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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Carl Jedvard Bonde | 1813–1895 | 6 August 1860 | Sweden–Norway Sweden |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Mustafa Fazıl Pasha | 1830–1875 | 25 July 1866 | Ottoman Empire Egypt Eyalet |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Karl Friedrich von der Goltz | 1815–1901 | 2 June 1875 | Kingdom of Prussia German Empire |
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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 |
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Henrik Laurentius Helliesen | 1824–1900 | 1 December 1876 | Sweden–Norway Norway |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
- 1825: King John VI of Portugal
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) |
- 1842: Albert, Prince Consort
- 1849: King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
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) |
- 12 July 1900: Taisho
- 1929: Tomáš Masaryk, former President of Czechoslovakia
- 1948: Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
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) |
- 1960: Konrad Adenauer, former Chancellor of Germany
- 2 Dec 1969: Pompidou
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Charles XIV (1818–1844)[edit]
No. | Date appointed | Image | Name | Life | Country | Armorial | Notes |
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Oscar I (1844–1859)[edit]
No. | Date appointed | Image | Name | Life | Country | Armorial | Notes |
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Charles XV (1859–1872)[edit]
No. | Date appointed | Image | Name | Life | Country | Armorial | Notes |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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24 February 1884 | Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | 1826–1908 | German Empire Saxe-Altenburg |
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9 April 1884 | Ludwig II, King of Bavaria | 1845–1886 | German Empire Bavaria |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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8 October 1872 | George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | 1831–1893 | German Empire Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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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 |
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22 March 1873 | Prince Charles of Prussia | 1801–1883 | German Empire Prussia |
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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 |
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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 |
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9 June 1875 | Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | 1818–1901 | German Empire Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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8 January 1885 | Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale | 1864–1892 | United Kingdom Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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18 September 1896 | William, Prince of Wied | 1845–1907 | German Empire Prussia |
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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 |
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18 September 1897 | Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg | 1857–1920 | German Empire Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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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 |
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18 September 1897 | Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein | 1831–1917 | Denmark United Kingdom |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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18 December 1907 | Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen | 1856–1936 | Austria-Hungary | ||||
18 December 1907 | Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria | 1884–1958 | Bavaria Spain |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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31 May 1910 | Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria | 1821–1912 | German Empire Bavaria |
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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 |
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29 August 1911 | Prince Joachim of Prussia | 1890–1920 | German Empire Prussia |
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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 |
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11 July 1912 | Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia | 1893–1917 | German Empire Prussia |
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12 July 1912 | Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg | 1852–1931 | German Empire Oldenburg |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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29 October 1950 | Louise, Queen of Sweden | 1889–1965 | United Kingdom Sweden |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |