List of Knights of the Order of the Elephant

These are the Knights of the Order of the Elephant (since 1900) :

By reign

Persons in bold characters are alive members

King Christian IX of Denmark

1863-1879 : in development ...

20th Century

King Frederik VIII of Denmark

King Christian X of Denmark

King Frederick IX of Denmark (1947-1972)

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (14 January 1972 - )

By country

Persons in bold characters are alive members

 Denmark

 Greece

Since King George I of Greece (born Prince William of Denmark), the Prince(sse)s of Greece are named "Prince(sse)s of Greece and Denmark"

  •  Kingdom of Greece (1832–1924; 1935–1941; 1944–1974)
    • 2 November 1846: Otto I, King of Greece
    • 6 June 1863: Georg I, King of Greece
    • 28 August 1886: Constantine I, King of Greece, George I's eldest son
    • 15 November 1888: George, Prince of Greece and Denmark, George I's 2nd son
    • 7 September 1890: Nicholas, Prince of Greece and Denmark, George I's 3rd son
    • 6 August 1902: Andrew, Prince of Greece and Denmark, George I's 4th son
    • 29 July 1909: Christopher, Prince of Greece and Denmark, George I's 5th son
    • 15 August 1909: George II, King of Greece, Constantine I's eldest son
    • 7 August 1927: Paul, King of Greece, Constantine I's 3rd son
    • 26 November 1934: Peter, Prince of Greece and Denmark, Prince George's son
    • 4 January 1962: King Constantine II, former King of the Hellenes, King Paul's son
    • 23 January 1963: Frederica, Queen of Greece
    • 11 September 1964: Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, Constantine II's sister
    • 11 September 1964: Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Prince Christopher's son

N.B. Princess Sofia of Greece and Denmark, later Queen Sofía of Spain (17 March 1980), see Spain

Europe

 Austria

 Belgium

 Bulgaria

 Estonia

 Finland

N.B. : Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov (2 June 1848), see Russia

 France

 Germany

Formerly reigning German local dynasties

 Iceland

 Italy

Formerly reigning Families of the Pre-Unification States

 Latvia

 Lithuania

 Luxembourg

Kings of Netherlands from William I to William III are also Grand Duke of Luxembourg, see Netherlands

 Monaco

 Montenegro

  • 18 May 1889: Nikola I, Prince of Montenegro (later King of Montenegro)

 Netherlands

 Norway

 Poland

 Portugal

 Romania

 Russia

 Serbia

 Slovakia

 Slovenia

 Spain

 Sweden

  •  Sweden (-1814)
  •  United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway (1814-1905)
    • 10 October 1808: Charles XIV John, King of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway (1818–44), formerly Marshal of France
    • 28 January 1810: Charles XIII, King of Sweden 1809-1818 and Norway 1814-1818
    • 1 December 1835: Oscar I, King of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway (1844–59), formerly Duke of Södermanland
    • 16 July 1846: Charles XV, King of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway (1859–72), formerly Duke of Skåne (Oscar I's elder son)
    • 27 September 1847: Gustaf, Prince of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Uppland (Oscar I's 2nd son)
    • 3 June 1848: Oscar II, King of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway (1872-1905) and of Sweden (1905-1907), formerly Duke of Östergötland (Oscar I's 3rd son)
    • 2 October 1848: Gustaf Algernon Stierneld, Foreign Minister of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
    • 28 July 1869: Gustaf Sparre (justitiestatsminister), Marshal of the Realm
    • 28 July 1869: Carl Wachtmeister, Foreign Minister of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
    • 5 March 1874: Axel Gustaf Adlercreutz, Minister of Justice (Sweden)
    • 22 June 1874: Gustaf V, King of Sweden (1907–50), sooner Prince of Sweden (and Norway), Duke of Värmland (Oscar II's elder son)
    • 20 July 1880: Oscar, Prince Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden (and Norway), Duke of Gotland (Oscar II's 2nd son)
    • 31 August 1883: Carl, Prince of Sweden (and Norway), Duke of Västergötland (Oscar II's 3rd son and Queen Astrid's father)
    • 31 August 1883: Eugen, Prince of Sweden (and Norway), Duke of Närke (Oscar II's 4th son)
    • 18 September 1897: Fredrik von Essen, Marshal of the Realm of Sweden
    • 27 October 1902: Lave Beck-Friis, Swedish envoy to Denmark
    • 28 October 1903: Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden(1950–73), Pr. of Sweden (and Norway), formerly Duke of Skåne (Gustav V's 1st son)
  •  Sweden (1905 - )
    • 11 September 1906: Conrad Victor Ankarcrona, Grand Master of Stockholm Palace
    • 18 December 1907: Wilhelm, Prince of Sweden (and Norway), Duke of Södermanland (Gustav V's 2nd son)
    • 6 March 1911: Arvid Taube, Foreign Minister of Sweden
    • 20 November 1912: Erik, Prince of Sweden (and Norway), Duke of Västmanland (Gustav V's 3rd son)
    • 16 June 1933: Gustaf Adolf, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten (Gustaf VI Adolf's son and Carl XVI Gustaf's father)
    • 5 December 1933: Prince Carl Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden, Duke of Östergötland, (Duke of Västergötland's son)
    • 21 May 1935: Carl Johan, Count Bernadotte of Wisborg, formerly Prince of Sweden, Duke of Dalarna (Gustav VI's 4th son)
    • 21 May 1935: Bertil, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Halland (Gustav VI's 3rd son)
      NB 24. May 1947: Ingrid of Sweden, Queen of Denmark, see Denmark
    • 28 March 1952: Sigvard, Count Bernadotte of Wisborg, formerly Prince of Sweden, Duke of Uppland (Gustav VI's 2nd son)
    • 4 September 1960: Margaretha, Prinsess Consort of Denmark, née Princess of Sweden
    • 12 January 1965: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
    • 16 January 1973: Princess Christina, Mrs Magnusson
    • 3 September 1985: Queen Silvia of Sweden
    • 14 July 1995: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

 Turkey

 United Kingdom

  • 4 July 1815: George IV, King of the United Kingdom
  • 15 July 1830: William IV, King of the United Kingdom and Hanover
  • 20 January 1843: Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort of United Kingdom
  • 4 July 1875: Alfred of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of United Kingdom and Ireland
  • 11 October 1883: Albert Victor, Prince of United Kingdom, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
  • 11 October 1885: George V, King of United Kingdom and Ireland
  • 17 March 1914: Prince Edward Albert of United Kingdom, Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom
  • 10 May 1914: Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Prince of the United Kingdom
  • 30 November 1920: Prince Albert of United Kingdom, Duke of York, later George VI of the United Kingdom and Ireland
  • 23 September 1922: Prince George, Duke of Kent, Prince of the United Kingdom
  • 24 June 1924: Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Prince of the United Kingdom
  • 5 July 1945: Bernard Montgomery, Field Marshal
  • 16 November 1947: Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, later Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
  • 16 November 1947: Prince Philip of the United Kingdom, Duke of Edinburgh
  • 9 October 1950: Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • 30 April 1974: Prince Charles of the United Kingdom, Prince of Wales

Africa

 Egypt

 Ethiopia

 Morocco

 South Africa

 Tanzania

 Tunisia

America

 Brazil

 Mexico

 United States

  • 15 December 1945: Dwight D. Eisenhower, later President of United States (made Knight in his capacity of General)

Asia - Middle East

 Iran

 Jordan

 Saudi Arabia

Asia - Far East

 Japan

  • 18 May 1887: Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan
  • 9 October 1899: Yoshihito, Emperor Taishō of Japan
  • 23 January 1923: Hirohito, Emperor Showa of Japan
  • 3 September 1930: Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu of Japan
  • 8 August 1953: Akihito, former Emperor (Heisei) of Japan
  • 5 March 1957: Takahito, Prince Mikasa of Japan
  • 28 September 1965: Masahito, Prince Hitachi of Japan
  • 21 April 1981: Nagako, Empress Kōjun of Japan
  • 2 June 1998: Michiko, former Empress of Japan
  • 16 November 2004: Naruhito, Emperor of Japan

   Nepal

 South Korea

 Thailand

References

  1. Photobucket
  2. Official List of Knights of the Order of the Elephant. Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
  3. Royal House of Norway
  4. "Suomen tasavallan presidentti: Kuvat: Vierailut". www.tpk.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  5. Gothaischer Hofkalender genealogisches Taschenbuch der fürstlichen Häuser 1930. Page 57
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.