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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

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Persons in bold characters are alive members

Frederik VI (1808–1839)

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Image Name Life Date Country Notes
  Prince Alexander Borisovich Kurakin 1752–1818 9 February 1808   Russian Empire Acting Chancellor of the Russian Empire (1801–1802)
  Napoléon I, Emperor of the French 1769–1821 18 May 1808   French Empire
  Alexander I, Emperor of Russia[1] 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[1] 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)

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Image Name Life Date Country Notes
  Friedrich Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Prussia[2] 1795–1861 19 January 1840   Kingdom of Prussia Later Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia
  Adolf, Duke of Nassau[3] 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[4] 1794–1871 25 December 1840   Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau Later Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt
  Prince Wilhelm of Prussia[1] 1797–1888 27 February 1841   Kingdom of Prussia Later Wilhelm I, German Emperor and King of Prussia
  Fernando II, King of Portugal and the Algarves[5] 1816–1885 12 April 1841   Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  Kingdom of Portugal 		Born Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  Duke Gustav Wilhelm of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1781–1851 14 July 1841   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin[6] 1823–1883 5 April 1842   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[7] 1819–1861 10 January 1843   Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  United Kingdom
  Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1818–1906 22 June 1843   Denmark Later Christian IX, King of Denmark, and Sovereign of the Order
  Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg[6] 1814–1885 18 September 1843   Denmark Later Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
  Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky 1776–1852 28 January 1844   Russian Empire Minister of the Imperial Court of the Russian Empire (1826–1852)
  Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaievich of Russia[5] 1827–1892 23 July 1844   Russian Empire
  Louis Philippe I, King of the French[8] 1773–1850 30 April 1846   Kingdom of France
  Leopold I, King of the Belgians 1790–1865 16 June 1846   Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  Belgium 		Born Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  François Guizot 1787–1874 27 June 1846   Kingdom of France Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of France (1840–1848)
Later Prime Minister of the Kingdom of France (1847–1848)
  Élie Decazes, Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg 1780–1860 27 June 1846   Kingdom of France
  Carl, Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway 1826–1872 16 July 1846   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway Later Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway
  Otto, King of Greece[6] 1815–1867 2 November 1846   Kingdom of Bavaria
  Kingdom of Greece 		Born Prince of Bavaria
  Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland 1827–1852 27 September 1847   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
  Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil 1825–1891 29 March 1847   Empire of Brazil

Frederik VII (1848–1863)

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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[9] 1822–1902 21 May 1848   Spain
  Prince Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov 1787–1869 2 June 1848   Russian Empire Governor-General of Finland (1831–1855)
  Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland 1829–1907 3 June 1848   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway Later Oscar II, King of Sweden
  Baron Gustaf Algernon Stierneld 1791–1868 2 October 1848   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway Prime Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway (1838–1842; 1848–1856)
  Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria[7] 1830–1916 17 January 1849   Austrian Empire
  Willem III, King of the Netherlands[10] 1817–1890 24 August 1849   The Netherlands
  Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg[7] 1800–1852 28 October 1849   Austrian Empire Minister-President of the Austrian Empire (1848–1852)
  Count Joseph Radetzky von Radetz[7] 1766–1858 28 October 1849   Austrian Empire
  Georg V, King of Hanover[11] 1819–1878 23 November 1851   Kingdom of Hanover
  Count Karl Ferdinand von Buol[7] 1797–1865 11 June 1852   Austrian Empire Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Austrian Empire (1852–1859)
  Otto Theodor von Manteuffel[12] 1805–1882 11 June 1852   Kingdom of Prussia Minister-President of the Kingdom of Prussia (1850–1858)
  Prince August, Duke of Dalarna[6] 1831–1873 9 June 1852   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
  Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg[6] 1827–1900 2 April 1853   Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
  Prince Karl of Prussia[5] 1801–1883 26 May 1853   Kingdom of Prussia
  Napoléon III, Emperor of the French 1808–1873 2 August 1855   French Empire
  François Certain de Canrobert[11] 1809–1895 28 November 1855   French Empire
  Prince Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte 1822–1891 24 September 1856[13]   French Empire
  Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov[6] 1798–1883 16 September 1857   Russian Empire Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire (1856–1882)
  Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia[6] 1843–1865 20 September 1859   Russian Empire
  Muhammad Ali Pasha, Hereditary Prince of Egypt 1833–1861 16 May 1859   Egyptian Eyalet
  Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz[3] 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[3] 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[3] 1844–1900 19 August 1863   Kingdom of Italy Later Umberto I, King of Italy
  Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta[3] 1845–1890 19 August 1863   Kingdom of Italy Later Amadeo I, King of Spain

Christian IX (1863–1906)

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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
  Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial 1856–1879 11 March 1865   French Empire
  Alexander Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia 1845–1894 29 June 1865   Russian Empire Later Alexander III, Emperor of Russia
  Leopold II, King of the Belgians 1835–1909 9 January 1866   Belgium
  Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico 1832–1867 11 January 1866   Mexican Empire
  Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys 1805–1881 16 May 1866   French Empire Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France (1848–1849; 1851; 1852–1855; 1862–1866)
  Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia 1847–1909 14 June 1866   Russian Empire
  Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia 1850–1908 17 June 1866   Russian Empire
  Count Vladimir Fyodorovich Adlerberg 1791–1884 26 October 1866   Russian Empire
  Count Andrei Petrovich Shuvalov 1802–1873 26 October 1866   Russian Empire Grand Marshal of the Court of the Emperor of Russia
  Prince George, Duke of Cambridge 1819–1904 26 March 1867   United Kingdom
  António José de Ávila 1807–1881 1 May 1868   Kingdom of Portugal Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Portugal (1868–1868; 1870–1871; 1877–1878)
  Willem, Prince of Orange 1840–1879 12 August 1868   The Netherlands
  Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia 1831–1891 1 September 1868   Russian Empire
  Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1824–1876 1 September 1868   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  Baron Egor Fedorovich Meyendorff 1794–1879 16 September 1868   Russian Empire
  Patrice Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta 1808–1893 4 May 1869   French Empire Later President of the French Republic (1873–1879)
  Count Gustaf Adolf Vive Sparre af Söfdeborg 1802–1886 28 July 1869   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway The King of Sweden and Norway's Marshal of the Realm
  Carl Wachtmeister 1823–1871 28 July 1869   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
  Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel 1854–1888 2 October 1871   Electorate of Hesse Later Friedrich Wilhelm III, Landgrave of Hesse
  Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt 1831–1904 22 March 1873   Duchy of Anhalt
  Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom 1850–1942 2 August 1873   United Kingdom Later Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
  Friedrich, German Crown Prince and Crown Prince of Prussia 1831–1888 19 August 1873   German Empire
  Kingdom of Prussia 		Later Friedrich III, German Emperor and King of Prussia
  Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria 1858–1889 24 November 1873   Austria-Hungary
  Axel Gustav Adlercreutz 1821–1880 5 March 1874   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway Prime Minister for Justice of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
  Gustaf, Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway 1858–1950 22 June 1874   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway Later Gustaf V, King of Sweden
  Alexander, Prince of Orange 1851–1884 4 July 1874   The Netherlands
  Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia 1858–1915 25 June 1875   Russian Empire
  Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh 1844–1930 4 July 1875   United Kingdom Later Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders 1837–1905 1 November 1875   Belgium
  Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine 1823–1888 20 November 1875   Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
  Louis Decazes de Glücksbierg, Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg 1819–1886 22 January 1876   France Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic
  Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1855–1935 8 April 1876   Denmark Later Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
  Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Nassau 1852–1912 23 April 1876   Duchy of Nassau Later Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
  Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia 1857–1905 3 August 1876   Russian Empire
  Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia 1860–1919 3 August 1876   Russian Empire
  Count Alexander Vladimirovich Adlerberg 1818–1888 3 August 1876   Russian Empire Minister of the Imperial Court of the Russian Empire
  Prince Vladimir Andreevich Dolgorukov 1810–1891 14 August 1876   Russian Empire
  Count Dmitry Alekseyevich Milyutin 1816–1912 19 August 1876   Russian Empire Minister of War of the Russian Empire
  Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden 1826–1907 24 April 1877   Grand Duchy of Baden
  Alfonso XII, King of Spain 1857–1885 8 January 1878   Spain
  Albert, King of Saxony 1828–1902 14 June 1878   Kingdom of Saxony
  Karl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1818–1901 1 July 1878   Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
  Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine 1837–1892 23 September 1878   Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
  Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover 1845–1923 16 November 1878   Kingdom of Hanover
  Count Eduard Ivanovich of Totleben 1818–1884 22 April 1879   Russian Empire
  Carol I, Prince of Romania 1839–1914 10 May 1879   Romania Later Carol I, King of Romania
  Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst 1828–1896 16 November 1879   Austria-Hungary Oberhofmeister of the Austrian King and Emperor
  Count Franz Folliot de Crenneville 1815–1888 16 November 1879   Austria-Hungary
  Prince Wilhelm of Prussia 1859–1941 28 November 1879   German Empire
  Kingdom of Prussia 		Later Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia
  Oscar, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg 1859–1953 20 July 1880   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway Born Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland
  Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia 1832–1909 10 September 1881   Russian Empire
  Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen 1817–1895 19 September 1881   Austria-Hungary
  Milan I, King of Serbia 1854–1901 19 May 1882   Kingdom of Serbia
  Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 1826–1908 28 October 1882   Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
  Baron Arthur Pavlovich von Mohrenheim 1824–1906 26 November 1882   Russian Empire
  Alexander, Prince of Bulgaria 1857–1893 6 July 1883   Principality of Bulgaria
  Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland 1861–1951 31 August 1883   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
  Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke 1865–1947 31 August 1883   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
  Carlos, Prince Royal of Portugal 1863–1908 7 October 1883   Kingdom of Portugal Later Carlos I, King of Portugal and the Algarves
  Prince Albert Victor of Wales 1864–1892 11 October 1883   United Kingdom Later Duke of Clarence and Avondale
  Nicholas, Tsesarevich of Russia 1868–1918 18 May 1884   Russian Empire
  Prince Alexander Friedrich of Hesse-Kassel 1863–1945 29 October 1884   Electorate of Hesse Later Alexander Friedrich, Landgrave of Hesse
  Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1842–1918 13 December 1884   Ottoman Empire
  Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres 1840–1910 14 September 1885   France
  Prince George of Wales 1865–1936 11 October 1885   United Kingdom Later George V, King of the United Kingdom
  Prince Philippe, Count of Paris 1838–1894 22 October 1885   France
  Constantine, Crown Prince of Greece 1868–1923 28 August 1886   Kingdom of Greece Also Prince of Denmark
Later Constantine I, King of the Hellenes
  Mutsuhito, Emperor of Japan 1852–1912 18 May 1887   Empire of Japan
  Prince Heinrich of Prussia 1862–1929 30 July 1888   Kingdom of Prussia
  Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape 1813–1895 25 August 1888   German Empire
  Prince Christian of Denmark 1870–1947 26 September 1888   Denmark Later Christian X, King of Denmark and Sovereign of the Order
  Nikolay de Girs 1820–1895 25 October 1888   Russian Empire Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire (1882–1895)
  Prince George of Greece and Denmark 1869–1957 15 November 1888   Kingdom of Greece
  Nicholas I, Prince of Montenegro 1841–1921 18 May 1889   Principality of Montenegro Later Nicholas I, King of Montenegro
  Count Gustav Kálnoky von Kőröspatak 1832–1898 18 May 1889   Austria-Hungary Ministers of the Imperial and Royal House and of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary (1881–1895)
  Karl I, King of Württemberg 1823–1891 21 June 1889   Kingdom of Württemberg
  Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia 1871–1899 9 October 1889   Russian Empire
  Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria 1833–1896 21 July 1890   Austria-Hungary
  Prince Carl of Denmark 1872–1957 3 August 1890   Denmark Later Haakon VII, King of Norway
  Archduke Karl Stephen of Austria 1860–1901 18 August 1890   Austria-Hungary
  Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark 1872–1938 7 September 1890   Kingdom of Greece
  Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria 1821–1912 18 May 1891   Kingdom of Bavaria
  Sadi Carnot 1837–1894 5 August 1891   France President of the French Republic (1887–1894)
  Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples 1869–1947 23 September 1891   Kingdom of Italy Later Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy
  Count Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov 1837–1916 21 December 1891   Russian Empire Minister of Imperial Court of the Russian Empire (1881–1897)
  Chulalongkorn, King of Siam 1853–1910 8 January 1892   Siam
  Louise, Queen of Denmark 1817–1898 26 May 1892   Electorate of Hesse
  Denmark 		Born Princess of Hesse-Kassel
  Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen 1856–1936 26 May 1892   Austria-Hungary
  Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1863–1948 26 May 1892   Denmark Christian XI's nephew
  da:Carl Løvenskiold 1822–1898 26 May 1892   Denmark Court Marshal of Denmark
  Johannes Nellemann 1831–1906 12 May 1893   Denmark Minister of Justice (1875–1896)
  Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1851–1897 17 July 1894   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  Prince Harald of Denmark 1876–1949 28 July 1894   Denmark
  da:Peter Buch 1816–1904 28 July 1894   Denmark
  Prince Friedrich Karl of Hesse-Kassel 1868–1940 24 June 1895   Electorate of Hesse Later Fredrik Kaarle, King-elect of Finland
  Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia 1866–1933 7 September 1895   Russian Empire
  Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe 1846–1911 5 May 1896   Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
  Vajiravudh, Crown Prince of Siam 1881–1925 27 July 1897   Siam Later Vajiravudh, King of Siam
  Svasti Sobhana, Prince Svastivatana Visishtha 1865–1935 27 July 1897   Siam
  Friedrich Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1882–1945 3 August 1897   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia 1878–1918 6 August 1897   Russian Empire
  Baron Fredrik von Essen 1831–1921 18 September 1897   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway The King of Sweden and Norway's Marshal of the Realm (1894–1911)
  Friedrich, Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden 1857–1928 13 October 1897   Grand Duchy of Baden Later Friedrich II, Grand Duke of Baden
  Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia 1859–1919 18 November 1897   Russian Empire
  Niels Frederik Ravn 1826–1910 8 April 1898   Denmark Minister of Foreign Affairs (1897–1900)
  Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1857–1920 9 June 1898   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  Georg Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Hanover 1880–1912 9 October 1898   Kingdom of Hanover Christian IX's grandson
  Yoshihito, Crown Prince of Japan 1879–1926 9 October 1899   Empire of Japan Later Yoshihito, Emperor of Japan
  Wilhelm, German Crown Prince and Crown Prince of Prussia 1882–1951 6 May 1900   German Empire
  Kingdom of Prussia
  Prince Maximilian of Baden 1867–1929 10 July 1900   Grand Duchy of Baden Later Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
Later Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire (1918)
  Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia 1863–1919 7 September 1900   Russian Empire
  Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe 1868–1945 14 September 1900   Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
  Émile Loubet 1838–1929 1 November 1900   France President of the French Republic (1899–1906)
  Alfonso XIII, King of Spain 1886–1941 20 July 1901   Spain
  Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg 1868–1924 12 September 1901   Russian Empire
  Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt 1856–1918 14 July 1902   Duchy of Anhalt Later Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt
  Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark 1882–1944 6 August 1902   Kingdom of Greece
  Baron Lave Beck-Friis 1834–1904 27 October 1902   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway Envoy of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway to the Kingdom of Denmark (1870–1902)
  Count August zu Eulenburg 1838–1921 3 April 1903   German Empire
  Prince Friedrich Heinrich of Prussia 1874–1940 29 August 1903   Kingdom of Prussia
  Gojong, Emperor of Korea 1852–1919 31 August 1903   Empire of Korea
  Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skåne 1882–1973 28 October 1903   United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway Later Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden
  Duke Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1852–1923 3 August 1904   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  Prince Heinrich XVIII Reuss of Köstritz 1847–1911 3 August 1904   Principality of Reuss-Gera
  Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1848–1914 19 August 1904   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  Prince Gustav of Denmark 1887–1944 4 March 1905   Denmark
  Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia 1880–1925 8 April 1905   Kingdom of Prussia
  Prince Aage of Denmark 1887–1940 10 June 1905   Denmark Later Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg
  Hans von Koester 1844–1928 21 July 1905   German Empire
  Prince Ernst August of Hanover 1887–1953 17 November 1905   Kingdom of Hanover Later Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick

Frederik VIII (1906–1912)

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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 19 November 1906   German Empire Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire and Minister-President of Prussia (1900–1909)
  Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria 1884–1958 25 April 1907   Kingdom of Bavaria
  Armand Fallières 1841–1931 14 June 1907   France President of the French Republic (1906–1913)
  Prince Adalbert of Prussia 1884–1948 3 July 1907   German Empire
  Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland 1884–1965 18 December 1907   Sweden
  Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Romania 1865–1927 8 January 1908   Kingdom of Romania Later Ferdinand I, King of the Romanians
  Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este 1863–1914 12 May 1908   Austria-Hungary
  Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe 1838–1914 3 June 1908   Denmark Chancellor of the Chapter of the Royal Danish Orders of Chivalry (1911–1914)
  Prince Erik of Denmark 1890–1950 8 November 1908   Denmark Later Count of Rosenborg
  Manuel II, King of Portugal and the Algarves 1889–1932 24 March 1909   Kingdom of Portugal
  Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg 1852–1931 28 April 1909   Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Abdicated 1918
  Count Vladimir Borisovich Frederiks 1838–1927 16 July 1909   Russian Empire Minister of the Imperial Court of the Emperor of All Russia (1897–1917)
  Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia 1856–1929 19 July 1909   Russian Empire
  Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark 1888–1940 29 July 1909   Kingdom of Greece
  Prince George of Greece and Denmark 1890–1947 15 August 1909   Kingdom of Greece Later George II, King of the Hellenes
  Albert I, King of the Belgians 1875–1934 23 February 1910   Belgium
  Ferdinand I, Tsar of the Bulgarians 1861–1948 20 May 1910   Tsardom of Bulgaria Abdicated 1918
  Arvid Taube 1853–1916 6 March 1911   Sweden Foreign Minister of Sweden (1909–1911)
  Johannes Zeuthen Schroll 1831–1916 27 March 1911   Denmark
  Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, Prince of Bishnulok 1883–1920 7 August 1911   Siam
  Prince Viggo of Denmark 1893–1970 25 December 1911   Denmark Later Count of Rosenborg
  Vilhelm Thomsen 1842–1927 25 January 1912   Denmark

Christian X (1912–1947)

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Image Name Life Date Country Notes
  Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 1899–1972 14 May 1912   Denmark Later Frederik IX, King of Denmark
  Prince Knud of Denmark 1900–1976 14 May 1912   Denmark Later Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
  Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia 1887–1949 15 June 1912   German Empire
  Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark 1879–1952 26 September 1912   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  Denmark 		Born Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Received insignia only
  Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland 1889–1918 20 November 1912   Denmark
  Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands 1876–1934 12 December 1912   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  The Netherlands 		Born Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  Prince Oskar of Prussia 1888–1958 25 February 1913   German Empire
  Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg 1856–1921 25 February 1913   German Empire Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire (1909–1917)
  Edward, Prince of Wales 1894–1972 17 March 1914   United Kingdom Later Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom
Abdicated 1936
  Prince Arthur of Connaught 1883–1938 10 May 1914   United Kingdom
  Raymond Poincaré 1860–1934 16 May 1914   France President of the French Republic (1913–1920)
  Hans Niels Andersen 1852–1937 12 February 1919   Denmark
  Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim 1867–1951 18 February 1919   Kingdom of Finland Regent of the Kingdom of Finland (1918–1919)
Later President of the Republic of Finland (1944–1946)
  Leopold, Duke of Brabant 1901–1983 27 October 1919   Belgium Later Leopold III, King of the Belgians
Abdicated 1951
  Prince Albert, Duke of York 1895–1952 30 November 1920   United Kingdom Later George VI, King of the United Kingdom
  Alexandre Millerand 1859–1943 8 December 1920   France President of the French Republic (1920–1924)
  Prince René of Bourbon-Parma 1894–1962 9 June 1921   Duchy of Parma and Piacenza
  Olav, Crown Prince of Norway 1903–1991 13 August 1921   Norway Born Prince Alexander of Denmark
Later Olav V, King of Norway
  Epitácio Pessoa 1865–1942 14 November 1921   Brazil President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1919–1922)
  Umberto, Prince of Piedmont 1904–1983 31 August 1922   Kingdom of Italy Later Umberto II, King of Italy
Abdicated 1946
  Wilhelmina, Queen of Netherlands 1880–1962 5 September 1922   The Netherlands Awarded insignia only
Abdicated 1948
  Prince George, Duke of Kent 1902–1942 23 September 1922   United Kingdom
  Hirohito, Crown Prince of Japan 1901–1989 23 January 1923   Japan Later Hirohito, Emperor of Japan
  Baron Tage Reedtz-Thott 1839–1923 30 October 1923   Denmark Council President of Denmark (1894–1897)
  Stanisław Wojciechowski 1869–1953 20 December 1923   Republic of Poland President of the Republic of Poland (1922–1926)
  Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester 1900–1974 24 June 1924   United Kingdom
  Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1873–1969 23 August 1924   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  Tomáš Masaryk 1850–1937 24 February 1925   Czechoslovakia President of Czechoslovakia (1918–1935)
  Prajadhipok, King of Siam 1893–1941 8 February 1926   Siam Abdicated 1932
  Lauri Kristian Relander 1883–1942 7 October 1926   Finland President of the Republic of Finland (1925–1931)
  Prince Charles, Count of Flanders 1903–1983 9 November 1926   Belgium
  Gaston Doumergue 1863–1937 12 March 1927   France President of the French Republic (1924–1931)
  Prince Paul of Greece and Denmark 1901–1964 7 August 1927   Kingdom of Greece Later Paul, King of the Hellenes
  Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia 1876–1938 18 October 1928   Russian Empire
  Alfonso, Prince of Asturias 1907–1938 6 February 1929   Kingdom of Spain Later Count of Covadonga
  Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia 1908–1975 6 February 1929   Kingdom of Spain
  Louis II, Prince of Monaco 1870–1949 23 March 1929   Monaco
  Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1910–2001 7 June 1929   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  Alexander I, King of Yugoslaiva 1888–1934 26 March 1930   Kingdom of Yugoslavia
  Berthold, Margrave of Baden 1906–1963 26 April 1930   Grand Duchy of Baden
  Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakhon Sawan 1881–1944 4 June 1930   Siam
  Purachatra Jayakara, Prince of Kamphaengphet 1881–1936 4 June 1930   Siam
  Tisavarakumarn, Prince Damrong Rajanubhab 1862–1943 13 July 1930   Siam
  Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu 1905–1987 3 September 1930   Japan
  Prince Jean, Duke of Guise 1874–1940 6 October 1930   France
  Paul Doumer 1857–1932 25 January 1932   France President of the French Republic (1931–1932)
  Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe 1898–1974 17 March 1932   Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
  Fuad I, King of Egypt and the Sudan 1868–1936 4 November 1932   Kingdom of Egypt
  Albert Lebrun 1871–1950 17 February 1933   France President of the French Republic (1932–1940)
  Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten 1906–1947 16 June 1933   Sweden
  Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland 1911–2003 5 December 1933   Sweden Later Carl, Prince Bernadotte
  Prince Paul of Yugoslavia 1893–1976 7 November 1934   Kingdom of Yugoslavia Regent of Yugoslavia (1934–1941)
  Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark 1908–1980 26 November 1934   Kingdom of Greece
  Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna 1916–2012 21 May 1935   Sweden Later Carl Johan, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg
  Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland 1912–1997 21 May 1935   Sweden
  Reza Shah, Shah of Iran 1878–1944 20 January 1937   Imperial State of Iran Abdicated 1941
  Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein 1891–1965 24 January 1937   Schleswig-Holstein
  Prince Gorm of Denmark 1919–1991 24 February 1937   Denmark
  Prince Georg of Denmark 1920–1986 16 April 1938   Denmark
  Ernst Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick 1914–1987 19 January 1939   Duchy of Brunswick
  Miklós Horthy 1868–1957 16 February 1940   Kingdom of Hungary Regent of Hungary (1920–1944)
  Prince Flemming of Denmark 1922–2002 9 March 1940   Denmark Later Count of Rosenborg
  Prince Oluf of Denmark 1923–1990 10 March 1941   Denmark Later Count of Rosenborg
  Sir Bernard Montgomery 1887–1976 5 July 1945   United Kingdom Later Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
  Dwight D. Eisenhower 1890–1969 15 December 1945   United States Later President of the United States (1953–1961)
  Princess Juliana of the Netherlands 1909–2004 5 April 1946   The Netherlands Awarded insignia only
Later Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands
  Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands 1911–2004 5 April 1946   The Netherlands Later Prince consort of the Netherlands

Frederik IX (1947–1972)

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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 20 April 1947   Denmark Later Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
  Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark Born 1946 20 April 1947   Denmark
  Kingdom of Greece 		Later Queen of the Hellenes
  Ingrid, Queen of Denmark 1910–2000 24 May 1947   Sweden
  Denmark 		Born Princess of Sweden
Awarded insignia only
  Niels Bohr 1885–1962 17 October 1947   Denmark
  Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom 1926–2022 16 November 1947   United Kingdom Later Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom
  Philip Mountbatten 1921–2021 16 November 1947   Kingdom of Greece
  United Kingdom 		Born Prince of Greece and Denmark, later Prince of the United Kingdom, Duke of Edinburgh
  Winston Churchill 1874–1965 9 October 1950   United Kingdom Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940–1945; 1951–1955)
  Juho Kusti Paasikivi 1870–1956 17 November 1950   Finland President of the Republic of Finland (1946–1956)
  Vincent Auriol 1884–1966 28 November 1950   France President of the French Republic (1947–1954)
  Sigvard, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg 1907–2002 28 March 1952   Sweden Formerly Prince of Sweden, Duke of Uppland
  Chumbhotbongs Paribatra, Prince of Nakhon Sawan II 1904–1959 28 November 1952   Thailand
  Akihito, Crown Prince of Japan Born 1933 8 August 1953   Japan Later Akihito, Emperor of Japan
Abdicated 2019
  Ásgeir Ásgeirsson 1894–1972 5 April 1954   Iceland President of Iceland (1952–1968)
  Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia 1892–1975 21 November 1954   Ethiopian Empire Abdicated 1974
  Prince Makonnen Haile Selassie, Duke of Harar 1924–1957 21 November 1954   Ethiopian Empire
  Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg 1896–1985 21 March 1955   Luxembourg Abdicated 1964
  René Coty 1882–1962 15 May 1955   France President of the French Republic (1954–1959)
  Takahito, Prince Mikasa 1915–2016 5 March 1957   Japan
  Urho Kekkonen 1900–1986 3 September 1957   Finland President of the Republic of Finland (1956–1982)
  Harald, Crown Prince of Norway Born 1938 21 February 1958   Norway Later Harald V, King of Norway
  Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand 1927–2018 21 April 1958   Thailand
  Mohammad Reza, Shah of Iran 1919–1980 14 May 1959   Imperial State of Iran
  Caroline-Mathilde, Hereditary Princess of Denmark 1912–1995 3 September 1960   Denmark
  Princess Axel of Denmark 1899–1977 4 September 1960   Sweden
  Denmark 		Born Princess of Sweden
  Sirikit, Queen of Thailand Born 1932 6 September 1960   Thailand
  Prince Ingolf of Denmark Born 1940 17 February 1961   Denmark Later Count of Rosenborg
  Princess Viggo, Countess of Rosenborg 1895–1966 11 March 1961   United States
  Denmark
  Constantine, Crown Prince of Greece 1940–2023 4 January 1962   Kingdom of Greece Later Constantine II, King of the Hellenes
  Princess Elisabeth of Denmark 1935–2018 11 March 1962   Denmark
  Adolf Schärf 1890–1965 6 June 1962   Austria Federal President of the Republic of Austria (1957–1965)
  Frederica, Queen of the Hellenes 1917–1981 23 January 1963   Duchy of Brunswick
  Kingdom of Greece 		Born Princess of Hanover
  Farah, Queen of Iran Born 1938 3 May 1963   Imperial State of Iran Later Empress of Iran
  Habib Bourguiba 1903–2000 4 June 1963   Tunisia President of the Republic of Tunisia (1957–1987)
  Julius Nyerere 1922–1999 9 September 1963   Republic of Tanganyika President of the Republic of Tanganyika (1962–1964)
  Prince Christian of Denmark 1942–2013 20 October 1963   Denmark Later Count of Rosenborg
  Antonio Segni 1891–1972 20 April 1964   Italy President of the Italian Republic (1962–1964)
  Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark Born 1944 11 September 1964   Kingdom of Greece
  Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark 1939–2024 11 September 1964   Kingdom of Greece
  Carl Gustaf, Crown Prince of Sweden Born 1946 12 January 1965   Sweden Later Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden
  Charles de Gaulle 1890–1970 5 April 1965   France President of the French Republic (1959–1969)
  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)

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  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 14 January 1972   Denmark 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   United Kingdom
  Denmark 		Born Anne Bowes-Lyon, formerly Viscountess Anson
  Charles, Prince of Wales Born 1947 30 April 1974   United Kingdom 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 29 October 1975   The Netherlands 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 22 November 1976   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 17 March 1980   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, 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 27 April 1998   Jordan
  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 20 October 2003   Luxembourg
  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[14] 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[15] 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[16] 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 6 November 2023   Spain

Frederik X (2024–present)

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  Princess Isabella of Denmark Born 2007 14 January 2024   Denmark
  Prince Vincent of Denmark Born 2011 14 January 2024   Denmark
  Princess Josephine of Denmark Born 2011 14 January 2024   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)

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Persons in bold characters are alive members

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  Greece

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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

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  Belgium

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  Bulgaria

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  Finland

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

  France

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  Germany

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  Formerly reigning German local dynasties

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  Hungary

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  Iceland

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  Italy

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  Formerly reigning Families of the Pre-Unification States

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  Latvia

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  Lithuania

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  Luxembourg

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

  Monaco

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  Montenegro

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

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  Norway

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  • 3 August 1890: Haakon VII, King of Norway, when he was "Carl, Prince of Denmark"
  • 13 August 1921: Olav V, King of Norway
  • 21 February 1958: King Harald V of Norway
  • 12 February 1973: Queen Sonja of Norway
  • 20 July 1991: Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
  • 13 October 1992: Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
  • 17 May 2014: Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
  • 21 January 2022: Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

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  Romania

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  Russia

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  Serbia

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  Spain

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  Sweden

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  Turkey

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  United Kingdom

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Africa

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  Egypt

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  Morocco

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  Tanzania

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  Tunisia

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America

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  Brazil

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  United States

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

Asia - Middle East

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  Iran

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Asia - Far East

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    Nepal

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  South Korea

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  Thailand

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Kongelig Dansk Hof-og Statscalender Statshaandbog for det danske Monarchie for Aaret 1860, p.27 (in Danish). Retrieved 12 March 2020
  3. ^ a b c d e Pedersen 2009, p. 466
  4. ^ Pedersen 2009, p. 463
  5. ^ a b c Pedersen 2009, p. 468
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b c d e Pedersen 2009, p. 472
  8. ^ Pedersen 2009, p. 245
  9. ^ Pedersen 2009, p. 470
  10. ^ Pedersen 2009, p. 467
  11. ^ a b Pedersen 2009, p. 464
  12. ^ Pedersen 2009, p. 360
  13. ^ Pedersen 2009, p. 465
  14. ^ a b Photobucket
  15. ^ a b Official list of knights of the Order of the Elephant. Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
  16. ^ Royal House of Norway
  17. ^ "Suomen tasavallan presidentti: Kuvat: Vierailut". www.tpk.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  18. ^ Gothaischer Hofkalender genealogisches Taschenbuch der fürstlichen Häuser 1930. Page 57

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