of Finland
16 April 2013 Tatjana Josipović First Lady of Croatia
26 March 2014 Dace Seisuma First Lady of Latvia
4 March 2015 Carl Haglund Minister of Defence of Finland
4 November 2015 Chadlia Farhat Essebsi First Lady of Tunisia
4 November 2015 Noomane Fehri Minister of Information Technology and Communications of Tunisia
5 October 2016 Daniela Schadt Partner of the President of Germany
18 January 2018 Eliza Reid First Lady of Iceland
13 November 2018 Laura Mattarella Companion of the President of Italy
14 June 2019 Kim Jung-sook First Lady of South Korea
7 September 2021 Elke Büdenbender First Lady of Germany
7 September 2021 Stephan Steinlein Head of the Federal President's Office of Germany
17 September 2021 General Tim Kivinen Chief of Defence of Finland
17 May 2022 Antti Kaikkonen Minister of Defence of Finland
15 November 2022 Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan
15 November 2022 Princess Muna Al Hussein
15 November 2022 Princess Rym Ali
15 November 2022 Princess Sumaya bint Hassan
15 November 2022 Prince Talal bin Muhammad
15 November 2022 Princess Ghida Talal
15 November 2022 Prince Mired bin Ra'ad
15 November 2022 Princess Dana Firas bin Ra'ad
2 May 2023 Sirje Karis First Lady of Estonia
30 January 2024 Brigitte Macron First Lady of France
21 March 2024 Svante Pääbo Geneticist and Nobel laureate
21 March 2024 Anne L'Huillier Physicist and Nobel leaureate
23 April 2024 Suzanne Innes-Stubb First Lady of Finland
23 April 2024 Elina Valtonen Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland
23 April 2024 Anna-Maja Henriksson Minister of Education of Finland
23 April 2024 Olli Rehn Governor of the Bank of Finland

Knight of the Order of the Seraphim[edit]

Gustav IV Adolf (1792–1809)[edit]

No. Date appointed Image Name Life Country Armorial Notes
17 April 1748 Frederick I, King of Sweden 1676–1751  Sweden
Hesse
Founder of the Order
Also Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel (1730–51)
17 April 1748 Adolf Frederick, Crown Prince of Sweden 1710–1771  Sweden Later King of Sweden
17 April 1748 Prince Gustav of Sweden 1746–1792  Sweden Later Crown Prince of Sweden
Later King of Sweden
17 April 1748 Gustaf Bonde 1682–1764  Sweden Governor of Östergötland County (1718–1721)
President of Bergskollegium (1721–1727)
Member of Privy Council (1727–1739)
17 April 1748 Ture Gabriel Bielke 1684–1763  Sweden General-Major
Member of Privy Council (1727–1739)
17 April 1748 Jakob Cronstedt 1668–1751  Sweden Member of Privy Council
17 April 1748 Evert Didrik Taube 1681–1751  Sweden Over-Amiral
Member of Privy Council (1734–1739)
17 April 1748 Axel Löwen 1686–1773  Sweden General of Infantry (1737)
Member of Privy Council (1739–1766)
17 April 1748

Charles XIII (1809–1818)[edit]

No. Date appointed Image Name Life Country Armorial Notes

Charles XIV (1818–1844)[edit]

No. Date appointed Image Name Life Country Armorial Notes

Oscar I (1844–1859)[edit]

No. Date appointed Image Name Life Country Armorial Notes

Charles XV (1859–1872)[edit]

No. Date appointed Image Name Life Country Armorial Notes
16 July 1859 Joachim Godsche von Levetzau 1782–1859  Denmark Court Marshal of Denmark (1842–1845)
11 August 1859 Friedrich Graf von Wrangel 1784–1877  Prussia Field Marshal
16 August 1859 Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg 1794–1874  Russian Empire Governor-General of Finland (1854–1861)
Later Viceroy of Kingdom of Poland (1863–1874)
20 September 1859 Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia 1843–1865  Russian Empire
7 October 1859 Johan Jacob Hedrén 1775–1861  Sweden Bishop of Linköping (1833–1861)
4 November 1859 Ferdinand Braunerhielm  Sweden Master of the Horse (1856–1859)
15 November 1859 Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland 1859–1953  Sweden
 Norway
Later Prince Oscar Carl August Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg
Never erased from the register
23 December 1859 Gustaf af Nordin 1799–1867  Sweden Envoy, Major General and Chamberlain
5 May 1860 Louis Gerhard De Geer 1818–1896  Sweden Prime Minister for Justice (1858–1870; 1875–1876)
Later Prime Minister of Sweden (1876–1880)
5 May 1860 Nils Gyldenstolpe 1799–1864  Sweden Minister of War (1853–1858)
Marshal of the Realm (1860–1864)
5 May 1860 Eric Gabriel von Rosén 1775–1866  Sweden President of Svea Court of Appeal (1836–1845)
5 May 1860 Henrik Reuterdahl 1795–1870  Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala (1856–1870)
16 May 1860 Prince Alexander Gorchakov 1798–1883  Russian Empire Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia (1856–1882)
Later Imperial Chancellor of Russia (1867–1883)
16 May 1860 Louis Tascher de La Pagerie 1787–1861  France Grand Master of the Household
12 July 1860 Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuán 1809–1867  Spain Prime Minister of Spain (1856; 1858–1863; 1864–1866)
6 August 1860 Hans Christian Petersen 1793–1862  Norway First Minister of Norway (1858–1861)
19 October 1860 Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1819–1904  German Empire
 Mecklenburg-Strelitz
8 January 1861 Friedrich Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Crown Prince of Prussia 1831–1888  German Empire
 Prussia
Later Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia (1888)
28 January 1861 Bernhard von Beskow 1796–1868  Sweden Member of Swedish Academy
27 February 1861 Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland 1861–1951  Sweden
 Norway
 Sweden
26 August 1861 Patrice de MacMahon 1808–1893  France Governor-General of Algeria (1864–1870)
Later President of France (1873–1879)
26 August 1861 Bernard Pierre Magnan 1791–1865  France Marshal of France
26 August 1861 Édouard de Thouvenel 1818–1866  France Minister of Foreign Affairs of France (1860–1862)
30 August 1861 Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy 1820–1878  Italy
 Sardinia
Formerly, King of Sardinia
27 November 1861 Luís I, King of Portugal 1838–1889  Portugal
28 January 1862 Johan August Gripenstedt 1813–1874  Sweden Minister of Finance (1856–1866)
14 March 1862 Umberto, Prince of Piedmont 1844–1900  Italy Later Umberto I, King of Italy
23 July 1862 Jacques Louis Randon 1795–1871  France Marshal of France
7 August 1862 Prince Frederik of Denmark 1843–1912  Denmark Later Frederik VIII, King of Denmark
3 May 1863 Frederik Stang 1808–1884  Norway First Minister of Norway (1861–1873)
Later Prime Minister of Norway in Christiania (1873–1880)
2 August 1863 Prince Amadeo, Duke of Aosta 1845–1890  Kingdom of Italy
 Spain
Later Amadeo I, King of Spain
7 August 1863 Gustaf von Essen 1803–1874  Sweden Master of the Court Mews
24 February 1864 Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern 1811–1885  German Empire
 Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
24 February 1884 Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 1826–1908  German Empire
 Saxe-Altenburg
9 April 1884 Ludwig II, King of Bavaria 1845–1886  German Empire
 Bavaria
3 May 1884 Georg Sibbern 1816–1901  Norway Prime Minister of Norway (1858–1871)
3 May 1884 Olof Fåhræus 1796–1884  Sweden Minister of Civil Service Affairs (1840–1847)
Governor of Gothenburg and Bohus County (1847–1864)
Chairman of the board of Bank of Sweden (1867–1872)
14 May 1864 Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt 1794–1871  German Empire
 Anhalt
27 September 1864 Albert Edward, Prince of Wales 1841–1910  United Kingdom
 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Later Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom
Also Emperor of India
4 October 1864 Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé 1804–1875  Portugal Prime Minister of Portugal (1856–1859; 1860–1865; 1869–1870)
27 March 1865 Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys 1805–1881  France Minister of Foreign Affairs of France (1848–1849; 1851; 1852–1855; 1862–1866)
21 April 1865 Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico 1832–1867  Mexico
5 June 1865 Alexander Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia 1845–1894  Russian Empire Later Alexander III, Emperor of Russia
1 August 1865 Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke 1865–1947  Sweden
 Norway
 Sweden
21 June 1866 Gustaf Lagerbjelke 1817–1895  Sweden Governor of Södermanland County (1858–1888)
Lord Marshal (1862–1863; 1865–1866)
Speaker of First Chamber (1867–1876; 1881–1891)
28 January 1867 Baltzar von Platen 1804–1875  Sweden Minister of Naval Affairs (1849–1852; 1862–1868)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden–Norway (1871–1872)
3 September 1867 Lionel de Moustier 1817–1869  France Minister of Foreign Affairs of France (1866–1868)
3 September 1867 Adolphe Niel 1802–1869  France Marshal of France
Minister of War of France (1867–1869)
3 September 1867 Alexandre Alban Rolin 1794–1869  France French Division General
17 April 1868 George I, King of the Hellenes 1845–1913  Greece
 Denmark
Born Prince Vilhelm of Denmark
29 July 1868 Wulff Scheel-Plessen 1809–1876  Denmark Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (1854–1855)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Sweden (1855–1872)
27 July 1869 Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia 1847–1909  Russian Empire Received Chain on 12 July 1897
27 July 1869 Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1825–1911  Denmark
27 July 1869 Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs 1817–1896  Denmark Council President of Denmark (1865–1870)
29 July 1869 Carl Wachtmeister 1823–1871  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden–Norway (1868–1871)
29 July 1869 Magnus Björnstjerna 1805–1898  Sweden Minister of War (1858–1862)
2 November 1869 Frederick William II, Landgrave of Hesse 1820–1884  German Empire
 Hesse
7 January 1870 Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria 1833–1896  Austria-Hungary
1 September 1871 Waldemar Tully Oxholm 1805–1876  Denmark Chief Court Marshal of Denmark (1863–1867)
1 September 1871 Prince Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1816–1893  Denmark

Oscar II (1872–1907)[edit]

No. Date appointed Image Name Life Country Armorial Notes
8 October 1872 George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 1831–1893  German Empire
Waldeck and Pyrmont
1 December 1872 Axel Gustav Adlercreutz 1821–1880  Sweden President of Göta Court of Appeal (1868–1874)
Prime Minister for Justice (1870–1874)
Governor of Malmöhus County (1874–1880)
1 December 1872 1802–1893 4 July 1858  Sweden Cabinet Chamberlain
13 March 1873 Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt 1831–1904  German Empire
 Anhalt
22 March 1873 Prince Charles of Prussia 1801–1883  German Empire
 Prussia
12 May 1873 Carl Göran Mörner 1808–1878  Sweden Consultative Minister of State (1851–1858)
President of Court of Appeal (1858–1874)
12 May 1873 Gillis Bildt 1820–1894  Sweden Governor of Stockholm (1862–1874)
Later Marshal of the Realm (1886–1888)
Later Prime Minister of Sweden (1888–1889)
12 May 1873 Anton Niklas Sundberg 1818–1900  Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala (1870–1900)
12 May 1873 François Claude du Barail 1820–1902  France Minister of War of France (1873–1874)
12 May 1873 Luigi Federico Menabrea, 1st Marquess of Valdora 1809–1896  Italy Prime Minister of Italy (1867–1869)
12 May 1873 Wilhelm Heinrich von Liewen 1800–1880  Russian Empire Governor of Estonia and Livonia (1861–1864)
12 May 1873 Richard von Metternich 1829–1895  Austria-Hungary Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (1859–1895)
12 May 1873 Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal 1810–1900  Prussia General of the Infantry
23 May 1873 Carlos, Prince Royal of Portugal 1863–1908  Portugal Later Carlos I, King of Portugal
18 July 1873 Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn 1850–1942  United Kingdom
 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Later Governor General of Canada (1911–1916)
28 August 1873 Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia 1850–1908  Russian Empire
7 May 1874 Gyula Andrássy 1823–1890  Austria-Hungary
Hungary
Prime Minister of Hungary (1867–1871)
7 July 1874 Alexander, Prince of Orange 1851–1884  The Netherlands
19 July 1874 Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia 1828–1885  Prussia
1 December 1874 Oscar Björnstjerna 1819–1905  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs (1872–1880)
27 May 1875 Prince Valdemar of Denmark 1858–1939  Denmark
29 May 1875 Prince August of Württemberg 1813–1885  German Empire
 Württemberg
31 May 1875 Otto von Bismarck 1815–1898  German Empire
 Prussia
Minister-President of Prussia (1863–1873; 1873–1890)
Reich Chancellor (1871–1890)
2 June 1875 Albert, King of Saxony 1828–1902  German Empire
 Saxony
9 June 1875 Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1818–1901  German Empire
 Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
19 July 1875 Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia 1831–1891  Russian Empire
19 July 1875 Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia 1857–1905  Russian Empire
19 July 1875 Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia 1860–1919  Russian Empire
19 July 1875 Vladimir Andreyevich Dolgorukov 1810–1891  Russian Empire Governor-General of Moscow (1865–1891)
19 July 1875 Alexander Adlerberg 1818–1888  Russian Empire
19 July 1875 Dmitry Milyutin 1816–1912  Russian Empire
1 December 1875 Gustaf af Ugglas 1820–1895  Sweden Governor of Ostergotland County (1858–1867)
Minister of Finance (1867–1870)
Governor of Stockholm (1874–1888)
1 December 1875 António José de Ávila, 1st Duke of Ávila and Bolama 1807–1881  Portugal Prime Minister of Portugal (1868; 1870–1871; 1877–1878)
20 June 1876 Nicholas Maximilianovitch, 4th Duke of Leuchtenberg 1843–1891  German Empire
15 April 1877 Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden 1826–1907  Baden
23 October 1877 Alfonso XIII, King of Spain 1886–1941  Spain
31 October 1877 Louis, duc Decazes 1819–1886  France Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg
Minister of Foreign Affairs of France (1873–1877)
1 December 1877 Gerhard Lagerstråle 1814–1887  Sweden Minister of Civil Service Affairs (1860–1868)
Deputy Speaker of First Chamber (1875–1875)
Consultative Minister of State (1875–1879)
25 April 1878 Friedrich Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Crown Prince of Prussia 1859–1941  German Empire
 Prussia
Later German Emperor and King of Prussia (1888–1918)
13 May 1878 Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1844–1894  German Empire
 Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
30 November 1878 Carl Jedvard Bonde 1813–1895  Sweden High Chamberlain
30 November 1878 Samuel August Sandels 1810–1892  Sweden Court Marshal
21 January 1879 Otto Richard Kierulf 1825–1897  Norway Prime Minister of Norway in Stockholm (1871–1884)
10 April 1879 Carol I, Domnitor of Romania 1839–1914  Romania Later King of Romania (1881–1914)
15 April 1879 Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria 1858–1889  Austria-Hungary
15 May 1879 Carl Johan Thyselius 1811–1891  Sweden Later Prime Minister of Sweden (1883–1884)
21 June 1879 Duke Peter of Oldenburg 1812–1881  Russian Empire
24 July 1879 Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1842–1918  Ottoman Empire
17 October 1879 Charles I, King of Württemberg 1823–1891  German Empire
 Württemberg
24 May 1881 Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh 1844–1900  United Kingdom
 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
24 May 1881 Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany 1853–1884  United Kingdom
 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
9 July 1881 Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau 1832–1905  German Empire
10 August 1881 Helmuth von Moltke 1800–1891  German Empire
 Prussia
Chief of General Staff of Germany (1871–1888)
20 September 1881 Friedrich, Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden 1857–1928  German Empire
 Baden
Later Friedrich II, Grand Duke of Baden
21 September 1881 Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse 1837–1892  German Empire
 Hesse
1 October 1881 Arvid Posse 1820–1901  Sweden Prime Minister of Sweden (1880–1883)
1 October 1881 Carl Fredrik Hochschild 1831–1898  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs (1880–1885)
11 December 1881 Mutsuhito, Emperor of Japan 1852–1912  Japan Later Emperor Meiji (posthumously)
8 May 1882 Milan I, King of Serbia 1854–1901  Serbia
1 June 1882 Jules Grévy 1807–1891  France
President of France (1879–1887)
6 June 1882 Ludvig Almqvist 1818–1884  Sweden Minister of Civil Service Affairs (1856–1860)
President of Svea Court of Appeal (1867–1870)
Minister of Justice (1879–1880)
27 June 1882 Prince Nicholas Maximilianovich de Beauharnais 1852–1891  Russian Empire Later 5th Duke of Leuchtenberg
11 November 1882 Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skåne 1882–1973  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
 Sweden
Later Crown Prince of Sweden (1907–1950)
Later Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950–1973)
25 November 1882 Fredrik Ferdinand Carlson 1811–1887  Sweden Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs (1863–1870; 1875–1878)
25 November 1882 Karl Friedrich von der Goltz 1815–1901  German Empire
 Prussia
General of the Cavalry
19 May 1883 Grand Duke Nikolai Alexandrovich of Russia 1868–1918  Russian Empire
Later Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia
30 November 1883 Christian Anders Sundin 1816–1886  Sweden Vice Admiral
24 December 1883 Afonso, Duke of Porto 1865–1920  Portugal Later Viceroy of the Portuguese State of India (1896)
14 March 1884 Christian August Selmer 1816–1889  Norway Prime Minister of Norway (1880–1884)
17 June 1884 Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland 1884–1965  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
 Sweden
8 January 1885 Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale 1864–1892  United Kingdom
 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
19 April 1885 Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria 1842–1919  Austria-Hungary
20 April 1885 Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen 1817–1895  Austria-Hungary
20 April 1885 Count Gustav Kálnoky 1832–1898  Austria-Hungary Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary (1881–1895)
20 April 1885 Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst 1828–1896  Austria-Hungary Obersthofmeister of Austria-Hungary (1866–1896)
1 December 1885 Albert Ehrensvärd den äldre 1821–1901  Sweden Governor of Gothenburg and Bohus County (1864–1885)
Minister of Foreign Affairs (1885–1889)
1 December 1885 Pehr von Ehrenheim 1823–1918  Sweden Speaker of First Chamber (1891–1895)
23 September 1886 Constantine, Crown Prince of the Hellenes 1868–1923  Greece Later Constantine I, King of the Hellenes
1 December 1886 Robert Themptander 1844–1897  Sweden Prime Minister of Sweden (1884–1888)
Governor of Stockholm County (1888–1896)
1 December 1886 Gustaf Rudolf Abelin 1819–1903  Sweden Minister of War (1867–1871)
Member of First Chamber (1878–1891)
11 July 1887 Chulalongkorn, King of Siam 1853–1910  Siam
17 October 1887 Prince Henry of Prussia 1862–1929  German Empire
 Prussia
1 December 1887 Carl Björnstjerna 1817–1888  Sweden Master of the Court Mews
1 December 1887 Karl John Berg 1819–1905  Sweden President of Svea Court of Appeal (1880–1889)
1 December 1887 Sven Lagerberg 1822–1905  Sweden Commandant General in Stockholm (1882–1905)
15 April 1888 Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples 1869–1947  Italy
Later Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy
14 May 1888 Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra 1847–1889  Portugal
28 May 1888 Alfonso XIII, King of Spain 1886–1941  Spain
27 July 1888 Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Crown Prince of Prussia 1882–1951  German Empire
 Prussia
31 August 1888 Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape 1813–1895  German Empire
 Prussia
Colonel General
15 November 1888 Prince Christian of Denmark 1870–1947  Denmark
Later Christian X, King of Denmark
1 December 1888 Henric Lovén 1827–1908  Sweden Consultative Minister (1874–1889)
President of Svea Court of Appeal (1889–1892)
1 December 1888 Gustaf Åkerhielm 1833–1900  Sweden Prime Minister of Sweden (1889–1891)
20 April 1889 Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland 1889–1918  Sweden–Norway
 Sweden
 Sweden
19 June 1889 Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Nassau 1852–1912  Nassau
 Luxembourg
Later William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
7 March 1890 Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, Shah of Iran 1831–1896  Iran
19 September 1890 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria 1863–1914  Austria-Hungary
27 October 1890 Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria 1860–1933  Austria-Hungary
1 December 1890 Carl Gustaf von Otter 1827–1900  Sweden Minister of Naval Defence (1880–1892)
1 December 1890 Gunnar Wennerberg 1817–1901  Sweden Minister of Ecclesiastic Affairs (1870–75; 1888–1891)
Governor of Kronoberg County (1875–1888)
7 March 1891 Tewfik Pasha, Khedive of Egypt and Sudan 1852–1892  Egypt
15 May 1891 Abraham Leijonhufvud 1823–1911  Sweden Minister of Naval Defense (1870–1874)
15 September 1891 Sadi Carnot 1837–1894  France President of France (1887–1894)
1 December 1891 Carl Lewenhaupt 1835–1906  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs (1889–1895)
15 February 1892 Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia 1832–1909  Russian Empire
15 February 1892 Nikolay Girs 1820–1895  Russian Empire Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia (1882–1895)
15 February 1892 Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov 1837–1916  Russian Empire Minister of Imperial Properties (1881–1897)
Governor-General of Caucasus Viceroyalty (1905–1915)
7 March 1892 Carl Leijonhufvud 1882–1900  Sweden Chief of Artillery (1874–1890)
Lieutenant General (1887)
28 November 1892 Erik Gustaf Boström 1842–1907  Sweden Prime Minister of Sweden (1891–1900; 1901–1902)
30 May 1883 Prince Carl of Denmark 1872–1957  Denmark
 Norway
Later Haakon VII, King of Norway
3 September 1893 Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia 1865–1931  German Empire
 Prussia
17 June 1894 Albert I, Prince of Monaco 1848–1922  Monaco
15 May 1895 Fredrik von Essen 1831–1921  Sweden Minister of Finance (1888–1894)
Marshal of the Realm (1894–1911)
18 October 1895 Ludwig, Prince Regent of Bavaria 1845–1921  German Empire
 Bavaria
Later Ludwig III, King of Bavaria
21 January 1896 Gustaf Sparre 1834–1914  Sweden Speaker of First Chamber (1896–1908)
20 June 1896 Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1851–1897  German Empire
 Mecklenburg-Schwerin
18 September 1896 William, Prince of Wied 1845–1907  German Empire
 Prussia
12 July 1897 Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia 1877–1943  Russian Empire
14 July 1897 Vajiravudh, Crown Prince of Siam 1881–1925  Siam Later Vajiravudh, King of Siam
14 July 1897 Svasti Sobhana, Prince Svastivatana Visishtha 1865–1935  Siam
27 August 1897 Prince Harald of Denmark 1876–1949  Denmark
 Norway
Born Prince of Denmark
27 August 1897 Carl Løvenskiold 1822–1898  Denmark Court Marshal of Denmark
18 September 1897 Archduke Eugen of Austria 1863–1954  Austria-Hungary
18 September 1897 Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta 1869–1931  Italy
18 September 1897 Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia 1858–1915  Russian Empire
18 September 1897 Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria 1869–1955  German Empire
 Bavaria
18 September 1897 Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg 1857–1920  German Empire
 Mecklenburg-Schwerin
18 September 1897 William Ernest, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1876–1923  German Empire
 Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Later Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
18 September 1897 Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 1865–1946  German Empire
Waldeck and Pyrmont
18 September 1897 Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein 1831–1917  Denmark
 United Kingdom
18 September 1897 Lars Åkerhielm den yngre 1846–1920  Sweden Consultative Minister (1888–1899)
President of the Court of Appeal (1899–1911)
18 September 1897 Nils von Steyern 1839–1899  Sweden President of Svea Court of Appeal (1889–1899)
18 September 1897 Conrad Victor Ankarcrona 1823–1912  Sweden Huntmaster of the Court (1883-1912)
21 January 1898 Ludvig Douglas 1849–1916  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs (1895–1899)
Governor of Östergötland County (1901–1911)
Marshal of the Realm (1911–1916)
21 January 1898 Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram 1846–1929  Norway Prime Minister of Norway in Stockholm (1889–1891; 1893–1898)
17 April 1899 Émile Loubet 1838–1929  France
President of France (1899-1906)
1 December 1899 Edvard von Krusenstjerna 1841–1907  Sweden Minister of Civil Service Affairs (1883–1889; 1896–1902)
Postmaster General (1889–1907)
9 July 1900 Alfred Lagerheim 1843–1924  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs (1899–1904)
9 July 1900 Claës Gustaf Adolf Tamm 1838–1925  Sweden Minister of Finance (1886–1888)
11 September 1900 Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi 1873–1933  Italy
1 December 1900 Fredrik von Otter 1833–1910  Sweden Prime Minister of Sweden (1900–1902)
30 January 1901 Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands 1876–1934 Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 The Netherlands
Born Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
30 November 1901 Herman Wikblad 1841–1904  Sweden Consultative Minister (1889–1901)
President of Chamber Collegium (1901–1904)
30 November 1901 Alfred Piper 1834–1910  Sweden Master of the Court Mews (1888-1908)
30 November 1901 Malcolm Hamilton 1825–1903  Sweden Inspector of Railways (1896–1903)
24 April 1902 Prince Maximilian of Baden 1867–1929  German Empire
 Baden
Later Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
Later Chancellor of Germany (1918)
24 June 1902 Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane 1851–1922  United Kingdom Lord Steward of the Household (1892–1895)
Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland (1907–1922)
1 December 1902 Gustaf Oscar Peyron 1828–1915  Sweden Court Chamberlain (1899–1911)
1 December 1903 Hjalmar af Klintberg 1835–1912  Sweden Chief of Naval Staff (1889–1903)
25 February 1904 Agenor Maria Gołuchowski 1849–1921  Austria-Hungary Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary (1895–1906)
25 February 1904 Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein 1838–1908  Austria-Hungary Obersthofmeister of Austria-Hungary (1896–1908)
21 June 1904 Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro 1849–1907  Portugal Prime Minister of Portugal (1893–1897; 1900–1904; 1906)
1 December 1904 Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia 1883–1942  German Empire
 Prussia
1 December 1904 Axel Rappe 1838–1918  Sweden Minister of War (1892–1899)
1 December 1904 Gustaf Gilljam 1832–1908  Sweden University Chancellor (1898–1905)
14 June 1905 George, Prince of Wales 1865–1936  United Kingdom
 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Later George V, King of the United Kingdom
14 June 1905 Prince Arthur of Connaught 1883–1938  United Kingdom
 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Later Governor-General of South Africa (1920–1924
4 August 1905 Hans von Koester 1844–1928  German Empire Grand Admiral
6 November 1905 Christian Lundeberg 1842–1911  Sweden Prime Minister of Sweden (1905)
1 December 1905 Erik Elliot 1844–1927  Sweden Chancellor of Justice (1886–1910)
President of Svea Court of Appeal (1899–1910)
1 December 1905 Hemming Gadd 1837–1915  Sweden Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff (1905–1907)
13 February 1906 Prince Oskar of Prussia 1888–1958  German Empire
 Prussia
22 April 1906 Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten 1906–1947  Sweden
24 April 1906 Armand Fallières 1841–1931  France
President of France (1906–1913)
11 June 1906 Prince Gustav of Denmark 1887–1944  Denmark
6 June 1907 Hjalmar Palmstierna 1836–1909  Sweden Minister of Defence (1888–1892)
Governor of Jönköping County (1892–1906)
7 June 1907 Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland 1907–2002  Sweden
Sigvard Oscar Fredrik, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg
Erased from the register on 15 June 1934
20 September 1907 Yoshihito, Crown Prince of Japan 1879–1926  Japan
Later Yoshihito, Emperor of Japan
Emperor Taishō (posthumously)

Gustaf V (1907–1950)[edit]

No. Date appointed Image Name Life Country Armorial Notes
18 December 1907 Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen 1856–1936  Austria-Hungary
18 December 1907 Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria 1884–1958  Bavaria
 Spain
18 December 1907 Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Romania 1865–1927  Romania Later King of Romania
Also Prince of Hohenzollern
28 April 1908 Victoria, Queen of Sweden 1862–1930  Baden
 Sweden
28 April 1908 Sophia, Queen Dowager of Sweden 1836–1913  Nassau
 Sweden
Born Princess of Nassau
Queen consort of Sweden (1872–1907)
12 May 1908 Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia 1878–1918  Russian Empire
12 May 1908 Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia 1891–1942  Russian Empire
12 May 1908 Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia 1856–1929  Russian Empire
12 May 1908 Count Woldemar Freedericksz 1838–1927  Russian Empire Minister of the Imperial Court of Russia (1897–1917)
6 June 1908 Pyotr Stolypin 1862–1911  Russian Empire Prime Minister of Russia (1906–1911)
6 June 1908 Alexander Izvolsky 1856–1919  Russian Empire Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia (1906–1910)
6 June 1908 Bernhard von Bülow, Prince of Bülow 1849–1929  German Empire
 Prussia
Chancellor of Germany (1900–1909)
6 June 1908 August zu Eulenburg 1838–1921  German Empire
 Prussia
Grand Marshal of Prussia (1890–1914)
16 June 1908 Arvid Lindman 1862–1936  Sweden Prime Minister of Sweden (1906–1911; 1928–1930)
16 June 1908 Eric Trolle 1863–1934  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden (1905–1909)
Later Marshal of the Realm (1930–1934)
26 July 1908 Stephen Pichon 1857–1933  France Minister of Foreign Affairs of France (1906–1911; 1913; 1917–1920)
6 August 1908 Hans von Plessen 1841–1929  German Empire
 Prussia
Adjutant General to the Emperor of Germany (1908–1918)
16 November 1908 John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll 1845–1914  United Kingdom
Governor General of Canada (1878–1883)
26 November 1908 Arthur von Brauer 1845–1926  German Empire
 Baden
Minister-President of Baden (1901–1905)
5 December 1908 Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria 1827–1913  Austria-Hungary Chairman of the Austrian Ministers' Conference (1861–1865)
5 December 1908 Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal 1854–1912  Austria-Hungary Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary (1906–1912)
5 December 1908 Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo 1854–1927  Austria-Hungary Obersthofmeister of Austria-Hungary (1898–1917)
5 December 1908 Eduard von Paar 1837–1919  Austria-Hungary Adjutant-General to the Emperor
27 February 1909 Manuel II, King of Portugal and the Algarves 1889–1932  Portugal
8 May 1909 Price Lennart, Duke of Småland 1909–2004  Sweden
Later Count Bernadotte of Wisborg
Erased from the register on 15 June 1934
5 June 1909 Axel Swartling 1840–1918  Sweden Speaker of the Second Chamber (1903–1912)
27 June 1909 Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia 1904–1918  Russian Empire
10 July 1909 Prince Adalbert of Prussia 1884–1948  German Empire
 Prussia
12 March 1910 Albert I, King of the Belgians 1875–1934  Belgium
12 March 1910 Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxony 1865–1932  German Empire
 Saxony
31 May 1910 Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria 1821–1912  German Empire
 Bavaria
6 June 1910 Arvid Taube 1853–1916  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs (1909–1911)
6 June 1910 Ivar Afzelius 1848–1921  Sweden Later Speaker of the Riksdag (1912–1915)
10 January 1911 Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland 1911–2003  Sweden
Later Carl, Prince Bernadotte
Erased from the register on 16 February 1961
28 April 1911 Giovanni Giolitti 1842–1928  Italy Prime Minister of Italy (1892–1893; 1903–1905; 1906–1909; 1911–1914; 1920–1921)
29 June 1911 Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia 1887–1949  German Empire
 Prussia
29 August 1911 Prince Joachim of Prussia 1890–1920  German Empire
 Prussia
29 August 1911 Maximilian Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg 1863–1941  German Empire Head of the House of Fürstenberg (1896–1941)
10 September 1911 Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, Prince of Bishnulok 1883–1920  Siam
1 January 1912 Robert Dickson 1843–1924  Sweden Governor of Stockholm (1902–1911)
28 February 1912 Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland 1912–1997  Sweden
6 June 1912 Fredrik Wachtmeister 1855–1919  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs (1905)
5 July 1912 Sergey Sazonov 1860–1927  Russian Empire Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia (1910–1916)
6 July 1912 Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 1851–1928  German Empire
 Saxe-Meiningen
11 July 1912 Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia 1893–1917  German Empire
 Prussia
12 July 1912 Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg 1852–1931  German Empire
 Oldenburg
18 July 1912 Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia 1876–1938  Russian Empire
Pretender to the Throne of Russia (1922–1938)
16 April 1913 Raymond Poincaré 1860–1934  France
President of France (1913–1920)
2 June 1913 Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg 1887–1940  Denmark
6 June 1913 Johan August Ekman 1845–1913  Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala (1900–1913)
5 July 1913 Antonino Paternò Castello, Marchese di San Giuliano 1852–1914  Italy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy (1905–1906; 1910–1914)
9 July 1913 William II, King of Württemberg 1848–1921  German Empire
 Württemberg
30 September 1914 Gustaf Uggla 1846–1924  Sweden Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff (1910–1923)
6 June 1916 Hjalmar Hammarskjöld 1862–1953  Sweden Prime Minister of Sweden (1914–1917)
6 June 1916 Knut Agathon Wallenberg 1853–1938  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs (1914–1917)
31 October 1916 Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna 1916–2012  Sweden Later Carl Johan Arthur, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg
Erased from the register on 22 February 1946
11 September 1917 Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 1899–1972  Denmark
Later Frederik IX, King of Denmark
6 June 1918 Otto Printzsköld 1846–1930  Sweden Governor of Södermanland County (1889–1894)
Marshal of the Realm (1916–1930)
6 June 1918 Count Hugo E. G. Hamilton 1849–1928  Sweden Minister of Civil Services (1907–1911)
Speaker of First Chamber (1916–1928)
2 January 1919 Edvard Brandström 1850–1921  Sweden Envoy, Lieutenant General
12 February 1919 Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 1867–1951  Finland Regent of Finland (1918–1919)
President of Finland (1944–1946)
23 March 1919 Prince Axel of Denmark 1888–1964  Denmark
8 May 1919 Hirohito, Crown Prince of Japan 1901–1989  Japan
Later Hirohito, Emperor of Japan
8 May 1919 Prince George of Greece and Denmark 1869–1957  Greece
11 July 1919 Knut Gillis Bildt 1854–1927  Sweden Chief of General Staff (1905–1919)
18 April 1920 Paul Deschanel 1855–1922  France
President of France (1920)
5 June 1920 Carl Swartz 1858–1926  Sweden Prime Minister of Sweden (1917)
5 June 1920 Johannes Hellner 1866–1947  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs (1917–1920)
31 December 1920 Johan Ramstedt 1852–1935  Sweden Prime Minister of Sweden (1905)
31 December 1920 Hjalmar Westring 1857–1926  Sweden Minister of Civil Affairs (1902–1905)
President of Svea Court of Appeal (1918–1920)
18 March 1921 Alexandre Millerand 1859–1943  France President of France (1920–1924)
6 June 1921 Gottfrid Billing 1841–1925  Sweden Bishop of Lund (1898–1925)
6 July 1922 Epitácio Pessoa 1865–1942  Brazil President of Brazil (1919–1922)
7 September 1922 Umberto, Prince of Piedmont 1904–1983  Italy
Later Umberto II, King of Italy; Abdicated in 1946
9 September 1922 Wilhelmina, Queen of Netherlands 1880–1962  The Netherlands
Abdicated in 1948
9 November 1922 Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg 1873–1969  Weimar Republic
 Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Governor of Togoland (1912–1914)
9 April 1923 Louis II, Prince of Monaco 1870–1949  Monaco
12 November 1923 Edward, Prince of Wales 1894–1972  United Kingdom Later Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom; Abdicated in 1936
Duke of Windsor (1936–1972)
10 June 1924 Haile Selassie, Crown Prince of Ethiopia 1892–1975  Ethiopian Empire
Later Emperor of Ethiopia; Abdicated in 1974
19 June 1925 Lauri Kristian Relander 1883–1942  Finland President of Finland (1925–1931)
6 June 1926 Ernst Trygger 1857–1943  Sweden Prime Minister of Sweden (1923–1924)
6 June 1926 Erik Marks von Würtemberg 1861–1937  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs (1923–1924)
President of Svea Court of Appeal (1920–1931)
6 June 1926 Nathan Söderblom 1866–1931  Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala (1914–1931)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1930)
21 September 1926 Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant 1901–1983  Belgium
Later Leopold III, King of the Belgians; Abdicated in 1951
26 September 1926 Prince Knud of Denmark 1900–1976  Denmark Later Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
1 November 1926 Olav, Crown Prince of Norway 1903–1991  Norway
Born Prince Alexander of Denmark
Later Olav V, King of Norway
2 November 1926 Prince Charles, Count of Flanders 1903–1983  Belgium
Later Regent of Belgium (1944–1950)
19 April 1927 Alfonso, Prince of Asturias 1907–1938  Spain
1 August 1927 Gaston Doumergue 1863–1937  France President of France (1924–1931)
10 December 1927 Lars Tingsten 1857–1937  Sweden Chief of General Staff (1919–1922)
16 June 1928 Magnus Per Brahe 1849–1930  Sweden Grand Chamberlain (1907–1911)
16 June 1928 Carl Hederstierna 1861–1928  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs (1923)
Governor of Stockholm (1920–1928)
16 June 1928 Wilhelm Dyrssen 1858–1929  Sweden Minister of Naval Affairs (1906–1907)
Commander of Stockholm Naval Station (1916–1923).
16 June 1928 Carl August Ehrensvärd 1858–1944  Sweden (1907–1911)
Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff (1924–1944)
16 June 1928 Berthold, Margrave of Baden 1906–1963  Weimar Republic
 Baden
Head of House of Baden (1929–1963)
12 April 1930 Benito Mussolini 1883–1945  Italy Prime Minister of Italy (1922–1943)
Duce of the Italian Social Republic (1943–1945)
23 August 1930 Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu 1905–1987  Japan
6 June 1931 Axel Vennersten 1863–1948  Sweden Speaker of First Chamber (1928–1936)
Later Marshal of the Realm (1936–1946)
6 June 1931 Herman Wrangel 1857–1934  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs (1920–1921)
17 December 1931 Marcus Wallenberg Sr 1864–1943  Sweden Chief Executive Officer of Stockholms Enskilda Bank (1911–1920)
25 March 1931 Prajadhipok, King of Siam 1893–1941  Siam
6 June 1932 Fredrik Ramel 1872–1947  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs (1930–1932)
Governor of Malmöhus County (1925–1938)
1 October 1932 Prince George, Duke of Kent 1902–1942  United Kingdom
20 October 1932 Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1884–1954  United Kingdom
 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Formerly Duke of Albany (1884–1919)
3 December 1932 Pehr Evind Svinhufvud 1861–1944  Finland President of Finland (1931–1937)
10 April 1933 Albert Lebrun 1871–1950  France
President of France (1932–1940)
18 May 1933 Fuad I, King of Egypt 1868–1936  Egypt
16 September 1933 Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1909–1943  United Kingdom
 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
 Weimar Republic
2 November 1934 Ghazi, King of Iraq 1912–1939  Iraq
10 November 1934 Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran 1878–1944  Imperial Iran
1 February 1935 Oscar von Sydow 1873–1936  Sweden Prime Minister of Sweden (1921)
Marshal of the Realm (1934–1936)
21 May 1935 Frederick Francis IV 1882–1945  Weimar Republic
 Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Formerly Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1897–1918)
29 May 1936 Ignacy Mościcki 1867–1946  Poland President of Poland (1926–1939)
6 June 1936 Birger Ekeberg 1880–1968  Sweden President of Svea Court of Appeal (1931–1946)
Marshal of the Realm (1946–1959)
22 October 1936 Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern 1891–1965  Weimar Republic
10 May 1937 George VI, King of the United Kingdom 1895–1952  United Kingdom
Also Emperor of India (1936–1947)
28 June 1937 Ferdinand I, Tsar of Bulgaria 1861–1948  Bulgaria
 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Prince of Bulgaria (1887–1908)
Tsar of Bulgaria (1908–1918)
Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
24 October 1937 Carol II, King of Romania 1893–1953  Romania Abdicated in 1940
30 December 1937 Farouk I, King of Egypt 1920–1965  Egypt
15 June 1938 Kyösti Kallio 1873–1940  Finland
President of Finland (1937–1940)
16 June 1938 Erling Eidem 1880–1972  Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala (1931–1950)
14 April 1939 Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg 1896–1985  Luxembourg Abdicated in 1964
27 January 1940 Miklós Horthy 1868–1957  Hungary Regent of Hungary (1920–1944)
6 June 1940 Johan Nilsson i Skottlandshus 1873–1963  Sweden Speaker of First Chamber (1937–1955)
6 June 1942 Christian Günther 1886–1966  Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs (1939–1945)
6 June 1942 Olof Thörnell 1877–1977  Sweden Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (1939–1944)
8 April 1946 Princess Juliana of the Netherlands 1909–2004  The Netherlands
Later Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands; Abdicated in 1980
Received Chain on 6 October 1976
8 April 1946 Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands 1911–2004  The Netherlands
Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Later Prince consort of the Netherlands
30 April 1946 Prince Carl Gustaf, Duke of Jämtland Born 1946  Sweden
Considered from birth
Later Crown Prince of Sweden (1950–1973)
Later Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden and Sovereign of the Order (1973–present)
10 June 1947 Juho Kusti Paasikivi 1870–1956  Finland
President of Finland (1946–1956)
Received Chain on 24 May 1952
4 June 1948 Chiang Kai-shek 1887–1975  China
Chairman of the National Government of China (1928–1931; 1943–1948)
President of the Republic of China (1948–1949; 1950–1975)
30 September 1949 Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp 1883–1954  Sweden Prime Minister of Sweden (1936)
30 September 1949 Torsten Nothin 1884–1972  Sweden Governor of Stockholm (1933–1949)
14 October 1949 Rainier III, Prince of Monaco 1923–2005  Monaco
14 November 1949 Nils Quensel 1894–1974  Sweden Minister without portfolio (1936–1940; 1943–1951)
President of Stockholm Court of Appeal (1940–1961)
5 April 1950 Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand 1927–2018  Thailand
Received Chain on 15 January 1965

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973)[edit]

No. Date appointed Image Name Life Country Armorial Notes
29 October 1950 Louise, Queen of Sweden 1889–1965  United Kingdom
 Sweden
31 March 1951 Helge Jung 1886–1978  Sweden Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (1944–1951)
17 July 1951 Baudouin, King of the Belgians 1930–1993  Belgium
Received Chain on 6 May 1964
18 July 1951 Felix, Prince Consort of Luxembourg 1893–1970  Luxembourg
Born Prince of Bourbon–Parma
18 July 1951 Jean, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1921–2019  Luxembourg
Later Grand Duke of Luxembourg; Abdicated in 2000
Received Chain on 12 September 1983
22 March 1952 Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Västerbotten 1908–1972  Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
 Sweden
Born Princess of Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha
22 March 1952 Princess Margaretha of Sweden Born 1934  Sweden
Later Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler
22 March 1952 Princess Birgitta of Sweden Born 1937  Sweden
22 March 1952 Princess Désirée of Sweden Born 1938  Sweden
Later Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
22 March 1952 Princess Christina of Sweden Born 1943  Sweden
Later Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
22 March 1952 Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland 1878–1958  Denmark
 Sweden
Born Princess of Denmark
24 March 1952 Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1893–1970  Denmark
1 April 1952 Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900–1979  United Kingdom
Governor-General of India (1947–1948)
30 September 1952 Akihito, Crown Prince of Japan Born 1933  Japan
Later Emperor of Japan; Abdicated in 2019
26 May 1953 Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom 1926–2022  United Kingdom
Also Head of the Commonwealth
Received Chain on 23 May 1975
6 June 1953 August Sävström 1879–1960  Sweden Speaker of the Second Chamber (1933–1952)
22 April 1954 Ásgeir Ásgeirsson 1894–1972  Iceland President of Iceland (1952–1968)
23 June 1954 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1921–2021  Greece
 United Kingdom
Born Prince of Greece and Denmark
Consort of the British Monarch (1952–2021)
15 November 1954 Amha Selassie, Crown Prince of Ethiopia 1916–1997  Ethiopian Empire
Pretender to the Throne of Ethiopia-in-Exile (1975–1997)
15 November 1954 Prince Makonnen, Duke of Harar 1924–1957  Ethiopian Empire
15 November 1954 Princess Sara Gizaw, Duchess of Harar 1929–2019  Ethiopian Empire
6 June 1955 Harry Guldberg 1890–1981  Sweden President of Svea Court of Appeal (1950–1957)
8 June 1956 Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester 1900–1974  United Kingdom
Governor-General of Australia (1945–1947)
2 October 1956 Urho Kekkonen 1900–1986  Finland
President of Finland (1956–1982)
Received Chain on 28 August 1970
23 November 1956 Yngve Brilioth 1891–1959  Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala (1950–1958)
28 February 1957 Takahito, Prince Mikasa 1915–2016  Japan
10 April 1958 Harald, Crown Prince of Norway Born 1938  Norway
Later Harald V, King of Norway
Received Chain on 5 May 1992
10 April 1958 Princess Margrethe of Denmark Born 1940  Denmark
Later Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark; Abdicated in 2024
Received Chain on 18 June 1985
6 June 1958 Arthur Thomson 1891–1977  Sweden University Chancellor
6 June 1958 Bo Hammarskjöld 1891–1974  Sweden Governor of Södermanland County (1935–1958)
28 November 1959 Nils Vult von Steyern 1887–1966  Sweden Justice of the Supreme Court (1930–1946)
Marshal of the Realm (1959–1966)
19 December 1959 Prince Sahle Selassie 1931–1962  Ethiopian Empire
19 December 1959 Menen Asfaw, Empress of Ethiopia 1889–1962  Ethiopian Empire
19 December 1959 Princess Medferiashwork Abebe 1922–2009  Ethiopian Empire
Empress Consort of Ethiopia-in-Exile (1975–1997)
19 December 1959 Princess Mahisente Habte Mariam Born 1937  Ethiopian Empire
5 April 1960 Adolf Schärf 1890–1965  Austria President of Austria (1957–1965)
29 April 1960 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran 1919–1980  Imperial Iran Received Chain on 4 September 1967
29 April 1960 Farah Pahlavi, Shahbanu of Iran Born 1938  Imperial Iran
21 May 1960 Ingrid, Queen of Denmark 1910–2000  Sweden
 Denmark
Born Princess of Sweden
3 September 1960 Sirikit, Queen of Thailand Born 1932  Thailand
Later Queen Mother of Thailand
23 May 1961 Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Hohenzollern 1924–2010  Germany
 Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Head of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1965-2010)
23 May 1961 Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern 1932–2016  Germany
 Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
6 June 1961 Johan Hagander 1896–1991  Sweden Justice of the Supreme Court (1943–1947)
Governor of Stockholm (1949–1963)
13 September 1962 William Tubman 1895–1971  Liberia President of Liberia (1944–1971)
10 November 1962 Gustaf Sundelin 1890–1970  Sweden Speaker of First Chamber 1959–1964)
8 May 1963 Charles de Gaulle 1890–1970  France
President of France (1959–1969)
22 May 1963 Habib Bourguiba 1903–2000  Tunisia President of Tunisia (1957–1987)
6 September 1963 Julius Nyerere 1922–1999  Tanganyika
 Tanzania
President of Tanganyika (1962–1964)
President of the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (1964)
President of Tanzania (1964–1985)
21 November 1963 Nils Swedlund 1898–1965  Sweden Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (1951–1961)
6 June 1964 Gunnar Hultgren 1902–1991  Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala (1958–1967)
14 September 1964 Constantine II, King of Greece 1940–2023  Greece
15 January 1965 Prince Bhanubandhu Yugala 1910–1995  Thailand
5 June 1965 Thorwald Bergquist 1899–1972  Sweden Minister of Justice (1936)
Governor of Kronoberg County (1946–1964)
8 December 1965 Margaretha, Princess Axel of Denmark 1899–1977  Sweden
 Denmark
Princess of Sweden (by birth)
Princess of Denmark (by marriage)
31 March 1966 Albert, Prince of Liège Born 1934  Belgium
Later Albert II, King of the Belgians; Abdicated 2013
Received Chain on 26 April 1994
1 June 1966 Giuseppe Saragat 1898–1988  Italy
President of Italy (1964–1971)
Received Chain on 8 March 1967
6 June 1968 Erik Boheman 1895–1979  Sweden Ambassador to the United States 1948–1958)
Speaker of the First Chamber 1965–1970)
6 June 1968 Fridolf Thapper 1899–1974  Sweden Speaker of the Second Chamber (1960–1968)
16 December 1968 Setsuko, Princess Chichibu 1909–1995  Japan
25 May 1970 Gustav Heinemann 1899–1976  West Germany President of Germany (1969–1974)
Received Chain on 2 May 1972
24 August 1970 Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran Born 1960  Imperial Iran
16 November 1970 Torsten Rapp 1905–1993  Sweden Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (1961–1970)
24 November 1970 Prince Abdul Reza Pahlavi 1924–2004  Imperial Iran
22 April 1971 Kristján Eldjárn 1916–1982  Iceland President of Iceland (1968–1980)
Received Chain on 23 May 1975
18 November 1971 Allan Nordenstam 1904–1982  Sweden Governor of Stockholm (1963–1967)
6 June 1972 Sture Petrén 1908–1976  Sweden President of Svea Court of Appeal (1963–1967)
Judge of European Court of Justice (1971–1976)
11 November 1972 Stig H:son Ericson 1897–1985  Sweden Marshal of the Realm (1966–1976)
21 December 1972 Prince Henrik of Denmark 1934–2018  France
 Denmark
Born Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
Consort of the Danish Monarch (1972–2018)

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–present)[edit]

No. Date appointed Image Name Life Country Armorial Notes
26 September 1974 Sonja, Crown Princess of Norway Born 1937  Norway
Later Queen of Norway
3 December 1974 Marcus Wallenberg Jr. 1899–1982  Sweden Chief Executive Officer of Stockholms Enskilda Bank (1946–1958)
3 December 1974 Sten Rudholm 1918–2008  Sweden Chancellor of Justice (1962–1967)
Later Marshal of the Realm (1983–1986)
23 May 1975 Charles, Prince of Wales Born 1947  United Kingdom
Later Charles III, King of the United Kingdom
11 March 1976 Josip Broz Tito 1892–1980  Yugoslavia
President of Yugoslavia (1953–1980)
6 May 1976 Rudolf Kirchschläger 1915–2000  Austria
President of Austria (1974–1986)
6 May 1976 Silvia, Queen of Sweden Born 1943  Sweden
6 October 1976 Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands Born 1938  The Netherlands
Later Queen of the Netherlands; Abdicated in 2013
Received Chain on 5 May 1987
14 July 1977 Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden Born 1977  Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia with Chain on 14 July 1995
6 March 1979 Walter Scheel 1919–2016  West Germany
President of Germany (1974–1979)
13 May 1979 Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland Born 1979  Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia on 13 May 1997
5 October 1979 Juan Carlos I, King of Spain Born 1938  Spain
Abdicated in 2014
Received Chain on 11 March 1983
5 October 1979 Sofía, Queen of Spain Born 1938  Kingdom of Greece
 Spain
Born Princess of Greece and Denmark
5 March 1980 Nagako, Empress of Japan 1903–2000  Japan
Later Empress Dowager
5 May 1980 José López Portillo 1920–2004  Mexico President of Mexico (1976–1982)
6 June 1980 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 1926–2020  France
President of France (1974–1981)
4 November 1980 Nicolae Ceaușescu 1918–1989  Romania President of Romania (1974–1989)
20 January 1981 Khalid, King of Saudi Arabia 1913–1982  Saudi Arabia
20 January 1981 Fahd, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia 1921–2005  Saudi Arabia
Later King of Saudi Arabia
8 October 1981 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Born 1930  Iceland
President of Iceland (1980–1996)
Received Chain on 11 June 1987
16 April 1982 Mauno Koivisto 1923–2017  Finland
President of Finland (1982–1994)
Received Chain on 9 October 1983
10 June 1982 Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland Born 1982  Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia on 10 May 2000
12 September 1983 Joséphine-Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg 1927–2005  Luxembourg
Born Princess of Belgium
12 September 1983 Henri, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg Born 1955  Luxembourg
Later Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Received Chain on 15 April 2008
21 March 1984 João Figueiredo 1918–1999  Brazil President of Brazil (1979–1985)
11 May 1984 François Mitterrand 1916–1996  France
President of France (1981–1995)
16 September 1986 Mário Soares 1924–2017  Portugal
President of Portugal (1986–1996)
16 September 1986 Hosni Mubarak 1928–2020  Egypt
President of Egypt (1981–2011)
16 May 1988 Richard von Weizsäcker 1920–2015  West Germany
 Germany
President of Germany (1984–1994)
15 September 1989 Hussein, King of Jordan 1935–1999  Jordan
15 September 1989 Noor, Queen of Jordan Born 1951  Jordan
25 March 1991 Francesco Cossiga 1928–2010  Italy President of Italy (1985–1992)
17 December 1991 Felipe, Prince of Asturias Born 1968  Spain
Later Felipe VI, King of Spain
Received Chain on 24 November 2021
2 June 1993 Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Born 1968  Denmark
Later Frederik X, King of Denmark
2 June 1993 Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway Born 1973  Norway
16 September 1993 Lech Wałęsa Born 1943  Poland
President of Poland (1990–1995)
24 November 1993 Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange Born 1967  The Netherlands
Later King of the Netherlands
Received Chain on 11 October 2022
12 April 1994 Martti Ahtisaari 1937–2023  Finland
President of Finland (1994–2000)
Received Chain on 23 August 1996
18 March 1994 Paola, Queen of the Belgians Born 1937  Belgium
30 August 1995 Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland 1915–2013  Sweden
6 September 1995 Lennart Meri 1929–2006  Estonia
President of Estonia (1992–2001)
12 October 1995 Guntis Ulmanis Born 1939  Latvia President of Latvia (1993–1999)
20 November 1995 Algirdas Brazauskas 1932–2010  Lithuania
President of Lithuania (1992–1998)
Later Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
22 February 1996 Tuanku Ja'afar, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia 1922–2008  Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1994–1999)
9 September 1996 Árpád Göncz 1922–2015  Hungary President of Hungary (1999–2000)
15 November 1996 Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle Born 1942  Chile
President of Chile (1994–2000)
3 March 1997 Nelson Mandela 1918–2013  South Africa
President of South Africa (1994–1999)
15 September 1997 Thomas Klestil 1932–2004  Austria
President of Austria (1992–2004)
30 April 1998 Oscar Luigi Scalfaro 1918–2012  Italy
President of Italy (1992–1999)
26 May 1998 Carlos Menem 1930–2021  Argentina
President of Argentina (1989–1999)
7 March 1999 Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Born 1943  Iceland
President of Iceland (1996–2016)
23 March 1999 Leonid Kuchma Born 1938  Ukraine
President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
24 April 1999 Konstantinos Stephanopoulos 1926–2016  Greece President of Greece (1995–2005)
10 April 2000 Jacques Chirac 1932–2019  France
President of France (1995–2007)
2 May 2000 Tarja Halonen Born 1943  Finland
President of Finland (2000–2012)
Awarded with Chain
18 May 2000 Michiko, Empress of Japan Born 1934  Japan
Later Empress Emerita
27 October 2000 Petar Stoyanov Born 1952  Bulgaria President of Bulgaria (1997–2002)
26 April 2001 Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant Born 1960  Belgium
Later King of the Belgians
21 March 2002 Rudolf Schuster Born 1934  Slovakia
President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
22 October 2002 Vicente Fox Born 1942  Mexico
President of Mexico (2000–2006)
25 February 2003 Vajiralongkorn, Crown Prince of Thailand Born 1952  Thailand
Later Maha Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand
25 February 2003 Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand Born 1955  Thailand
25 February 2003 Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand Born 1957  Thailand
25 March 2003 Ion Iliescu Born 1930  Romania
President of Romania (1989–1996; 2000–2004)
8 May 2003 Johannes Rau 1931–2006  Germany
President of Germany (1999–2004)
7 October 2003 Abdullah II, King of Jordan Born 1962  Jordan
7 October 2003 Rania, Queen of Jordan Born 1970  Jordan
8 February 2004 Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei Born 1946  Brunei
8 February 2004 Saleha, Raja Isteri of Brunei Born 1946  Brunei
15 June 2004 Janez Drnovšek 1950–2008  Slovenia President of Slovenia (2002–2007)
31 March 2005 Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga Born 1937  Latvia
President of Latvia (1999–2007)
8 September 2005 Syed Sirajuddin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia Born 1943  Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2001–2006)
16 March 2007 Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan Born 1960  Japan
Later Emperor of Japan
11 September 2007 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Born 1945  Brazil President of Brazil (2003–2010; 2023–present)
25 September 2007 Georgi Parvanov Born 1957  Bulgaria President of Bulgaria (2002–2012)
20 November 2007 Heinz Fischer Born 1938  Austria
President of Austria (2004–2016)
11 March 2008 Traian Băsescu Born 1951  Romania
President of Romania (2004–2014)
15 April 2008 Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Born 1956  Luxembourg
5 May 2008 Aníbal Cavaco Silva Born 1939  Portugal
President of Portugal (2006–2016)
20 May 2008 Karolos Papoulias 1929–2021  Greece
President of Greece (2005–2015)
30 September 2008 Viktor Yushchenko Born 1954  Ukraine
President of Ukraine (2005–2010)
13 March 2009 Giorgio Napolitano 1925–2023  Italy
President of Italy (2006–2015)
19 June 2010 Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland Born 1973  Sweden
18 January 2011 Toomas Hendrik Ilves Born 1953  Estonia
President of Estonia (2006–2016)
4 May 2011 Bronisław Komorowski Born 1952  Poland President of Poland (2010; 2010–2015)
23 February 2012 Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland Born 2012  Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism on 22 May 2012
17 April 2012 Sauli Niinistö Born 1948  Finland
President of Finland (2012–2024)
Received Chain on 3 March 2015
30 May 2012 Lee Myung-bak Born 1941  South Korea
President of South Korea (2008–2013)
11 March 2013 Abdullah Gül Born 1949  Turkey
President of Turkey (2007–2014)
16 April 2013 Ivo Josipović Born 1957  Croatia President of Croatia (2010–2015)
20 February 2014 Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland Born 2014  Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism on 8 June 2014
26 March 2014 Andris Bērziņš Born 1944  Latvia
President of Latvia (2011–2015)
2 December 2014 François Hollande Born 1954  France
President of France (2012–2017)
13 June 2015 Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland Born 1984  Sweden
15 June 2015 Princess Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland Born 2015  Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism on 11 October 2015
7 October 2015 Dalia Grybauskaitė Born 1956  Lithuania
President of Lithuania (2009–2019)
4 November 2015 Beji Caid Essebsi 1926–2019  Tunisia
President of Tunisia (2014–2019)
2 March 2016 Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne Born 2016  Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism on 27 May 2016
19 April 2016 Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland Born 2016  Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism on 9 September 2016
10 May 2016 Michelle Bachelet Born 1951  Chile
President of Chile (2006–2010; 2014–2018)
5 October 2016 Joachim Gauck Born 1940  Germany President of Germany (2012–2017)
22 May 2017 Joko Widodo Born 1961  Indonesia
President of Indonesia (2014–2024)
31 August 2017 Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna Born 2017  Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism on 1 December 2017
18 January 2018 Guðni Th. Jóhannesson Born 1968  Iceland President of Iceland (2016–present)
9 March 2018 Princess Adrienne, Duchess of Blekinge Born 2018  Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism on 8 June 2018
13 November 2018 Sergio Mattarella Born 1941  Italy
President of Italy (2015–present)
14 June 2019 Moon Jae-in Born 1953  South Korea President of South Korea (2017–2022)
26 March 2021 Prince Julian, Duke of Halland Born 2021  Sweden
7 September 2021 Frank-Walter Steinmeier Born 1956  Germany President of Germany (2017–present)
24 November 2021 Letizia, Queen of Spain Born 1972  Spain
11 October 2022 Máxima, Queen of the Netherlands Born 1971  Netherlands
2 May 2023 Alar Karis Born 1958  Estonia President of Estonia (2021–present)
30 January 2024 Emmanuel Macron Born 1977  France President of France (2017–present)
23 April 2024 Alexander Stubb Born 1968  Finland President of Finland (2024–present)