List of knights of the Order of the Elephant
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
Frederik III (1648–1670)
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Prince George of Denmark[1] | 1653–1708 | 2 April 1653 |  Denmark
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Later prince consort of Great Britain and Duke of Cumberland |
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Count Frederik of Ahlefeldt-Rixingen | 1623–1686 | 11 October 1663 | Later Grand Chancellor of Denmark (1676–1686) |
Christian V (1670–1699)
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Johann Adolf, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön | 1634–1704 | 25 October 1671 | Denmark
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August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg-Plön | 1635–1699 | 29 May 1676 | ||
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Friedrich VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach | 1647–1709 | 26 July 1682 |  Margraviate of Baden-Durlach
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Frederik IV (1699–1730)
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Prince Friedrich of Hesse-Kassel | 1676–1751 | 27 May 1700 |  Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
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Later Fredrik, Prince consort of Sweden; Fredrik I, King of Sweden; and Friedrich I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
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Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1675–1713 | 28 February 1703 |  Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Peter I, Tsar of Russia | 1762–1725 | 18 February 1713 |  Tsardom of Russia
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Later Peter I, Emperor of Russia |
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Prince Alexander Danilovich Menshikov | 1673–1729 | 22 February 1710 | Field Marshal of the Russian Imperial Army | |
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Prince Anikita Ivanovich Repnin | 1668–1726 | 16 June 1713 | Russian general | |
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Prince Vasily Vladimirovich Dolgorukov | 1667–1746 |
Christian VI (1730–1746)
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Karl I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal | 1682–1770 | 6 June 1731 | Landgraviate of Hesse-Philippsthal
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Adolf Friedrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 1686–1752 | Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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Christian Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1683–1756 | 30 April 1737 | Later Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Frederik V (1746–1766)
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Adolf Fredrik, King of Sweden | 1710–1771 | 4 September 1752 |  Sweden
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Friedrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1717–1785 | 28 September 1762 | Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Baron Carl Otto Hamilton of Hageby | 1704–1770 | 24 December 1763 | Sweden
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Member of the Privy Council of Sweden |
Christian VII (1766–1808)
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Gustaf, Crown Prince of Sweden | 1746–1972 | 19 April 1766 | Sweden
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Later Gustaf III, King of Sweden |
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Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark | 1768–1839 | 28 January 1768 | Denmark
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Later Frederik VI, King of Denmark and Norway, and Sovereign of the Order |
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Karl Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach | 1755–1801 | 29 January 1769 | Margraviate of Baden
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Later Karl Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Baden (unified) |
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Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1725–1778 | 11 October 1774 | Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Duke Ernst Gottlob of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 1742–1814 | 20 January 1776 | ||
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Gustaf Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden | 1778–1837 | 1 November 1786 | Sweden
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Later Gustaf IV Adolf, King of Sweden Abdicated 1809 |
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Prince Christian Frederik of Denmark | 1786–1848 | 16 November 1787 | Denmark
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Later Christian VIII, King of Denmark and Norway, and Sovereign of the Order |
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Prince Frederik of Hesse-Kassel[2] | 1771–1845 | 1801 | Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
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Later Governor-General of Norway (1810–1813) and Schleswig and Holstein (1836–1842) |
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Prince Christian of Hesse-Kassel[3] | 1776–1814 | 1803 | ||
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Prince Alexander Borisovich Kurakin | 1752–1818 | 9 February 1808 |  Russian Empire
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Acting Chancellor of the Russian Empire (1801–1802) |
Frederik VI (1808–1839)
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Napoléon I, Emperor of the French | 1769–1821 | 18 May 1808 |  French Empire
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Alexander I, Emperor of Russia[4] | 1777–1825 | 2 July 1808 | Russian Empire
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Lodewijk I, King of Holland | 1778–1846 | 29 August 1808 |  Kingdom of Holland
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Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte | 1763–1844 | 10 October 1808 | French Empire
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Marshal of France Later Karl XIV Johan, King of Sweden and Norway |
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Carl XIII, King of Sweden[4] | 1748–1818 | 10 February 1810 | Sweden
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Later also Carl II, King of Norway |
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Jean-Pierre, Count of Montalivet | 1766–1823 | 4 February 1811 | French Empire
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Minister of the Interior of the French Empire |
Christian VIII (1839–1848)
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Friedrich Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Prussia[5] | 1795–1861 | 19 January 1840 |  Kingdom of Prussia
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Later Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia |
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Adolf, Duke of Nassau[6] | 1817–1905 | 1 February 1840 |  Duchy of Nassau
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Later Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg |
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Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel | 1820–1884 | 28 June 1840 |  Electorate of Hesse
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Later Friedrich Wilhelm II, Landgrave of Hesse |
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Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau[7] | 1794–1871 | 25 December 1840 |  Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau
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Later Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt |
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Prince Wilhelm of Prussia[4] | 1797–1888 | 27 February 1841 | Kingdom of Prussia
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Later Wilhelm I, German Emperor and King of Prussia |
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Fernando II, King of Portugal and the Algarves[8] | 1816–1885 | 12 April 1841 |  Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Kingdom of Portugal
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Born Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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Duke Gustav Wilhelm of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1781–1851 | 14 July 1841 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin[9] | 1823–1883 | 5 April 1842 | ||
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Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[10] | 1819–1861 | 10 January 1843 | Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha United Kingdom
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Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | 1818–1906 | 22 June 1843 | Denmark
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Later Christian IX, King of Denmark, and Sovereign of the Order |
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Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg[9] | 1814–1885 | 18 September 1843 | Later Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | |
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Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky | 1776–1852 | 28 January 1844 | Russian Empire
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Minister of the Imperial Court of the Russian Empire (1826–1852) |
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Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaievich of Russia[8] | 1827–1892 | 23 July 1844 | ||
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Louis Philippe I, King of the French[11] | 1773–1850 | 30 April 1846 | Kingdom of France
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Leopold I, King of the Belgians | 1790–1865 | 16 June 1846 | Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Belgium
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Born Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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François Guizot | 1787–1874 | 27 June 1846 | Kingdom of France
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of France (1840–1848) Later Prime Minister of the Kingdom of France (1847–1848) |
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Élie Decazes, Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg | 1780–1860 | |||
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Carl, Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway | 1826–1872 | 16 July 1846 |  United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
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Later Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway |
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Otto, King of Greece[9] | 1815–1867 | 2 November 1846 |  Kingdom of Bavaria Kingdom of Greece
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Born Prince of Bavaria |
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Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland | 1827–1852 | 27 September 1847 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
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Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil | 1825–1891 | 29 March 1847 |  Empire of Brazil
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Frederik VII (1848–1863)
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Friedrich Wilhelm I, Elector of Hesse | 1802–1875 | 29 January 1848 | Electorate of Hesse
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Francisco de Asís, King of Spain[12] | 1822–1902 | 21 May 1848 |  Spain
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Prince Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov | 1787–1869 | 2 June 1848 | Russian Empire
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Governor-General of Finland (1831–1855) |
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Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland | 1829–1907 | 3 June 1848 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
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Later Oscar II, King of Sweden |
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Baron Gustaf Algernon Stierneld | 1791–1868 | 2 October 1848 | Prime Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway (1838–1842; 1848–1856) | |
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Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria[10] | 1830–1916 | 17 January 1849 |  Austrian Empire
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Willem III, King of the Netherlands[13] | 1817–1890 | 24 August 1849 | The Netherlands
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Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg[10] | 1800–1852 | 28 October 1849 | Austrian Empire
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Minister-President of the Austrian Empire (1848–1852) |
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Count Joseph Radetzky von Radetz[10] | 1766–1858 | |||
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Georg V, King of Hanover[14] | 1819–1878 | 23 November 1851 |  Kingdom of Hanover
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Count Karl Ferdinand von Buol[10] | 1797–1865 | 11 June 1852 | Austrian Empire
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Austrian Empire (1852–1859) |
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Otto Theodor von Manteuffel[15] | 1805–1882 | 11 June 1852 | Kingdom of Prussia
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Minister-President of the Kingdom of Prussia (1850–1858) |
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Prince August, Duke of Dalarna[9] | 1831–1873 | 9 June 1852 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
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Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg[9] | 1827–1900 | 2 April 1853 |  Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
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Prince Karl of Prussia[8] | 1801–1883 | 26 May 1853 | Kingdom of Prussia
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Napoléon III, Emperor of the French | 1808–1873 | 2 August 1855 | French Empire
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François Certain de Canrobert[14] | 1809–1895 | 28 November 1855 | ||
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Prince Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte | 1822–1891 | 24 September 1856[16] | ||
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Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov[9] | 1798–1883 | 16 September 1857 | Russian Empire
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire (1856–1882) |
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Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia[9] | 1843–1865 | 20 September 1859 | ||
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Muhammad Ali Pasha, Hereditary Prince of Egypt | 1833–1861 | 16 May 1859 |  Egyptian Eyalet
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Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz[6] | 1819–1904 | 17 October 1860 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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Prince Frederik of Denmark | 1843–1912 | 3 June 1861 | Denmark
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Later Frederik VIII, King of Denmark, and Sovereign of the Order |
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Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Italy[6] | 1820–1878 | 2 September 1861 |  Kingdom of Italy
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George I, King of the Hellenes | 1845–1913 | 6 June 1863 | Kingdom of Greece Denmark
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Born Prince Vilhelm of Denmark |
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Umberto, Prince of Piedmont[6] | 1844–1900 | 19 August 1863 | Kingdom of Italy
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Later Umberto I, King of Italy |
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Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta[6] | 1845–1890 | Later Amadeo I, King of Spain |
Christian IX (1863–1906)
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Prince Valdemar of Denmark | 1858–1939 | 15 November 1863 | Denmark
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Albert Edward, Prince of Wales | 1841–1910 | 16 November 1863 | United Kingdom
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Later Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom |
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Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | 1825–1911 | 9 March 1864 | Denmark
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Luís I, King of Portugal and the Algarves | 1838–1889 | 18 April 1864 | Kingdom of Portugal
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Count Sergei Grigoryevich Stroganov | 1794–1882 | 11 October 1864 | Russian Empire
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Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | 1824–1903 | 13 October 1864 | Denmark
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Christian Frederik Hansen | 1788–1873 | 23 February 1865 | Denmark
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Minister of War |
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Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial | 1856–1879 | 11 March 1865 |  French Empire
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Alexander Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia | 1845–1894 | 29 June 1865 | Russian Empire
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Later Alexander III, Emperor of Russia |
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Leopold II, King of the Belgians | 1835–1909 | 9 January 1866 | Belgium
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Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico | 1832–1867 | 11 January 1866 |  Mexican Empire
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Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys | 1805–1881 | 16 May 1866 | French Empire
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Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France (1848–1849; 1851; 1852–1855; 1862–1866) |
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Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia | 1847–1909 | 14 June 1866 | Russian Empire
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Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia | 1850–1908 | 17 June 1866 | ||
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Count Vladimir Fyodorovich Adlerberg | 1791–1884 | 26 October 1866 | ||
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Count Andrei Petrovich Shuvalov | 1802–1873 | Grand Marshal of the Court of the Emperor of Russia | ||
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Prince George, Duke of Cambridge | 1819–1904 | 26 March 1867 | United Kingdom
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Ludwig Wilhelm of Bentheim and Steinfurt | 1812–1890 | 22 November 1867 |  Bentheim-Steinfurt
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António José de Ávila | 1807–1881 | 1 May 1868 | Kingdom of Portugal
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Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Portugal (1868–1868; 1870–1871; 1877–1878) |
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Willem, Prince of Orange | 1840–1879 | 12 August 1868 | The Netherlands
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Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia | 1831–1891 | 1 September 1868 | Russian Empire
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Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 1824–1876 | 1 September 1868 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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Baron Egor Fedorovich Meyendorff | 1794–1879 | 16 September 1868 | Russian Empire
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Patrice Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta | 1808–1893 | 4 May 1869 | French Empire
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Later President of the French Republic (1873–1879) |
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Count Gustaf Adolf Vive Sparre af Söfdeborg | 1802–1886 | 28 July 1869 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
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The King of Sweden and Norway's Marshal of the Realm |
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Carl Wachtmeister | 1823–1871 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | ||
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Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel | 1854–1888 | 2 October 1871 | Electorate of Hesse
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Later Friedrich Wilhelm III, Landgrave of Hesse |
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Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt | 1831–1904 | 22 March 1873 |  Duchy of Anhalt
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Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom | 1850–1942 | 2 August 1873 | United Kingdom
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Later Duke of Connaught and Strathearn |
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Friedrich, German Crown Prince and Crown Prince of Prussia | 1831–1888 | 19 August 1873 |  German Empire Kingdom of Prussia
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Later Friedrich III, German Emperor and King of Prussia |
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Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria | 1858–1889 | 24 November 1873 |  Austria-Hungary
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Axel Gustav Adlercreutz | 1821–1880 | 5 March 1874 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
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Prime Minister for Justice of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
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Gustaf, Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway | 1858–1950 | 22 June 1874 | Later Gustaf V, King of Sweden | |
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Alexander, Prince of Orange | 1851–1884 | 4 July 1874 | The Netherlands
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Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia | 1858–1915 | 25 June 1875 | Russian Empire
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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh | 1844–1930 | 4 July 1875 | United Kingdom
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Later Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders | 1837–1905 | 1 November 1875 | Belgium
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Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine | 1823–1888 | 20 November 1875 |  Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
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Louis Decazes de Glücksbierg, Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg | 1819–1886 | 22 January 1876 | France
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic |
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Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | 1855–1935 | 8 April 1876 | Denmark
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Later Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein |
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Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Nassau | 1852–1912 | 23 April 1876 | Duchy of Nassau
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Later Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg |
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Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia | 1857–1905 | 3 August 1876 | Russian Empire
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Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia | 1860–1919 | |||
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Count Alexander Vladimirovich Adlerberg | 1818–1888 | Minister of the Imperial Court of the Russian Empire | ||
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Prince Vladimir Andreevich Dolgorukov | 1810–1891 | 14 August 1876 | ||
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Count Dmitry Alekseyevich Milyutin | 1816–1912 | 19 August 1876 | Minister of War of the Russian Empire | |
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Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden | 1826–1907 | 24 April 1877 |  Grand Duchy of Baden
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Alfonso XII, King of Spain | 1857–1885 | 8 January 1878 | Spain
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Albert, King of Saxony | 1828–1902 | 14 June 1878 |  Kingdom of Saxony
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Karl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | 1818–1901 | 1 July 1878 |  Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine | 1837–1892 | 23 September 1878 | Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
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Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover | 1845–1923 | 16 November 1878 | Kingdom of Hanover
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Count Eduard Ivanovich of Totleben | 1818–1884 | 22 April 1879 | Russian Empire
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Carol I, Prince of Romania | 1839–1914 | 10 May 1879 |  Romania
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Later Carol I, King of Romania |
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Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst | 1828–1896 | 16 November 1879 | Austria-Hungary
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Oberhofmeister of the Austrian King and Emperor |
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Count Franz Folliot de Crenneville | 1815–1888 | 16 November 1879 | ||
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Prince Wilhelm of Prussia | 1859–1941 | 28 November 1879 | German Empire Kingdom of Prussia
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Later Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia |
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Oscar, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg | 1859–1953 | 20 July 1880 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
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Born Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland |
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Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia | 1832–1909 | 10 September 1881 | Russian Empire
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Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen | 1817–1895 | 19 September 1881 | Austria-Hungary
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Milan I, King of Serbia | 1854–1901 | 19 May 1882 |  Kingdom of Serbia
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Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | 1826–1908 | 28 October 1882 |  Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
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Baron Arthur Pavlovich von Mohrenheim | 1824–1906 | 26 November 1882 | Russian Empire
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Alexander, Prince of Bulgaria | 1857–1893 | 6 July 1883 |  Principality of Bulgaria
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Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke | 1865–1947 | |||
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Carlos, Prince Royal of Portugal | 1863–1908 | 7 October 1883 | Kingdom of Portugal
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Later Carlos I, King of Portugal and the Algarves |
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Prince Albert Victor of Wales | 1864–1892 | 11 October 1883 | United Kingdom
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Later Duke of Clarence and Avondale |
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Nicholas, Tsesarevich of Russia | 1868–1918 | 18 May 1884 | Russian Empire
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Later Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia |
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Prince Alexander Friedrich of Hesse-Kassel | 1863–1945 | 29 October 1884 | Electorate of Hesse
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Later Alexander Friedrich, Landgrave of Hesse |
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Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire | 1842–1918 | 13 December 1884 |  Ottoman Empire
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Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres | 1840–1910 | 14 September 1885 | France
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Prince George of Wales | 1865–1936 | 11 October 1885 | United Kingdom
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Later George V, King of the United Kingdom |
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Prince Philippe, Count of Paris | 1838–1894 | 22 October 1885 | France
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Constantine, Crown Prince of Greece | 1868–1923 | 28 August 1886 | Kingdom of Greece
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Also Prince of Denmark Later Constantine I, King of the Hellenes |
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Mutsuhito, Emperor of Japan | 1852–1912 | 18 May 1887 |  Empire of Japan
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Prince Heinrich of Prussia | 1862–1929 | 30 July 1888 | Kingdom of Prussia
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Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape | 1813–1895 | 25 August 1888 | German Empire
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Prince Christian of Denmark | 1870–1947 | 26 September 1888 | Denmark
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Later Christian X, King of Denmark, and Sovereign of the Order |
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Nikolay de Girs | 1820–1895 | 25 October 1888 | Russian Empire
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire (1882–1895) |
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Prince George of Greece and Denmark | 1869–1957 | 15 November 1888 | Kingdom of Greece
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Nicholas I, Prince of Montenegro | 1841–1921 | 18 May 1889 |  Principality of Montenegro
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Later Nicholas I, King of Montenegro |
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Count Gustav Kálnoky von Kőröspatak | 1832–1898 | 18 May 1889 | Austria-Hungary
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Ministers of the Imperial and Royal House and of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary (1881–1895) |
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Karl I, King of Württemberg | 1823–1891 | 21 June 1889 |  Kingdom of Württemberg
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Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia | 1871–1899 | 9 October 1889 | Russian Empire
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Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria | 1833–1896 | 21 July 1890 | Austria-Hungary
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Prince Carl of Denmark | 1872–1957 | 3 August 1890 | Denmark
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Later Haakon VII, King of Norway |
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Archduke Karl Stephen of Austria | 1860–1901 | 18 August 1890 | Austria-Hungary
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Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark | 1872–1938 | 7 September 1890 | Kingdom of Greece
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Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria | 1821–1912 | 18 May 1891 | Kingdom of Bavaria
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Sadi Carnot | 1837–1894 | 5 August 1891 | France
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President of the French Republic (1887–1894) |
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Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples | 1869–1947 | 23 September 1891 | Kingdom of Italy
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Later Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy |
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Count Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov | 1837–1916 | 21 December 1891 | Russian Empire
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Minister of Imperial Court of the Russian Empire (1881–1897) |
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Chulalongkorn, King of Siam | 1853–1910 | 8 January 1892 |  Siam
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Louise, Queen of Denmark | 1817–1898 | 26 May 1892 | Electorate of Hesse Denmark
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Born Princess of Hesse-Kassel |
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Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen | 1856–1936 | 26 May 1892 | Austria-Hungary
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Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | 1863–1948 | 26 May 1892 | Denmark
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Christian XI's nephew |
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Johannes Nellemann | 1831–1906 | 12 May 1893 | Minister of Justice (1875–1896) | |
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Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1851–1897 | 17 July 1894 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Prince Harald of Denmark | 1876–1949 | 28 July 1894 | Denmark
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Prince Friedrich Karl of Hesse-Kassel | 1868–1940 | 24 June 1895 | Electorate of Hesse
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Later Fredrik Kaarle, King-elect of Finland |
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Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia | 1866–1933 | 7 September 1895 | Russian Empire
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Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | 1846–1911 | 5 May 1896 |  Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
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Vajiravudh, Crown Prince of Siam | 1881–1925 | 27 July 1897 | Siam
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Later Vajiravudh, King of Siam |
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Svasti Sobhana, Prince Svastivatana Visishtha | 1865–1935 | |||
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Friedrich Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1882–1945 | 3 August 1897 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia | 1878–1918 | 6 August 1897 | Russian Empire
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Baron Fredrik von Essen | 1831–1921 | 18 September 1897 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
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The King of Sweden and Norway's Marshal of the Realm (1894–1911) |
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Friedrich, Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden | 1857–1928 | 13 October 1897 |  Grand Duchy of Baden
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Later Friedrich II, Grand Duke of Baden |
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Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia | 1859–1919 | 18 November 1897 | Russian Empire
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Niels Frederik Ravn | 1826–1910 | 8 April 1898 | Denmark
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Minister of Foreign Affairs (1897–1900) |
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Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1857–1920 | 9 June 1898 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Georg Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Hanover | 1880–1912 | 9 October 1898 | Kingdom of Hanover
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Christian IX's grandson |
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Yoshihito, Crown Prince of Japan | 1879–1926 | 9 October 1899 | Empire of Japan
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Later Yoshihito, Emperor of Japan |
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Wilhelm, German Crown Prince and Crown Prince of Prussia | 1882–1951 | 6 May 1900 | German Empire Kingdom of Prussia
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Prince Maximilian of Baden | 1867–1929 | 10 July 1900 | Grand Duchy of Baden
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Later Maximilian, Margrave of Baden Later Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire (1918) |
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Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia | 1863–1919 | 7 September 1900 | Russian Empire
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Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe | 1868–1945 | 14 September 1900 | Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
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Émile Loubet | 1838–1929 | 1 November 1900 | France
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President of the French Republic (1899–1906) |
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Alfonso XIII, King of Spain | 1886–1941 | 20 July 1901 | Spain
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Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg | 1868–1924 | 12 September 1901 | Russian Empire
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Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt | 1856–1918 | 14 July 1902 | Duchy of Anhalt
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Later Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt |
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Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark | 1882–1944 | 6 August 1902 | Kingdom of Greece
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Baron Lave Beck-Friis | 1834–1904 | 27 October 1902 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
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Envoy of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway to the Kingdom of Denmark (1870–1902) |
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Count August zu Eulenburg | 1838–1921 | 3 April 1903 | German Empire
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Prince Friedrich Heinrich of Prussia | 1874–1940 | 29 August 1903 | Kingdom of Prussia
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Gojong, Emperor of Korea | 1852–1919 | 31 August 1903 |  Empire of Korea
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Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skåne | 1882–1973 | 28 October 1903 | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
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Later Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden |
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Duke Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1852–1923 | 3 August 1904 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Prince Heinrich XVIII Reuss of Köstritz | 1847–1911 | 3 August 1904 |  Principality of Reuss-Gera
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Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 1848–1914 | 19 August 1904 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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Prince Gustav of Denmark | 1887–1944 | 4 March 1905 | Denmark
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Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia | 1880–1925 | 8 April 1905 | Kingdom of Prussia
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Prince Aage of Denmark | 1887–1940 | 10 June 1905 | Denmark
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Later Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg |
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Hans von Koester | 1844–1928 | 21 July 1905 | German Empire
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Prince Ernst August of Hanover | 1887–1953 | 17 November 1905 | Kingdom of Hanover
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Later Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick |
Frederik VIII (1906–1912)
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Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | 1884–1954 | 16 June 1906 | Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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Prince Axel of Denmark | 1888–1964 | 12 August 1906 | Denmark
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Conrad Victor Ankarcrona | 1823–1912 | 11 September 1906 |  Sweden
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Grand Master of the Court of the King of Sweden |
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Louise, Queen of Denmark | 1851–1926 | 31 October 1906 | Sweden Denmark
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Born Princess of Sweden |
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Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia | 1883–1942 | 19 November 1906 | German Empire
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Bernhard, Prince of Bülow | 1849–1929 | Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire and Minister-President of Prussia (1900–1909) | ||
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Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria | 1884–1958 | 25 April 1907 | Kingdom of Bavaria
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Armand Fallières | 1841–1931 | 14 June 1907 | France
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President of the French Republic (1906–1913) |
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Prince Adalbert of Prussia | 1884–1948 | 3 July 1907 | German Empire
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Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland | 1884–1965 | 18 December 1907 | Sweden
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Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Romania | 1865–1927 | 8 January 1908 | Kingdom of Romania
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Later Ferdinand I, King of the Romanians |
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Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este | 1863–1914 | 12 May 1908 | Austria-Hungary
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Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe | 1838–1914 | 3 June 1908 | Denmark
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Chancellor of the Chapter of the Royal Danish Orders of Chivalry (1911–1914) |
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Prince Erik of Denmark | 1890–1950 | 8 November 1908 | Later Count of Rosenborg | |
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Manuel II, King of Portugal and the Algarves | 1889–1932 | 24 March 1909 | Kingdom of Portugal
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Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg | 1852–1931 | 28 April 1909 | Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
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Abdicated 1918 |
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Count Vladimir Borisovich Frederiks | 1838–1927 | 16 July 1909 | Russian Empire
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Minister of the Imperial Court of the Emperor of All Russia (1897–1917) |
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Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia | 1856–1929 | 19 July 1909 | ||
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Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark | 1888–1940 | 29 July 1909 | Kingdom of Greece
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Prince George of Greece and Denmark | 1890–1947 | 15 August 1909 | Later George II, King of the Hellenes | |
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Albert I, King of the Belgians | 1875–1934 | 23 February 1910 | Belgium
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Ferdinand I, Tsar of the Bulgarians | 1861–1948 | 20 May 1910 | Tsardom of Bulgaria
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Abdicated 1918 |
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Arvid Taube | 1853–1916 | 6 March 1911 | Sweden
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Foreign Minister of Sweden (1909–1911) |
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Johannes Zeuthen Schroll | 1831–1916 | 27 March 1911 | Denmark
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Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, Prince of Bishnulok | 1883–1920 | 7 August 1911 |  Siam
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Prince Viggo of Denmark | 1893–1970 | 25 December 1911 | Denmark
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Later Count of Rosenborg |
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Vilhelm Thomsen | 1842–1927 | 25 January 1912 |
Christian X (1912–1947)
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Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark | 1899–1972 | 14 May 1912 | Denmark
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Later Frederik IX, King of Denmark, and Sovereign of the Order |
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Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia | 1887–1949 | 15 June 1912 | German Empire
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Born Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Received insignia only |
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Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland | 1889–1918 | 20 November 1912 | ||
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Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands | 1876–1934 | 12 December 1912 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The Netherlands
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Born Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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Prince Oskar of Prussia | 1888–1958 | 25 February 1913 | German Empire
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Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg | 1856–1921 | Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire (1909–1917) | ||
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Edward, Prince of Wales | 1894–1972 | 17 March 1914 | United Kingdom
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Later Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom Abdicated 1936 |
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Prince Arthur of Connaught | 1883–1938 | 10 May 1914 | ||
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Raymond Poincaré | 1860–1934 | 16 May 1914 | France
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President of the French Republic (1913–1920) |
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Hans Niels Andersen | 1852–1937 | 12 February 1919 | Denmark
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Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim | 1867–1951 | 18 February 1919 |  Kingdom of Finland
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Regent of the Kingdom of Finland (1918–1919) Later President of the Republic of Finland (1944–1946) |
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Leopold, Duke of Brabant | 1901–1983 | 27 October 1919 | Belgium
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Later Leopold III, King of the Belgians Abdicated 1951 |
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Prince Albert, Duke of York | 1895–1952 | 30 November 1920 | United Kingdom
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Later George VI, King of the United Kingdom |
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Alexandre Millerand | 1859–1943 | 8 December 1920 | France
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President of the French Republic (1920–1924) |
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Prince René of Bourbon-Parma | 1894–1962 | 9 June 1921 |  Duchy of Parma and Piacenza
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Olav, Crown Prince of Norway | 1903–1991 | 13 August 1921 |  Norway
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Born Prince Alexander of Denmark Later Olav V, King of Norway |
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Epitácio Pessoa | 1865–1942 | 14 November 1921 |  Brazil
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President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1919–1922) |
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Umberto, Prince of Piedmont | 1904–1983 | 31 August 1922 | Kingdom of Italy
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Later Umberto II, King of Italy Abdicated 1946 |
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Wilhelmina, Queen of Netherlands | 1880–1962 | 5 September 1922 | The Netherlands
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Awarded insignia only Abdicated 1948 |
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Prince George, Duke of Kent | 1902–1942 | 23 September 1922 | United Kingdom
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Hirohito, Crown Prince of Japan | 1901–1989 | 23 January 1923 | Japan
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Later Hirohito, Emperor of Japan |
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Baron Tage Reedtz-Thott | 1839–1923 | 30 October 1923 | Denmark
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Council President of Denmark (1894–1897) |
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Stanisław Wojciechowski | 1869–1953 | 20 December 1923 |  Republic of Poland
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President of the Republic of Poland (1922–1926) |
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Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester | 1900–1974 | 24 June 1924 | United Kingdom
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Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1873–1969 | 23 August 1924 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Tomáš Masaryk | 1850–1937 | 24 February 1925 |  Czechoslovakia
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President of Czechoslovakia (1918–1935) |
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Prajadhipok, King of Siam | 1893–1941 | 8 February 1926 | Siam
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Abdicated 1932 |
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Lauri Kristian Relander | 1883–1942 | 7 October 1926 | Finland
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President of the Republic of Finland (1925–1931) |
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Prince Charles, Count of Flanders | 1903–1983 | 9 November 1926 | Belgium
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Gaston Doumergue | 1863–1937 | 12 March 1927 | France
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President of the French Republic (1924–1931) |
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Prince Paul of Greece and Denmark | 1901–1964 | 7 August 1927 | Kingdom of Greece
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Later Paul, King of the Hellenes |
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Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia | 1876–1938 | 18 October 1928 | Russian Empire
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Alfonso, Prince of Asturias | 1907–1938 | 6 February 1929 | Kingdom of Spain
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Later Count of Covadonga |
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Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia | 1908–1975 | |||
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Louis II, Prince of Monaco | 1870–1949 | 23 March 1929 |  Monaco
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Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1910–2001 | 7 June 1929 | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Alexander I, King of Yugoslaiva | 1888–1934 | 26 March 1930 |  Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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Berthold, Margrave of Baden | 1906–1963 | 26 April 1930 | Grand Duchy of Baden
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Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakhon Sawan | 1881–1944 | 4 June 1930 | Siam
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Purachatra Jayakara, Prince of Kamphaengphet | 1881–1936 | |||
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Tisavarakumarn, Prince Damrong Rajanubhab | 1862–1943 | 13 July 1930 | ||
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Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu | 1905–1987 | 3 September 1930 | Japan
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Prince Jean, Duke of Guise | 1874–1940 | 6 October 1930 | France
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Paul Doumer | 1857–1932 | 25 January 1932 | President of the French Republic (1931–1932) | |
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Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe | 1898–1974 | 17 March 1932 | Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
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Fuad I, King of Egypt and the Sudan | 1868–1936 | 4 November 1932 |  Kingdom of Egypt
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Albert Lebrun | 1871–1950 | 17 February 1933 | France
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President of the French Republic (1932–1940) |
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Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten | 1906–1947 | 16 June 1933 | Sweden
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Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland | 1911–2003 | 5 December 1933 | Later Carl, Prince Bernadotte | |
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Prince Paul of Yugoslavia | 1893–1976 | 7 November 1934 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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Regent of Yugoslavia (1934–1941) |
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Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark | 1908–1980 | 26 November 1934 | Kingdom of Greece
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Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna | 1916–2012 | 21 May 1935 | Sweden
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Later Carl Johan, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg |
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Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland | 1912–1997 | |||
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Reza Shah, Shah of Iran | 1878–1944 | 20 January 1937 |  Imperial State of Iran
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Abdicated 1941 |
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Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | 1891–1965 | 24 January 1937 |  Schleswig-Holstein
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Prince Gorm of Denmark | 1919–1991 | 24 February 1937 | Denmark
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Prince Georg of Denmark | 1920–1986 | 16 April 1938 | ||
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Ernst Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick | 1914–1987 | 19 January 1939 |  Duchy of Brunswick
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Miklós Horthy | 1868–1957 | 16 February 1940 |  Kingdom of Hungary
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Regent of Hungary (1920–1944) |
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Prince Flemming of Denmark | 1922–2002 | 9 March 1940 | Denmark
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Later Count of Rosenborg |
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Prince Oluf of Denmark | 1923–1990 | 10 March 1941 | ||
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Sir Bernard Montgomery | 1887–1976 | 5 July 1945 | United Kingdom
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Later Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein |
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Dwight D. Eisenhower | 1890–1969 | 15 December 1945 |  United States
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Later President of the United States (1953–1961) |
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Princess Juliana of the Netherlands | 1909–2004 | 5 April 1946 | The Netherlands
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Awarded insignia only Later Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands |
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Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands | 1911–2004 | Later Prince consort of the Netherlands |
Frederik IX (1947–1972)
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Later Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, and Sovereign of the Order Abdicated 2024 |
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Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark | Born 1946 | Later Queen of the Hellenes | ||
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Ingrid, Queen of Denmark | 1910–2000 | 24 May 1947 | Sweden
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Born Princess of Sweden Awarded insignia only |
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Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom | 1926–2022 | 16 November 1947 | United Kingdom
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Later Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom |
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Philip Mountbatten | 1921–2021 | Kingdom of Greece
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Born Prince of Greece and Denmark, later Prince of the United Kingdom, Duke of Edinburgh | |
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Winston Churchill | 1874–1965 | 9 October 1950 | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940–1945; 1951–1955) | |
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Juho Kusti Paasikivi | 1870–1956 | 17 November 1950 | Finland
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President of the Republic of Finland (1946–1956) |
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Vincent Auriol | 1884–1966 | 28 November 1950 | France
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President of the French Republic (1947–1954) |
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Sigvard, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg | 1907–2002 | 28 March 1952 | Sweden
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Formerly Prince of Sweden, Duke of Uppland |
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Chumbhotbongs Paribatra, Prince of Nakhon Sawan II | 1904–1959 | 28 November 1952 | Thailand
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Akihito, Crown Prince of Japan | Born 1933 | 8 August 1953 |  Japan
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Later Akihito, Emperor of Japan Abdicated 2019 |
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Ásgeir Ásgeirsson | 1894–1972 | 5 April 1954 |  Iceland
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President of Iceland (1952–1968) |
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Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia | 1892–1975 | 21 November 1954 |  Ethiopian Empire
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Abdicated 1974 |
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Prince Makonnen Haile Selassie, Duke of Harar | 1924–1957 | |||
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Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg | 1896–1985 | 21 March 1955 |  Luxembourg
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Abdicated 1964 |
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René Coty | 1882–1962 | 15 May 1955 | France
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President of the French Republic (1954–1959) |
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Takahito, Prince Mikasa | 1915–2016 | 5 March 1957 | Japan
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Urho Kekkonen | 1900–1986 | 3 September 1957 | Finland
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President of the Republic of Finland (1956–1982) |
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Harald, Crown Prince of Norway | Born 1938 | 21 February 1958 | Norway
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Later Harald V, King of Norway |
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Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand | 1927–2018 | 21 April 1958 | Thailand
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Mohammad Reza, Shah of Iran | 1919–1980 | 14 May 1959 |  Imperial State of Iran
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Caroline-Mathilde, Hereditary Princess of Denmark | 1912–1995 | 3 September 1960 | Denmark
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Princess Axel of Denmark | 1899–1977 | 4 September 1960 | Sweden Denmark
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Born Princess of Sweden |
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Sirikit, Queen of Thailand | 1932–2025 | 6 September 1960 | Thailand
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Prince Ingolf of Denmark | Born 1940 | 17 February 1961 | Denmark
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Later Count of Rosenborg |
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Princess Viggo, Countess of Rosenborg | 1895–1966 | 11 March 1961 | United States Denmark
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Constantine, Crown Prince of Greece | 1940–2023 | 4 January 1962 | Kingdom of Greece
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Later Constantine II, King of the Hellenes |
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Princess Elisabeth of Denmark | 1935–2018 | 11 March 1962 | Denmark
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Adolf Schärf | 1890–1965 | 6 June 1962 |  Austria
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Federal President of the Republic of Austria (1957–1965) |
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Frederica, Queen of the Hellenes | 1917–1981 | 23 January 1963 | Duchy of Brunswick Kingdom of Greece
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Born Princess of Hanover |
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Farah, Queen of Iran | Born 1938 | 3 May 1963 | Imperial State of Iran
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Later Empress of Iran |
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Habib Bourguiba | 1903–2000 | 4 June 1963 |  Tunisia
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President of the Republic of Tunisia (1957–1987) |
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Julius Nyerere | 1922–1999 | 9 September 1963 |  Republic of Tanganyika
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President of the Republic of Tanganyika (1962–1964) |
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Prince Christian of Denmark | 1942–2013 | 20 October 1963 | Denmark
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Later Count of Rosenborg |
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Antonio Segni | 1891–1972 | 20 April 1964 |  Italy
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President of the Italian Republic (1962–1964) |
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Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark | Born 1944 | 11 September 1964 | Kingdom of Greece
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Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark | 1939–2024 | |||
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Carl Gustaf, Crown Prince of Sweden | Born 1946 | 12 January 1965 | Sweden
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Later Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden |
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Charles de Gaulle | 1890–1970 | 5 April 1965 | France
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President of the French Republic (1959–1969) |
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Masahito, Prince Hitachi | Born 1935 | 28 September 1965 | Japan
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Baudouin, King of the Belgians | 1930–1993 | 8 February 1966 | Belgium
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Giuseppe Saragat | 1898–1988 | 16 May 1966 | Italy
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President of the Italian Republic (1964–1971) |
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Prince Henrik of Denmark | 1934–2018 | 10 June 1967 | France Denmark
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Born Henri de Laborde de Monpezat |
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Richard, Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | 1934–2017 | 3 February 1968 | Denmark
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Later Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg |
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Albert, Prince of Liège | Born 1934 | 18 June 1968 | Belgium
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Later Albert II, King of the Belgians Abdicated 2013 |
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Asfa Wossen Haile Selassie, Crown Prince of Ethiopia | 1914–1997 | 15 January 1970 | Ethiopian Empire
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Gustav Heinemann | 1899–1976 | 9 June 1970 |  Federal Republic of Germany
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Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969–1974) |
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Kristján Eldjárn | 1916–1982 | 2 September 1970 | Iceland
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President of Iceland (1968–1980) |
Margrethe II (1972–2024)
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Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark | Born 1968 | 14 January 1972 | Denmark
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Later Frederik X, King of Denmark, and Sovereign of the Order |
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Prince Joachim of Denmark | Born 1969 | Chancellor of the Chapter of the Royal Orders of Chivalry | ||
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Princess Christina of Sweden | Born 1943 | 16 January 1973 | Sweden
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Later Princess Christina, Mrs Magnuson |
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Sonja, Crown Princess of Norway | Born 1937 | 12 February 1973 | Norway
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Later Queen of Norway |
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Princess Georg of Denmark | 1917–1980 | 16 April 1974 | Denmark
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Born Anne Bowes-Lyon, formerly Viscountess Anson |
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Charles, Prince of Wales | Born 1947 | 30 April 1974 | Later Charles III, King of the United Kingdom | |
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Josip Broz Tito | 1892–1980 | 29 October 1974 |  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1953–1980) |
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Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands | Born 1938 | 29 October 1975 | The Netherlands
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Later Queen of the Netherlands Abdicated 2013 |
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Prince Claus of the Netherlands | 1926–2002 | Later Prince consort of the Netherlands | ||
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Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | 1921–2019 | 22 November 1976 | Luxembourg
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Abdicated 2000 |
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Joséphine-Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg | 1927–2005 | Belgium Luxembourg
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Born Princess of Belgium | |
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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | 1926–2020 | 12 October 1978 | France
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President of the French Republic (1974–1980) |
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Giovanni Leone | 1908–2001 | 8 November 1978 | Italy
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President of the Italian Republic (1971–1978) |
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Rudolf Kirchschläger | 1915–2000 | 3 April 1979 | Austria
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Federal President of the Republic of Austria (1974–1986) |
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Juan Carlos I, King of Spain | Born 1938 | 17 March 1980 |  Spain
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Abdicated 2014 |
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Sofía, Queen of Spain | Born 1938 | Kingdom of Greece Spain
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Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | Born 1930 | 25 February 1981 | Iceland
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President of Iceland (1980–1996) |
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Nagako, Empress of Japan | 1903–2000 | 21 April 1981 | Japan
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François Mitterrand | 1916–1996 | 28 April 1982 | France
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President of the French Republic (1981–1995) |
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Mauno Koivisto | 1923–2017 | 20 April 1983 | Finland
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President of the Republic of Finland (1982–1994) |
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Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia | 1920, 1921 or 1923–2005 | 18 March 1984 |  Saudi Arabia
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António Ramalho Eanes | Born 1935 | 25 June 1984 |  Portugal
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President of the Portuguese Republic (1976–1986) |
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Silvia, Queen of Sweden | Born 1943 | 3 September 1985 | Sweden
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Hosni Mubarak | 1928–2020 | 19 February 1986 |  Egypt
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President of the Arab Republic of Egypt (1981–2011) |
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Hassan II, King of Morocco | 1929–1999 | 15 February 1988 |  Morocco
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Richard Freiherr von Weizsäcker | 1920–2015 | 25 April 1989 | Federal Republic of Germany
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Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984–1994) |
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Birendra, King of Nepal | 1945–2001 | 17 October 1989 |  Kingdom of Nepal
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Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway | Born 1973 | 20 July 1991 | Norway
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Mário Soares | 1924–2017 | 6 May 1992 | Portugal
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President of the Portuguese Republic (1986–1996) |
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Princess Märtha Louise of Norway | Born 1971 | 13 October 1992 | Norway
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Lech Wałęsa | Born 1943 | 5 July 1993 |  Poland
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President of the Republic of Poland (1990–1995) |
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Oscar Luigi Scalfaro | 1918–2012 | 19 October 1993 | Italy
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President of the Italian Republic (1992–1999) |
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Lennart Meri | 1929–2006 | 12 April 1994 |  Estonia
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President of the Republic of Estonia (1992–2001) |
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Martti Ahtisaari | 1937–2023 | 7 September 1994 | Finland
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President of the Republic of Finland (1994–2000) |
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Paola, Queen of the Belgians | Born 1937 | 16 May 1995 | Belgium
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Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden | Born 1977 | 14 July 1995 | Sweden
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Alexandra Manley | Born 1964 | 17 November 1995 |  Hong Kong Denmark
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Later Princess of Denmark, then Countess of Frederiksborg |
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Nelson Mandela | 1918–2013 | 18 February 1996 |  South Africa
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President of the Republic of South Africa (1994–1999) |
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Algirdas Brazauskas | 1932–2010 | 9 October 1996 |  Lithuania
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President of the Republic of Lithuania (1992–1998) |
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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson | Born 1943 | 18 November 1996 | Iceland
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President of Iceland (1996–2016) |
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Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece | Born 1967 | 14 January 1997 | Kingdom of Greece Denmark
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Also Prince of Denmark |
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Guntis Ulmanis | Born 1939 | 18 March 1997 |  Latvia
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President of the Republic of Latvia (1993–1999) |
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Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange | Born 1967 | 31 January 1998 | The Netherlands
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Later Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands |
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Al Hussein I bin Talal, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | 1935–1999 | 27 April 1998 |  Jordan
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Michiko, Empress of Japan | Born 1934 | 2 June 1998 | Japan
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Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Born 1931 | 3 May 1999 | Brazil
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President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1995–2002) |
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Emil Constantinescu | Born 1939 | 23 May 2000 | Romania
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President of Romania (1996–2000) |
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Petar Stoyanov | Born 1952 | 17 October 2000 | Bulgaria
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President of the Republic of Bulgaria (1997–2002) |
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Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller | 1913–2012 | 15 December 2000 | Denmark
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Vajiralongkorn, Crown Prince of Thailand | Born 1952 | 7 February 2001 | Thailand
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Later Maha Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand |
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Tarja Halonen | Born 1943 | 3 April 2001 | Finland
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President of the Republic of Finland (2000–2012) |
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Milan Kučan | Born 1941 | 10 October 2001 |  Slovenia
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President of the Republic of Slovenia (1991–2002) |
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Johannes Rau | 1931–2006 | 24 April 2002 | Germany
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Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1999–2004) |
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Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant | Born 1960 | 28 May 2002 | Belgium
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Later Philippe, King of the Belgians |
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Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | Born 1955 | 20 October 2003 | Luxembourg
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Abdicated 2025 |
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Ion Iliescu | Born 1930 | 16 March 2004 | Romania
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President of Romania (1989–1996) |
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Mary Donaldson | Born 1972 | 9 May 2004 |  Australia Denmark
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Later Crown Princess, then Queen of Denmark |
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Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan | Born 1960 | 16 November 2004 | Japan
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Later Naruhito, Emperor of Japan |
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Georgi Parvanov | Born 1957 | 29 March 2006 | Bulgaria
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President of the Republic of Bulgaria (2002–2012) |
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Karolos Papoulias | 1929–2021 | 24 May 2006 |  Greece
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President of the Hellenic Republic (2005–2015) |
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva[17] | Born 1945 | 12 September 2007 | Brazil
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President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (2003–2010; 2023–present) |
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Roh Moo-hyun | 1946–2009 | 8 October 2007 |  South Korea
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President of the Republic of Korea (2003–2008) |
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Felipe Calderón Hinojosa | Born 1962 | 18 February 2008 |  Mexico
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President of the United Mexican States (2006–2012) |
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Princess Marie of Denmark[18] | Born 1976 | 24 May 2008 | France Denmark
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Born Marie Cavallier |
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Lee Myung-bak | Born 1941 | 11 May 2011 | South Korea
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President of the Republic of Korea (2008–2013) |
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Ivan Gašparovič | Born 1941 | 23 October 2012 |  Slovakia
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President of the Republic of Slovakia (2004–2018) |
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Sauli Niinistö | Born 1948 | 4 April 2013 | Finland
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President of the Republic of Finland (2012–2024) |
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Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway[19] | Born 1973 | 17 May 2014 | Norway
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Máxima, Queen of the Netherlands | Born 1971 | 17 March 2015 | The Netherlands
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Enrique Peña Nieto | Born 1966 | 13 April 2016 | Mexico
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President of the United Mexican States (2012–2018) |
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Guðni Th. Jóhannesson | Born 1968 | 24 January 2017 | Iceland
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President of Iceland (2016–2024) |
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Mathilde, Queen of the Belgians | Born 1973 | 28 March 2017 | Belgium
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Emmanuel Macron | Born 1977 | 28 August 2018 | France
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President of the French Republic (2017–present) |
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Frank-Walter Steinmeier | Born 1956 | 10 November 2021 | Germany
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Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (2017–present) |
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway | Born 2004 | 21 January 2022 | Norway
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Prince Christian of Denmark | Born 2005 | 15 October 2023 | Denmark
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Later Crown Prince of Denmark |
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Felipe VI, King of Spain | Born 1968 | 6 November 2023 | Spain
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Letizia, Queen of Spain | Born 1972 |
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Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland | Born 1973 | 6 May 2024 | Sweden
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Halla Tómasdóttir | Born 1968 | 8 October 2024 | Iceland
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Abdel Fattah el-Sisi | Born 1954 | 6 December 2024 | Egypt
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President of the Arab Republic of Egypt (2014–present) |
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Alexander Stubb | Born 1968 | 4 March 2025 | Finland
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President of the Republic of Finland (2024–present) |
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Edgars Rinkēvičs | Born 1973 | 28 October 2025 | Latvia
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President of the Republic of Latvia (2023–present) |
References
[edit]- ^ Matikkala, Antti (2008). The Orders of Knighthood and the Formation of the British Honours System 1660–1760. Rochester, New York: Boydell Press. ISBN 978-1-84383-423-6
- ^ Johnsen, Oscar Albert (1929). "Frederick, prins av Hessen-Kassel". In Bull, Edvard; Jansen, Einar (eds.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 4 (1st ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 258–259.
- ^ Sørensen, Søren Anthon (1889). "Christian, Prins af Hessen-Kassel". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk biografisk Lexikon, tillige omfattende Norge for tidsrummet 1537-1814 (in Danish). Vol. III (1st ed.). Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 530.
- ^ a b c Johann Heinrich Friedrich Berlien (1846). Der Elephanten-Orden und seine Ritter: eine historische Abhandlung über die ersten Spuren dieses Ordens und dessen fernere Entwicklung bis zu seiner gegenwärtigen Gestalt, und nächstdem ein Material zur Personalhistorie, nach den Quellen des Königlichen Geheimen-Staatsarchivs und des Königlichen Ordenskapitelsarchivs zu Kopenhagen. Gedruckt in der Berlingschen Officin. p. 176.
- ^ Kongelig Dansk Hof-og Statscalender Statshaandbog for det danske Monarchie for Aaret 1860, p.27 (in Danish). Retrieved 12 March 2020
- ^ a b c d e Pedersen 2009, p. 466
- ^ Pedersen 2009, p. 463
- ^ a b c Pedersen 2009, p. 468
- ^ a b c d e f g Bille-Hansen, A. C.; Holck, Harald, eds. (1872) [1st pub.:1801]. Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1872 [State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1872] (PDF). Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri. p. 3. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via da:DIS Danmark.
- ^ a b c d e Pedersen 2009, p. 472
- ^ Pedersen 2009, p. 245
- ^ Pedersen 2009, p. 470
- ^ Pedersen 2009, p. 467
- ^ a b Pedersen 2009, p. 464
- ^ Pedersen 2009, p. 360
- ^ Pedersen 2009, p. 465
- ^ Photobucket
- ^ Official list of knights of the Order of the Elephant. Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
- ^ Royal House of Norway
Bibliography
[edit]- Pedersen, Jørgen (2009). Riddere af Elefantordenen, 1559–2009 (in Danish). Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag. ISBN 978-87-7674-434-2. Retrieved 19 February 2024.