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

Persons in bold characters are alive members

Frederik III (1648–1670)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Prince George of Denmark[1] 1653–1708 2 April 1653  Denmark Later prince consort of Great Britain and Duke of Cumberland
Count Frederik of Ahlefeldt-Rixingen 1623–1686 11 October 1663 Later Grand Chancellor of Denmark (1676–1686)

Christian V (1670–1699)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Johann Adolf, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön 1634–1704 25 October 1671  Denmark
August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg-Plön 1635–1699 29 May 1676
Friedrich VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach 1647–1709 26 July 1682 Margraviate of Baden-Durlach

Frederik IV (1699–1730)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Prince Friedrich of Hesse-Kassel 1676–1751 27 May 1700 Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel Later Fredrik, Prince consort of Sweden; Fredrik I, King of Sweden; and Friedrich I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1675–1713 28 February 1703 Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Peter I, Tsar of Russia 1762–1725 18 February 1713  Tsardom of Russia Later Peter I, Emperor of Russia
Prince Alexander Danilovich Menshikov 1673–1729 22 February 1710 Field Marshal of the Russian Imperial Army
Prince Anikita Ivanovich Repnin 1668–1726 16 June 1713 Russian general
Prince Vasily Vladimirovich Dolgorukov 1667–1746

Christian VI (1730–1746)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Karl I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 1682–1770 6 June 1731 Landgraviate of Hesse-Philippsthal
Adolf Friedrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1686–1752 Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Christian Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1683–1756 30 April 1737 Later Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Frederik V (1746–1766)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Adolf Fredrik, King of Sweden 1710–1771 4 September 1752  Sweden
Friedrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1717–1785 28 September 1762 Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Baron Carl Otto Hamilton of Hageby 1704–1770 24 December 1763  Sweden Member of the Privy Council of Sweden

Christian VII (1766–1808)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Gustaf, Crown Prince of Sweden 1746–1972 19 April 1766  Sweden Later Gustaf III, King of Sweden
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 1768–1839 28 January 1768  Denmark Later Frederik VI, King of Denmark and Norway, and Sovereign of the Order
Karl Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach 1755–1801 29 January 1769 Margraviate of Baden Later Karl Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Baden (unified)
Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1725–1778 11 October 1774 Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Duke Ernst Gottlob of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1742–1814 20 January 1776
Gustaf Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden 1778–1837 1 November 1786  Sweden Later Gustaf IV Adolf, King of Sweden
Abdicated 1809
Prince Christian Frederik of Denmark 1786–1848 16 November 1787  Denmark Later Christian VIII, King of Denmark and Norway, and Sovereign of the Order
Prince Frederik of Hesse-Kassel[2] 1771–1845 1801 Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel Later Governor-General of Norway (1810–1813) and Schleswig and Holstein (1836–1842)
Prince Christian of Hesse-Kassel[3] 1776–1814 1803
Prince Alexander Borisovich Kurakin 1752–1818 9 February 1808  Russian Empire Acting Chancellor of the Russian Empire (1801–1802)

Frederik VI (1808–1839)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Napoléon I, Emperor of the French 1769–1821 18 May 1808 French Empire
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia[4] 1777–1825 2 July 1808  Russian Empire
Lodewijk I, King of Holland 1778–1846 29 August 1808 Kingdom of Holland
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte 1763–1844 10 October 1808 French Empire Marshal of France
Later Karl XIV Johan, King of Sweden and Norway
Carl XIII, King of Sweden[4] 1748–1818 10 February 1810  Sweden Later also Carl II, King of Norway
Jean-Pierre, Count of Montalivet 1766–1823 4 February 1811 French Empire Minister of the Interior of the French Empire

Christian VIII (1839–1848)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Friedrich Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Prussia[5] 1795–1861 19 January 1840  Kingdom of Prussia Later Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia
Adolf, Duke of Nassau[6] 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[7] 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[8] 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[9] 1823–1883 5 April 1842
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[10] 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[9] 1814–1885 18 September 1843 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[8] 1827–1892 23 July 1844
Louis Philippe I, King of the French[11] 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
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[9] 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)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Friedrich Wilhelm I, Elector of Hesse 1802–1875 29 January 1848 Electorate of Hesse
Francisco de Asís, King of Spain[12] 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 Prime Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway (1838–1842; 1848–1856)
Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria[10] 1830–1916 17 January 1849  Austrian Empire
Willem III, King of the Netherlands[13] 1817–1890 24 August 1849  The Netherlands
Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg[10] 1800–1852 28 October 1849  Austrian Empire Minister-President of the Austrian Empire (1848–1852)
Count Joseph Radetzky von Radetz[10] 1766–1858
Georg V, King of Hanover[14] 1819–1878 23 November 1851  Kingdom of Hanover
Count Karl Ferdinand von Buol[10] 1797–1865 11 June 1852  Austrian Empire Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Austrian Empire (1852–1859)
Otto Theodor von Manteuffel[15] 1805–1882 11 June 1852  Kingdom of Prussia Minister-President of the Kingdom of Prussia (1850–1858)
Prince August, Duke of Dalarna[9] 1831–1873 9 June 1852  United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg[9] 1827–1900 2 April 1853 Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Prince Karl of Prussia[8] 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[14] 1809–1895 28 November 1855
Prince Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte 1822–1891 24 September 1856[16]
Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov[9] 1798–1883 16 September 1857  Russian Empire Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire (1856–1882)
Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia[9] 1843–1865 20 September 1859
Muhammad Ali Pasha, Hereditary Prince of Egypt 1833–1861 16 May 1859 Egyptian Eyalet
Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz[6] 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[6] 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[6] 1844–1900 19 August 1863  Kingdom of Italy Later Umberto I, King of Italy
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta[6] 1845–1890 Later Amadeo I, King of Spain

Christian IX (1863–1906)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
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
Christian Frederik Hansen 1788–1873 23 February 1865  Denmark Minister of War
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
Count Vladimir Fyodorovich Adlerberg 1791–1884 26 October 1866
Count Andrei Petrovich Shuvalov 1802–1873 Grand Marshal of the Court of the Emperor of Russia
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge 1819–1904 26 March 1867  United Kingdom
Ludwig Wilhelm of Bentheim and Steinfurt 1812–1890 22 November 1867 Bentheim-Steinfurt
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 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 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
Count Alexander Vladimirovich Adlerberg 1818–1888 Minister of the Imperial Court of the Russian Empire
Prince Vladimir Andreevich Dolgorukov 1810–1891 14 August 1876
Count Dmitry Alekseyevich Milyutin 1816–1912 19 August 1876 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
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
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 Later Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia
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 Court Marshal of Denmark
Johannes Nellemann 1831–1906 12 May 1893 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
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
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)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
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 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 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
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 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

Christian X (1912–1947)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 1899–1972 14 May 1912  Denmark Later Frederik IX, King of Denmark, and Sovereign of the Order
Prince Knud of Denmark 1900–1976 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 Born Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Received insignia only
 Denmark
Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland 1889–1918 20 November 1912
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 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
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
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
Tisavarakumarn, Prince Damrong Rajanubhab 1862–1943 13 July 1930
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 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 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
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
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
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 Later Prince consort of the Netherlands

Frederik IX (1947–1972)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
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 Later Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark Born 1946 Later Queen of the Hellenes
 Denmark
 Kingdom of Greece
Ingrid, Queen of Denmark 1910–2000 24 May 1947  Sweden Born Princess of Sweden
Awarded insignia only
 Denmark
Niels Bohr 1885–1962 17 October 1947
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  Kingdom of Greece Born Prince of Greece and Denmark, later Prince of the United Kingdom, Duke of Edinburgh
 United Kingdom
Winston Churchill 1874–1965 9 October 1950 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
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 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 1939–2024
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)
Masahito, Prince Hitachi Born 1935 28 September 1965  Japan
Baudouin, King of the Belgians 1930–1993 8 February 1966  Belgium
Giuseppe Saragat 1898–1988 16 May 1966  Italy President of the Italian Republic (1964–1971)
Prince Henrik of Denmark 1934–2018 10 June 1967  France
 Denmark 		Born Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
Richard, Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg 1934–2017 3 February 1968  Denmark Later Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Albert, Prince of Liège Born 1934 18 June 1968  Belgium Later Albert II, King of the Belgians
Abdicated 2013
Asfa Wossen Haile Selassie, Crown Prince of Ethiopia 1914–1997 15 January 1970  Ethiopian Empire
Gustav Heinemann 1899–1976 9 June 1970  Federal Republic of Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969–1974)
Kristján Eldjárn 1916–1982 2 September 1970  Iceland President of Iceland (1968–1980)

Margrethe II (1972–2024)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Born 1968 14 January 1972  Denmark Later Frederik X, King of Denmark, and Sovereign of the Order
Prince Joachim of Denmark Born 1969 Chancellor of the Chapter of the Royal Orders of Chivalry
Princess Christina of Sweden Born 1943 16 January 1973  Sweden Later Princess Christina, Mrs Magnuson
Sonja, Crown Princess of Norway Born 1937 12 February 1973  Norway Later Queen of Norway
Princess Georg of Denmark 1917–1980 16 April 1974  Denmark Born Anne Bowes-Lyon, formerly Viscountess Anson
 United Kingdom
Charles, Prince of Wales Born 1947 30 April 1974 Later Charles III, King of the United Kingdom
Josip Broz Tito 1892–1980 29 October 1974  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1953–1980)
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands Born 1938 29 October 1975  The Netherlands Later Queen of the Netherlands
Abdicated 2013
Prince Claus of the Netherlands 1926–2002 Later Prince consort of the Netherlands
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1921–2019 22 November 1976  Luxembourg Abdicated 2000
Joséphine-Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg 1927–2005  Belgium
 Luxembourg 		Born Princess of Belgium
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 1926–2020 12 October 1978  France President of the French Republic (1974–1980)
Giovanni Leone 1908–2001 8 November 1978  Italy President of the Italian Republic (1971–1978)
Rudolf Kirchschläger 1915–2000 3 April 1979  Austria Federal President of the Republic of Austria (1974–1986)
Juan Carlos I, King of Spain Born 1938 17 March 1980  Spain Abdicated 2014
Sofía, Queen of Spain Born 1938  Kingdom of Greece
 Spain 		Born Princess of Greece and Denmark
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Born 1930 25 February 1981  Iceland President of Iceland (1980–1996)
Nagako, Empress of Japan 1903–2000 21 April 1981  Japan
François Mitterrand 1916–1996 28 April 1982  France President of the French Republic (1981–1995)
Mauno Koivisto 1923–2017 20 April 1983  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (1982–1994)
Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia 1920, 1921 or 1923–2005 18 March 1984  Saudi Arabia
António Ramalho Eanes Born 1935 25 June 1984  Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic (1976–1986)
Silvia, Queen of Sweden Born 1943 3 September 1985  Sweden
Hosni Mubarak 1928–2020 19 February 1986  Egypt President of the Arab Republic of Egypt (1981–2011)
Hassan II, King of Morocco 1929–1999 15 February 1988  Morocco
Richard Freiherr von Weizsäcker 1920–2015 25 April 1989  Federal Republic of Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984–1994)
Birendra, King of Nepal 1945–2001 17 October 1989  Kingdom of Nepal
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway Born 1973 20 July 1991  Norway
Mário Soares 1924–2017 6 May 1992  Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic (1986–1996)
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway Born 1971 13 October 1992  Norway
Lech Wałęsa Born 1943 5 July 1993  Poland President of the Republic of Poland (1990–1995)
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro 1918–2012 19 October 1993  Italy President of the Italian Republic (1992–1999)
Lennart Meri 1929–2006 12 April 1994  Estonia President of the Republic of Estonia (1992–2001)
Martti Ahtisaari 1937–2023 7 September 1994  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (1994–2000)
Paola, Queen of the Belgians Born 1937 16 May 1995  Belgium
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden Born 1977 14 July 1995  Sweden
Alexandra Manley Born 1964 17 November 1995  Hong Kong
 Denmark 		Later Princess of Denmark, then Countess of Frederiksborg
Nelson Mandela 1918–2013 18 February 1996  South Africa President of the Republic of South Africa (1994–1999)
Algirdas Brazauskas 1932–2010 9 October 1996  Lithuania President of the Republic of Lithuania (1992–1998)
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Born 1943 18 November 1996  Iceland President of Iceland (1996–2016)
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece Born 1967 14 January 1997  Kingdom of Greece
 Denmark 		Also Prince of Denmark
Guntis Ulmanis Born 1939 18 March 1997  Latvia President of the Republic of Latvia (1993–1999)
Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange Born 1967 31 January 1998  The Netherlands Later Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands
Al Hussein I bin Talal, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 1935–1999 27 April 1998  Jordan
Noor Al Hussein, Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Born 1951
Michiko, Empress of Japan Born 1934 2 June 1998  Japan
Fernando Henrique Cardoso Born 1931 3 May 1999  Brazil President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1995–2002)
Emil Constantinescu Born 1939 23 May 2000  Romania President of Romania (1996–2000)
Petar Stoyanov Born 1952 17 October 2000  Bulgaria President of the Republic of Bulgaria (1997–2002)
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller 1913–2012 15 December 2000  Denmark
Vajiralongkorn, Crown Prince of Thailand Born 1952 7 February 2001  Thailand Later Maha Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand
Tarja Halonen Born 1943 3 April 2001  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (2000–2012)
Milan Kučan Born 1941 10 October 2001  Slovenia President of the Republic of Slovenia (1991–2002)
Johannes Rau 1931–2006 24 April 2002  Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1999–2004)
Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant Born 1960 28 May 2002  Belgium Later Philippe, King of the Belgians
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Born 1955 20 October 2003  Luxembourg
Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Born 1956
Ion Iliescu Born 1930 16 March 2004  Romania President of Romania (1989–1996)
Mary Donaldson Born 1972 9 May 2004  Australia
 Denmark 		Later Crown Princess, then Queen of Denmark
Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan Born 1960 16 November 2004  Japan Later Naruhito, Emperor of Japan
Georgi Parvanov Born 1957 29 March 2006  Bulgaria President of the Republic of Bulgaria (2002–2012)
Karolos Papoulias 1929–2021 24 May 2006  Greece President of the Hellenic Republic (2005–2015)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva[17] Born 1945 12 September 2007  Brazil President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (2003–2010; 2023–present)
Roh Moo-hyun 1946–2009 8 October 2007  South Korea President of the Republic of Korea (2003–2008)
Felipe Calderón Hinojosa Born 1962 18 February 2008  Mexico President of the United Mexican States (2006–2012)
Princess Marie of Denmark[18] Born 1976 24 May 2008  France
 Denmark 		Born Marie Cavallier
Lee Myung-bak Born 1941 11 May 2011  South Korea President of the Republic of Korea (2008–2013)
Ivan Gašparovič Born 1941 23 October 2012  Slovakia President of the Republic of Slovakia (2004–2018)
Sauli Niinistö Born 1948 4 April 2013  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (2012–2024)
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway[19] Born 1973 17 May 2014  Norway
Máxima, Queen of the Netherlands Born 1971 17 March 2015  The Netherlands
Enrique Peña Nieto Born 1966 13 April 2016  Mexico President of the United Mexican States (2012–2018)
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson Born 1968 24 January 2017  Iceland President of Iceland (2016–2024)
Mathilde, Queen of the Belgians Born 1973 28 March 2017  Belgium
Emmanuel Macron Born 1977 28 August 2018  France President of the French Republic (2017–present)
Frank-Walter Steinmeier Born 1956 10 November 2021  Germany Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (2017–present)
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway Born 2004 21 January 2022  Norway
Prince Christian of Denmark Born 2005 15 October 2023  Denmark Later Crown Prince of Denmark
Felipe VI, King of Spain Born 1968 6 November 2023  Spain
Letizia, Queen of Spain Born 1972

Frederik X (2024–present)

Image Name Life Date Country Notes
Princess Isabella of Denmark Born 2007 14 January 2024  Denmark
Prince Vincent of Denmark Born 2011
Princess Josephine of Denmark
Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland Born 1973 6 May 2024  Sweden
Halla Tómasdóttir Born 1968 8 October 2024  Iceland President of Iceland (2024–present)
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Born 1954 6 December 2024  Egypt President of the Arab Republic of Egypt (2014–present)
Alexander Stubb Born 1968 4 March 2025  Finland President of the Republic of Finland (2024–present)

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