List of knights of the Order of the Elephant
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This is a list of the knights of the Order of the Elephant, the highest Danish order of chivalry, since its foundation by Christian V in 1693.
By reign[edit]
Persons in bold characters are alive members
Christian VIII (1839–1848)[edit]
Image | Name | Life | Date | Country | Notes |
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Friedrich Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Prussia[1] | 1795–1861 | 19 January 1840 | Kingdom of Prussia | Later Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia | |
Adolf, Duke of Nassau[2] | 1817–1905 | 1 February 1840 | Duchy of Nassau | Later Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | |
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel | 1820–1884 | 28 June 1840 | Electorate of Hesse | Later Friedrich Wilhelm II, Landgrave of Hesse | |
Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau[3] | 1794–1871 | 25 December 1840 | Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau | Later Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt | |
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia[4] | 1797–1888 | 27 February 1841 | Kingdom of Prussia | Later Wilhelm I, German Emperor and King of Prussia | |
Fernando II, King of Portugal and the Algarves[5] | 1816–1885 | 12 April 1841 | Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Kingdom of Portugal | Born Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |
Duke Gustav Wilhelm of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1781–1851 | 14 July 1841 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||
Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin[6] | 1823–1883 | 5 April 1842 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[7] | 1819–1861 | 10 January 1843 | Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha United Kingdom | ||
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | 1818–1906 | 22 June 1843 | Denmark | Later Christian IX, King of Denmark, and Sovereign of the Order | |
Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg[6] | 1814–1885 | 18 September 1843 | Denmark | Later Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | |
Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky | 1776–1852 | 28 January 1844 | Russian Empire | Minister of the Imperial Court of the Russian Empire (1826–1852) | |
Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaievich of Russia[5] | 1827–1892 | 23 July 1844 | Russian Empire | ||
Louis Philippe I, King of the French[8] | 1773–1850 | 30 April 1846 | Kingdom of France | ||
Leopold I, King of the Belgians | 1790–1865 | 16 June 1846 | Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Belgium | Born Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |
François Guizot | 1787–1874 | 27 June 1846 | Kingdom of France | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of France (1840–1848) Later Prime Minister of the Kingdom of France (1847–1848) | |
Élie Decazes, Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg | 1780–1860 | 27 June 1846 | Kingdom of France | ||
Carl, Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway | 1826–1872 | 16 July 1846 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | Later Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway | |
Otto, King of Greece[6] | 1815–1867 | 2 November 1846 | Kingdom of Bavaria Kingdom of Greece | Born Prince of Bavaria | |
Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland | 1827–1852 | 27 September 1847 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | ||
Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil | 1825–1891 | 29 March 1847 | Empire of Brazil |
Frederik VII (1848–1863)[edit]
Image | Name | Life | Date | Country | Notes |
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Friedrich Wilhelm I, Elector of Hesse | 1802–1875 | 29 January 1848 | Electorate of Hesse | ||
Francisco de Asís, King of Spain[9] | 1822–1902 | 21 May 1848 | Spain | ||
Prince Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov | 1787–1869 | 2 June 1848 | Russian Empire | Governor-General of Finland (1831–1855) | |
Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland | 1829–1907 | 3 June 1848 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | Later Oscar II, King of Sweden | |
Baron Gustaf Algernon Stierneld | 1791–1868 | 2 October 1848 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | Prime Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway (1838–1842; 1848–1856) | |
Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria[7] | 1830–1916 | 17 January 1849 | Austrian Empire | ||
Willem III, King of the Netherlands[10] | 1817–1890 | 24 August 1849 | The Netherlands | ||
Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg[7] | 1800–1852 | 28 October 1849 | Austrian Empire | Minister-President of the Austrian Empire (1848–1852) | |
Count Joseph Radetzky von Radetz[7] | 1766–1858 | 28 October 1849 | Austrian Empire | ||
Georg V, King of Hanover[11] | 1819–1878 | 23 November 1851 | Kingdom of Hanover | ||
Count Karl Ferdinand von Buol[7] | 1797–1865 | 11 June 1852 | Austrian Empire | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Austrian Empire (1852–1859) | |
Otto Theodor von Manteuffel[12] | 1805-1882 | 11 June 1852 | Kingdom of Prussia | Minister-President of the Kingdom of Prussia (1850–1858) | |
Prince August, Duke of Dalarna[6] | 1831–1873 | 9 June 1852 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | ||
Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg[6] | 1827–1900 | 2 April 1853 | Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | ||
Prince Karl of Prussia[5] | 1801–1883 | 26 May 1853 | Kingdom of Prussia | ||
Napoléon III, Emperor of the French | 1808–1873 | 2 August 1855 | French Empire | ||
François Certain de Canrobert[11] | 1809–1895 | 28 November 1855 | French Empire | ||
Prince Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte | 1822–1891 | 24 September 1856[13] | French Empire | ||
Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov[6] | 1798–1883 | 16 September 1857 | Russian Empire | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire (1856–1882) | |
Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia[6] | 1843–1865 | 20 September 1859 | Russian Empire | ||
Muhammad Ali Pasha, Hereditary Prince of Egypt | 1833–1861 | 16 May 1859 | Egyptian Eyalet | ||
Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz[2] | 1819-1904 | 17 October 1860 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||
Prince Frederik of Denmark | 1843–1912 | 3 June 1861 | Denmark | Later Frederik VIII, King of Denmark and Sovereign of the Order | |
Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Italy[2] | 1820–1878 | 2 September 1861 | Kingdom of Italy | ||
George I, King of the Hellenes | 1845–1913 | 6 June 1863 | Kingdom of Greece Denmark | Born Prince Vilhelm of Denmark | |
Umberto, Prince of Piedmont[2] | 1844–1900 | 19 August 1863 | Kingdom of Italy | Later Umberto I, King of Italy | |
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta[2] | 1845–1890 | 19 August 1863 | Kingdom of Italy | Later Amadeo I, King of Spain |
Christian IX (1863–1906)[edit]
Image | Name | Life | Date | Country | Notes |
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Prince Valdemar of Denmark | 1858–1939 | 15 November 1863 | Denmark | ||
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales | 1841–1910 | 16 November 1863 | United Kingdom | Later Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom | |
Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | 1825–1911 | 9 March 1864 | Denmark | ||
Luís I, King of Portugal and the Algarves | 1838–1889 | 18 April 1864 | Kingdom of Portugal | ||
Count Sergei Grigoryevich Stroganov | 1794–1882 | 11 October 1864 | Russian Empire | ||
Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | 1824–1903 | 13 October 1864 | Denmark | ||
Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial | 1856–1879 | 11 March 1865 | French Empire | ||
Alexander Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia | 1845–1894 | 29 June 1865 | Russian Empire | Later Alexander III, Emperor of Russia | |
Leopold II, King of the Belgians | 1835–1909 | 9 January 1866 | Belgium | ||
Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico | 1832–1867 | 11 January 1866 | Mexican Empire | ||
Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys | 1805–1881 | 16 May 1866 | French Empire | Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France (1848–1849; 1851; 1852–1855; 1862–1866) | |
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia | 1847–1909 | 14 June 1866 | Russian Empire | ||
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia | 1850–1908 | 17 June 1866 | Russian Empire | ||
Count Vladimir Fyodorovich Adlerberg | 1791–1884 | 26 October 1866 | Russian Empire | ||
Count Andrei Petrovich Shuvalov | 1802-1873 | 26 October 1866 | Russian Empire | Grand Marshal of the Court of the Emperor of Russia | |
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge | 1819–1904 | 26 March 1867 | United Kingdom | ||
António José de Ávila | 1807–1881 | 1 May 1868 | Kingdom of Portugal | Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Portugal (1868–1868; 1870–1871; 1877–1878) | |
Willem, Prince of Orange | 1840–1879 | 12 August 1868 | The Netherlands | ||
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia | 1831–1891 | 1 September 1868 | Russian Empire | ||
Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 1824–1876 | 1 September 1868 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||
Baron Egor Fedorovich Meyendorff | 1794–1879 | 16 September 1868 | Russian Empire | ||
Patrice Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta | 1808–1893 | 4 May 1869 | French Empire | Later President of the French Republic (1873–1879) | |
Count Gustaf Adolf Vive Sparre af Söfdeborg | 1802–1886 | 28 July 1869 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | The King of Sweden and Norway's Marshal of the Realm | |
Carl Wachtmeister | 1823–1871 | 28 July 1869 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | |
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel | 1854–1888 | 2 October 1871 | Electorate of Hesse | Later Friedrich Wilhelm III, Landgrave of Hesse | |
Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt | 1831–1904 | 22 March 1873 | Duchy of Anhalt | ||
Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom | 1850–1942 | 2 August 1873 | United Kingdom | Later Duke of Connaught and Strathearn | |
Friedrich, German Crown Prince and Crown Prince of Prussia | 1831–1888 | 19 August 1873 | German Empire Kingdom of Prussia | Later Friedrich III, German Emperor and King of Prussia | |
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria | 1858–1889 | 24 November 1873 | Austria-Hungary | ||
Axel Gustav Adlercreutz | 1821–1880 | 5 March 1874 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | Prime Minister for Justice of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | |
Gustaf, Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway | 1858–1950 | 22 June 1874 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | Later Gustaf V, King of Sweden | |
Alexander, Prince of Orange | 1851–1884 | 4 July 1874 | The Netherlands | ||
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia | 1858–1915 | 25 June 1875 | Russian Empire | ||
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh | 1844–1930 | 4 July 1875 | United Kingdom | Later Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |
Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders | 1837–1905 | 1 November 1875 | Belgium | ||
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine | 1823–1888 | 20 November 1875 | Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine | ||
Louis Decazes de Glücksbierg, Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg | 1819–1886 | 22 January 1876 | France | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic | |
Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | 1855–1935 | 8 April 1876 | Denmark | Later Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | |
Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Nassau | 1852–1912 | 23 April 1876 | Duchy of Nassau | Later Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | |
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia | 1857–1905 | 3 August 1876 | Russian Empire | ||
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia | 1860–1919 | 3 August 1876 | Russian Empire | ||
Count Alexander Vladimirovich Adlerberg | 1818–1888 | 3 August 1876 | Russian Empire | Minister of the Imperial Court of the Russian Empire | |
Prince Vladimir Andreevich Dolgorukov | 1810–1891 | 14 August 1876 | Russian Empire | ||
Count Dmitry Alekseyevich Milyutin | 1816–1912 | 19 August 1876 | Russian Empire | Minister of War of the Russian Empire | |
Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden | 1826–1907 | 24 April 1877 | Grand Duchy of Baden | ||
Alfonso XII, King of Spain | 1857–1885 | 8 January 1878 | Spain | ||
Albert, King of Saxony | 1828–1902 | 14 June 1878 | Kingdom of Saxony | ||
Karl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | 1818–1901 | 1 July 1878 | Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | ||
Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine | 1837–1892 | 23 September 1878 | Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine | ||
Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover | 1845–1923 | 16 November 1878 | Kingdom of Hanover | ||
Count Eduard Ivanovich of Totleben | 1818–1884 | 22 April 1879 | Russian Empire | ||
Carol I, Prince of Romania | 1839–1914 | 10 May 1879 | Romania | Later Carol I, King of Romania | |
Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst | 1828–1896 | 16 November 1879 | Austria-Hungary | Oberhofmeister of the Austrian King and Emperor | |
Count Franz Folliot de Crenneville | 1815–1888 | 16 November 1879 | Austria-Hungary | ||
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia | 1859–1941 | 28 November 1879 | German Empire Kingdom of Prussia | Later Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia | |
Oscar, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg | 1859–1953 | 20 July 1880 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | Born Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland | |
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia | 1832–1909 | 10 September 1881 | Russian Empire | ||
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen | 1817–1895 | 19 September 1881 | Austria-Hungary | ||
Milan I, King of Serbia | 1854–1901 | 19 May 1882 | Kingdom of Serbia | ||
Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | 1826–1908 | 28 October 1882 | Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg | ||
Baron Arthur Pavlovich von Mohrenheim | 1824–1906 | 26 November 1882 | Russian Empire | ||
Alexander, Prince of Bulgaria | 1857–1893 | 6 July 1883 | Principality of Bulgaria | ||
Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland | 1861–1951 | 31 August 1883 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | ||
Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke | 1865–1947 | 31 August 1883 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | ||
Carlos, Prince Royal of Portugal | 1863–1908 | 7 October 1883 | Kingdom of Portugal | Later Carlos I, King of Portugal and the Algarves | |
Prince Albert Victor of Wales | 1864–1892 | 11 October 1883 | United Kingdom | Later Duke of Clarence and Avondale | |
Nicholas, Tsesarevich of Russia | 1868–1918 | 18 May 1884 | Russian Empire | ||
Prince Alexander Friedrich of Hesse-Kassel | 1863–1945 | 29 October 1884 | Electorate of Hesse | Later Alexander Friedrich, Landgrave of Hesse | |
Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire | 1842–1918 | 13 December 1884 | Ottoman Empire | ||
Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres | 1840–1910 | 14 September 1885 | France | ||
Prince George of Wales | 1865–1936 | 11 October 1885 | United Kingdom | Later George V, King of the United Kingdom | |
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris | 1838–1894 | 22 October 1885 | France | ||
Constantine, Crown Prince of Greece | 1868–1923 | 28 August 1886 | Kingdom of Greece | Also Prince of Denmark Later Constantine I, King of the Hellenes | |
Mutsuhito, Emperor of Japan | 1852–1912 | 18 May 1887 | Empire of Japan | ||
Prince Heinrich of Prussia | 1862–1929 | 30 July 1888 | Kingdom of Prussia | ||
Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape | 1813–1895 | 25 August 1888 | German Empire | ||
Prince Christian of Denmark | 1870–1947 | 26 September 1888 | Denmark | Later Christian X, King of Denmark and Sovereign of the Order | |
Nikolay de Girs | 1820–1895 | 25 October 1888 | Russian Empire | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire (1882–1895) | |
Prince George of Greece and Denmark | 1869–1957 | 15 November 1888 | Kingdom of Greece | ||
Nicholas I, Prince of Montenegro | 1841–1921 | 18 May 1889 | Principality of Montenegro | Later Nicholas I, King of Montenegro | |
Count Gustav Kálnoky von Kőröspatak | 1832–1898 | 18 May 1889 | Austria-Hungary | Ministers of the Imperial and Royal House and of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary (1881–1895) | |
Karl I, King of Württemberg | 1823–1891 | 21 June 1889 | Kingdom of Württemberg | ||
Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia | 1871–1899 | 9 October 1889 | Russian Empire | ||
Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria | 1833–1896 | 21 July 1890 | Austria-Hungary | ||
Prince Carl of Denmark | 1872–1957 | 3 August 1890 | Denmark | Later Haakon VII, King of Norway | |
Archduke Karl Stephen of Austria | 1860–1901 | 18 August 1890 | Austria-Hungary | ||
Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark | 1872–1938 | 7 September 1890 | Kingdom of Greece | ||
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria | 1821–1912 | 18 May 1891 | Kingdom of Bavaria | ||
Sadi Carnot | 1837–1894 | 5 August 1891 | France | President of the French Republic (1887-1894) | |
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples | 1869–1947 | 23 September 1891 | Kingdom of Italy | Later Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy | |
Count Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov | 1837–1916 | 21 December 1891 | Russian Empire | Minister of Imperial Court of the Russian Empire (1881-1897) | |
Chulalongkorn, King of Siam | 1853–1910 | 8 January 1892 | Siam | ||
Louise, Queen of Denmark | 1817–1898 | 26 May 1892 | Electorate of Hesse Denmark | Born Princess of Hesse-Kassel | |
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen | 1856–1936 | 26 May 1892 | Austria-Hungary | ||
Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | 1863–1948 | 26 May 1892 | Denmark | Christian XI's nephew | |
da:Carl Løvenskiold | 1822–1898 | 26 May 1892 | Denmark | Court Marshal of Denmark | |
Johannes Nellemann | 1831–1906 | 12 May 1893 | Denmark | Minister of Justice (1875–1896) | |
Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1851–1897 | 17 July 1894 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||
Prince Harald of Denmark | 1876–1949 | 28 July 1894 | Denmark | ||
da:Peter Buch | 1816–1904 | 28 July 1894 | Denmark | ||
Prince Friedrich Karl of Hesse-Kassel | 1868–1940 | 24 June 1895 | Electorate of Hesse | Later Fredrik Kaarle, King-elect of Finland | |
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia | 1866–1933 | 7 September 1895 | Russian Empire | ||
Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | 1846–1911 | 5 May 1896 | Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||
Vajiravudh, Crown Prince of Siam | 1881–1925 | 27 July 1897 | Siam | Later Vajiravudh, King of Siam | |
Svasti Sobhana, Prince Svastivatana Visishtha | 1865–1935 | 27 July 1897 | Siam | ||
Friedrich Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1882–1945 | 3 August 1897 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia | 1878–1918 | 6 August 1897 | Russian Empire | ||
Baron Fredrik von Essen | 1831–1921 | 18 September 1897 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | The King of Sweden and Norway's Marshal of the Realm (1894–1911) | |
Friedrich, Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden | 1857–1928 | 13 October 1897 | Grand Duchy of Baden | Later Friedrich II, Grand Duke of Baden | |
Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia | 1859–1919 | 18 November 1897 | Russian Empire | ||
Niels Frederik Ravn | 1826–1910 | 8 April 1898 | Denmark | Minister of Foreign Affairs (1897–1900) | |
Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1857–1920 | 9 June 1898 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||
Georg Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Hanover | 1880–1912 | 9 October 1898 | Kingdom of Hanover | Christian IX's grandson | |
Yoshihito, Crown Prince of Japan | 1879–1926 | 9 October 1899 | Empire of Japan | Later Yoshihito, Emperor of Japan | |
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince and Crown Prince of Prussia | 1882–1951 | 6 May 1900 | German Empire Kingdom of Prussia | ||
Prince Maximilian of Baden | 1867–1929 | 10 July 1900 | Grand Duchy of Baden | Later Maximilian, Margrave of Baden Later Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire (1918) | |
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia | 1863–1919 | 7 September 1900 | Russian Empire | ||
Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe | 1868–1945 | 14 September 1900 | Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||
Émile Loubet | 1838–1929 | 1 November 1900 | France | President of the French Republic (1899-1906) | |
Alfonso XIII, King of Spain | 1886–1941 | 20 July 1901 | Spain | ||
Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg | 1868–1924 | 12 September 1901 | Russian Empire | ||
Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt | 1856–1918 | 14 July 1902 | Duchy of Anhalt | Later Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt | |
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark | 1882–1944 | 6 August 1902 | Kingdom of Greece | ||
Baron Lave Beck-Friis | 1834–1904 | 27 October 1902 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | Envoy of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway to the Kingdom of Denmark (1870–1902) | |
Count August zu Eulenburg | 1838–1921 | 3 April 1903 | German Empire | ||
Prince Friedrich Heinrich of Prussia | 1874–1940 | 29 August 1903 | Kingdom of Prussia | ||
Gojong, Emperor of Korea | 1852–1919 | 31 August 1903 | Empire of Korea | ||
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skåne | 1882–1973 | 28 October 1903 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | Later Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden | |
Duke Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1852–1923 | 3 August 1904 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||
Prince Heinrich XVIII Reuss of Köstritz | 1847–1911 | 3 August 1904 | Principality of Reuss-Gera | ||
Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 1848–1914 | 19 August 1904 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||
Prince Gustav of Denmark | 1887–1944 | 4 March 1905 | Denmark | ||
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia | 1880–1925 | 8 April 1905 | Kingdom of Prussia | ||
Prince Aage of Denmark | 1887–1940 | 10 June 1905 | Denmark | Later Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg | |
Hans von Koester | 1844–1928 | 21 July 1905 | German Empire | ||
Prince Ernst August of Hanover | 1887–1953 | 17 November 1905 | Kingdom of Hanover | Later Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick |
Frederik VIII (1906–1912)[edit]
Image | Name | Life | Date | Country | Notes |
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Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | 1884–1954 | 16 June 1906 | Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||
Prince Axel of Denmark | 1888–1964 | 12 August 1906 | Denmark | ||
Conrad Victor Ankarcrona | 1823–1912 | 11 September 1906 | Sweden | Grand Master of the Court of the King of Sweden | |
Louise, Queen of Denmark | 1851–1926 | 31 October 1906 | Sweden Denmark | Born Princess of Sweden | |
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia | 1883–1942 | 19 November 1906 | German Empire | ||
Bernhard, Prince of Bülow | 1849–1929 | 19 November 1906 | German Empire | Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire and Minister-President of Prussia (1900–1909) | |
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria | 1884–1958 | 25 April 1907 | Kingdom of Bavaria | ||
Armand Fallières | 1841–1931 | 14 June 1907 | France | President of the French Republic (1906–1913) | |
Prince Adalbert of Prussia | 1884–1948 | 3 July 1907 | German Empire | ||
Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland | 1884–1965 | 18 December 1907 | Sweden | ||
Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Romania | 1865–1927 | 8 January 1908 | Kingdom of Romania | Later Ferdinand I, King of the Romanians | |
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este | 1863–1914 | 12 May 1908 | Austria-Hungary | ||
Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe | 1838–1914 | 3 June 1908 | Denmark | Chancellor of the Chapter of the Royal Danish Orders of Chivalry (1911–1914) | |
Prince Erik of Denmark | 1890–1950 | 8 November 1908 | Denmark | Later Count of Rosenborg | |
Manuel II, King of Portugal and the Algarves | 1889–1932 | 24 March 1909 | Kingdom of Portugal | ||
Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg | 1852–1931 | 28 April 1909 | Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | Abdicated 1918 | |
Count Vladimir Borisovich Frederiks | 1838–1927 | 16 July 1909 | Russian Empire | Minister of the Imperial Court of the Emperor of All Russia (1897–1917) | |
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia | 1856–1929 | 19 July 1909 | Russian Empire | ||
Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark | 1888–1940 | 29 July 1909 | Kingdom of Greece | ||
Prince George of Greece and Denmark | 1890–1947 | 15 August 1909 | Kingdom of Greece | Later George II, King of the Hellenes | |
Albert I, King of the Belgians | 1875–1934 | 23 February 1910 | Belgium | ||
Ferdinand I, Tsar of the Bulgarians | 1861–1948 | 20 May 1910 | Tsardom of Bulgaria | Abdicated 1918 | |
Arvid Taube | 1853–1916 | 6 March 1911 | Sweden | Foreign Minister of Sweden (1909–1911) | |
Johannes Zeuthen Schroll | 1831–1916 | 27 March 1911 | Denmark | ||
Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, Prince of Bishnulok | 1883–1920 | 7 August 1911 | Siam | ||
Prince Viggo of Denmark | 1893–1970 | 25 December 1911 | Denmark | Later Count of Rosenborg | |
Vilhelm Thomsen | 1842–1927 | 25 January 1912 | Denmark |
Christian X (1912–1947)[edit]
Image | Name | Life | Date | Country | Notes |
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Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark | 1899–1972 | 14 May 1912 | Denmark | Later Frederik IX, King of Denmark | |
Prince Knud of Denmark | 1900–1976 | 14 May 1912 | Denmark | Later Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark | |
Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia | 1887–1949 | 15 June 1912 | German Empire | ||
Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark | 1879–1952 | 26 September 1912 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Denmark | Born Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Received insignia only | |
Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland | 1889–1918 | 20 November 1912 | Denmark | ||
Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands | 1876–1934 | 12 December 1912 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The Netherlands | Born Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |
Prince Oskar of Prussia | 1888–1958 | 25 February 1913 | German Empire | ||
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg | 1856–1921 | 25 February 1913 | German Empire | Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire (1909–1917) | |
Edward, Prince of Wales | 1894–1972 | 17 March 1914 | United Kingdom | Later Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom Abdicated 1936 | |
Prince Arthur of Connaught | 1883–1938 | 10 May 1914 | United Kingdom | ||
Raymond Poincaré | 1860–1934 | 16 May 1914 | France | President of the French Republic (1913-1920) | |
Hans Niels Andersen | 1852–1937 | 12 February 1919 | Denmark | ||
Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim | 1867–1951 | 18 February 1919 | Kingdom of Finland | Regent of the Kingdom of Finland (1918–1919) Later President of the Republic of Finland (1944–1946) | |
Leopold, Duke of Brabant | 1901–1983 | 27 October 1919 | Belgium | Later Leopold III, King of the Belgians Abdicated 1951 | |
Prince Albert, Duke of York | 1895–1952 | 30 November 1920 | United Kingdom | Later George VI, King of the United Kingdom | |
Alexandre Millerand | 1859–1943 | 8 December 1920 | France | President of the French Republic (1920-1924) | |
Prince René of Bourbon-Parma | 1894–1962 | 9 June 1921 | Duchy of Parma and Piacenza | ||
Olav, Crown Prince of Norway | 1903–1991 | 13 August 1921 | Norway | Born Prince Alexander of Denmark Later Olav V, King of Norway | |
Epitácio Pessoa | 1865–1942 | 14 November 1921 | Brazil | President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1919–1922) | |
Umberto, Prince of Piedmont | 1904–1983 | 31 August 1922 | Kingdom of Italy | Later Umberto II, King of Italy Abdicated 1946 | |
Wilhelmina, Queen of Netherlands | 1880–1962 | 5 September 1922 | The Netherlands | Awarded insignia only Abdicated 1948 | |
Prince George, Duke of Kent | 1902–1942 | 23 September 1922 | United Kingdom | ||
Hirohito, Crown Prince of Japan | 1901–1989 | 23 January 1923 | Japan | Later Hirohito, Emperor of Japan | |
Baron Tage Reedtz-Thott | 1839–1923 | 30 October 1923 | Denmark | Council President of Denmark (1894–1897) | |
Stanisław Wojciechowski | 1869–1953 | 20 December 1923 | Republic of Poland | President of the Republic of Poland (1922–1926) | |
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester | 1900–1974 | 24 June 1924 | United Kingdom | ||
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1873–1969 | 23 August 1924 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||
Tomáš Masaryk | 1850–1937 | 24 February 1925 | Czechoslovakia | President of Czechoslovakia (1918–1935) | |
Prajadhipok, King of Siam | 1893–1941 | 8 February 1926 | Siam | Abdicated 1932 | |
Lauri Kristian Relander | 1883–1942 | 7 October 1926 | Finland | President of the Republic of Finland (1925–1931) | |
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders | 1903–1983 | 9 November 1926 | Belgium | ||
Gaston Doumergue | 1863–1937 | 12 March 1927 | France | President of the French Republic (1924-1931) | |
Prince Paul of Greece and Denmark | 1901–1964 | 7 August 1927 | Kingdom of Greece | Later Paul, King of the Hellenes | |
Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia | 1876–1938 | 18 October 1928 | Russian Empire | ||
Alfonso, Prince of Asturias | 1907–1938 | 6 February 1929 | Kingdom of Spain | Later Count of Covadonga | |
Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia | 1908–1975 | 6 February 1929 | Kingdom of Spain | ||
Louis II, Prince of Monaco | 1870–1949 | 23 March 1929 | Monaco | ||
Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1910–2001 | 7 June 1929 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||
Alexander I, King of Yugoslaiva | 1888–1934 | 26 March 1930 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
Berthold, Margrave of Baden | 1906–1963 | 26 April 1930 | Grand Duchy of Baden | ||
Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakhon Sawan | 1881–1944 | 4 June 1930 | Siam | ||
Purachatra Jayakara, Prince of Kamphaengphet | 1881–1936 | 4 June 1930 | Siam | ||
Tisavarakumarn, Prince Damrong Rajanubhab | 1862–1943 | 13 July 1930 | Siam | ||
Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu | 1905–1987 | 3 September 1930 | Japan | ||
Prince Jean, Duke of Guise | 1874-1940 | 6 October 1930 | France | ||
Paul Doumer | 1857–1932 | 25 January 1932 | France | President of the French Republic (1931-1932) | |
Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe | 1898–1974 | 17 March 1932 | Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||
Fuad I, King of Egypt and the Sudan | 1868–1936 | 4 November 1932 | Kingdom of Egypt | ||
Albert Lebrun | 1871–1950 | 17 February 1933 | France | President of the French Republic (1932-1940) | |
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten | 1906–1947 | 16 June 1933 | Sweden | ||
Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland | 1911–2003 | 5 December 1933 | Sweden | Later Carl, Prince Bernadotte | |
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia | 1893–1976 | 7 November 1934 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | Regent of Yugoslavia (1934–1941) | |
Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark | 1908–1980 | 26 November 1934 | Kingdom of Greece | ||
Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna | 1916–2012 | 21 May 1935 | Sweden | Later Carl Johan, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg | |
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland | 1912–1997 | 21 May 1935 | Sweden | ||
Reza Shah, Shah of Iran | 1878–1944 | 20 January 1937 | Imperial State of Iran | Abdicated 1941 | |
Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | 1891–1965 | 24 January 1937 | Schleswig-Holstein | ||
Prince Gorm of Denmark | 1919–1991 | 24 February 1937 | Denmark | ||
Prince Georg of Denmark | 1920–1986 | 16 April 1938 | Denmark | ||
Ernst Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick | 1914–1987 | 19 January 1939 | Duchy of Brunswick | ||
Miklós Horthy | 1868–1957 | 16 February 1940 | Kingdom of Hungary | Regent of Hungary (1920–1944) | |
Prince Flemming of Denmark | 1922–2002 | 9 March 1940 | Denmark | Later Count of Rosenborg | |
Prince Oluf of Denmark | 1923–1990 | 10 March 1941 | Denmark | Later Count of Rosenborg | |
Sir Bernard Montgomery | 1887–1976 | 5 July 1945 | United Kingdom | Later Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein | |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | 1890–1969 | 15 December 1945 | United States | Later President of the United States (1953–1961) | |
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands | 1909–2004 | 5 April 1946 | The Netherlands | Awarded insignia only Later Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands | |
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands | 1911–2004 | 5 April 1946 | The Netherlands | Later Prince consort of the Netherlands |
Frederik IX (1947–1972)[edit]
Image | Name | Life | Date | Country | Notes |
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Princess Margrethe of Denmark | Born 1940 | 20 April 1947 | Denmark | Later Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, and Sovereign of the Order Abdicated 2024 | |
Princess Benedikte of Denmark | Born 1944 | 20 April 1947 | Denmark | Later Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | |
Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark | Born 1946 | 20 April 1947 | Denmark Kingdom of Greece | Later Queen of the Hellenes | |
Ingrid, Queen of Denmark | 1910–2000 | 24 May 1947 | Sweden Denmark | Born Princess of Sweden Awarded insignia only | |
Niels Bohr | 1885–1962 | 17 October 1947 | Denmark | ||
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom | 1926–2022 | 16 November 1947 | United Kingdom | Later Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom | |
Philip Mountbatten | 1921–2021 | 16 November 1947 | Kingdom of Greece United Kingdom | Born Prince of Greece and Denmark, later Prince of the United Kingdom, Duke of Edinburgh | |
Winston Churchill | 1874–1965 | 9 October 1950 | United Kingdom | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940–1945; 1951–1955) | |
Juho Kusti Paasikivi | 1870–1956 | 17 November 1950 | Finland | President of the Republic of Finland (1946–1956) | |
Vincent Auriol | 1884–1966 | 28 November 1950 | France | President of the French Republic (1947–1954) | |
Sigvard, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg | 1907–2002 | 28 March 1952 | Sweden | Formerly Prince of Sweden, Duke of Uppland | |
Chumbhotbongs Paribatra, Prince of Nakhon Sawan II | 1904–1959 | 28 November 1952 | Thailand | ||
Akihito, Crown Prince of Japan | Born 1933 | 8 August 1953 | Japan | Later Akihito, Emperor of Japan Abdicated 2019 | |
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson | 1894–1972 | 5 April 1954 | Iceland | President of Iceland (1952–1968) | |
Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia | 1892–1975 | 21 November 1954 | Ethiopian Empire | Abdicated 1974 | |
Prince Makonnen Haile Selassie, Duke of Harar | 1924–1957 | 21 November 1954 | Ethiopian Empire | ||
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg | 1896–1985 | 21 March 1955 | Luxembourg | Abdicated 1964 | |
René Coty | 1882–1962 | 15 May 1955 | France | President of the French Republic (1954–1959) | |
Takahito, Prince Mikasa | 1915–2016 | 5 March 1957 | Japan | ||
Urho Kekkonen | 1900–1986 | 3 September 1957 | Finland | President of the Republic of Finland (1956–1982) | |
Harald, Crown Prince of Norway | Born 1938 | 21 February 1958 | Norway | Later Harald V, King of Norway | |
Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand | 1927–2018 | 21 April 1958 | Thailand | ||
Mohammad Reza, Shah of Iran | 1919–1980 | 14 May 1959 | Imperial State of Iran | ||
Caroline-Mathilde, Hereditary Princess of Denmark | 1912–1995 | 3 September 1960 | Denmark | ||
Princess Axel of Denmark | 1899–1977 | 4 September 1960 | Sweden Denmark | Born Princess of Sweden | |
Sirikit, Queen of Thailand | Born 1932 | 6 September 1960 | Thailand | ||
Prince Ingolf of Denmark | Born 1940 | 17 February 1961 | Denmark | Later Count of Rosenborg | |
Princess Viggo, Countess of Rosenborg | 1895–1966 | 11 March 1961 | United States Denmark | ||
Constantine, Crown Prince of Greece | 1940–2023 | 4 January 1962 | Kingdom of Greece | Later Constantine II, King of the Hellenes | |
Princess Elisabeth of Denmark | 1935–2018 | 11 March 1962 | Denmark | ||
Adolf Schärf | 1890–1965 | 6 June 1962 | Austria | Federal President of the Republic of Austria (1957–1965) | |
Frederica, Queen of the Hellenes | 1917–1981 | 23 January 1963 | Duchy of Brunswick Kingdom of Greece | Born Princess of Hanover | |
Farah, Queen of Iran | Born 1938 | 3 May 1963 | Imperial State of Iran | Later Empress of Iran | |
Habib Bourguiba | 1903–2000 | 4 June 1963 | Tunisia | President of the Republic of Tunisia (1957–1987) | |
Julius Nyerere | 1922–1999 | 9 September 1963 | Republic of Tanganyika | President of the Republic of Tanganyika (1962–1964) | |
Prince Christian of Denmark | 1942–2013 | 20 October 1963 | Denmark | Later Count of Rosenborg | |
Antonio Segni | 1891–1972 | 20 April 1964 | Italy | President of the Italian Republic (1962–1964) | |
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark | Born 1944 | 11 September 1964 | Kingdom of Greece | ||
Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark | Born 1939 | 11 September 1964 | Kingdom of Greece | ||
Carl Gustaf, Crown Prince of Sweden | Born 1946 | 12 January 1965 | Sweden | Later Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden | |
Charles de Gaulle | 1890–1970 | 5 April 1965 | France | President of the French Republic (1959–1969) | |
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