List of knights of the Order of the Elephant explained

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 VI (1808–1839)

ImageNameLifeDateCountryNotes
Prince Alexander Borisovich Kurakin1752–18189 February 1808Acting Chancellor of the Russian Empire (1801–1802)
Napoléon I, Emperor of the French1769–182118 May 1808 French Empire
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia1777–18252 July 1808
Lodewijk I, King of Holland1778–184629 August 1808 Kingdom of Holland
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte1763–184410 October 1808 French EmpireMarshal of France
Later Karl XIV Johan, King of Sweden and Norway
Carl XIII, King of Sweden1748–181810 February 1810Later also Carl II, King of Norway
Jean-Pierre, Count of Montalivet1766–18234 February 1811 French EmpireMinister of the Interior of the French Empire

Christian VIII (1839–1848)

ImageNameLifeDateCountryNotes
Friedrich Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Prussia[1] 1795–186119 January 1840Later Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia
Adolf, Duke of Nassau1817–19051 February 1840 Duchy of NassauLater Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel1820–188428 June 1840 Electorate of HesseLater Friedrich Wilhelm II, Landgrave of Hesse
Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau1794–187125 December 1840 Duchy of Anhalt-DessauLater Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia[2] 1797–188827 February 1841 Later Wilhelm I, German Emperor and King of Prussia
Fernando II, King of Portugal and the Algarves1816–188512 April 1841 Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Born Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duke Gustav Wilhelm of Mecklenburg-Schwerin1781–185114 July 1841 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin1823–18835 April 1842 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha1819–186110 January 1843 Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg1818–190622 June 1843Later Christian IX, King of Denmark, and Sovereign of the Order
Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg1814–188518 September 1843Later Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky1776–185228 January 1844Minister of the Imperial Court of the Russian Empire (1826–1852)
Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaievich of Russia1827–189223 July 1844
Louis Philippe I, King of the French1773–185030 April 1846 Kingdom of France
Leopold I, King of the Belgians1790–186516 June 1846 Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Born Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
François Guizot1787–187427 June 1846 Kingdom of FranceMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of France (1840–1848)
Later Prime Minister of the Kingdom of France (1847–1848)
1780–186027 June 1846 Kingdom of France
Carl, Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway1826–187216 July 1846Later Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway
Otto, King of Greece1815–18672 November 1846
Born Prince of Bavaria
Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland1827–185227 September 1847
Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil1825–189129 March 1847

Frederik VII (1848–1863)

ImageNameLifeDateCountryNotes
Friedrich Wilhelm I, Elector of Hesse1802–187529 January 1848 Electorate of Hesse
Francisco de Asís, King of Spain1822–190221 May 1848
Prince Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov1787–18692 June 1848Governor-General of Finland (1831–1855)
Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland1829–19073 June 1848Later Oscar II, King of Sweden
Baron Gustaf Algernon Stierneld1791–18682 October 1848Prime Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway (1838–1842; 1848–1856)
Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria1830–191617 January 1849
Willem III, King of the Netherlands1817–189024 August 1849
Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg1800–185228 October 1849Minister-President of the Austrian Empire (1848–1852)
Count Joseph Radetzky von Radetz1766–185828 October 1849
Georg V, King of Hanover1819–187823 November 1851
Count Karl Ferdinand von Buol1797–186511 June 1852Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Austrian Empire (1852–1859)
Otto Theodor von Manteuffel1805–188211 June 1852Minister-President of the Kingdom of Prussia (1850–1858)
Prince August, Duke of Dalarna[3] 1831–18739 June 1852
Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg1827–19002 April 1853 Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Prince Karl of Prussia1801–188326 May 1853
Napoléon III, Emperor of the French1808–18732 August 1855 French Empire
François Certain de Canrobert1809–189528 November 1855 French Empire
Prince Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte1822–189124 September 1856 French Empire
Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov1798–188316 September 1857Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire (1856–1882)
Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia1843–186520 September 1859
Muhammad Ali Pasha, Hereditary Prince of Egypt1833–186116 May 1859 Egyptian Eyalet
Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz1819–190417 October 1860 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Prince Frederik of Denmark1843–19123 June 1861Later Frederik VIII, King of Denmark and Sovereign of the Order
Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Italy1820–18782 September 1861
George I, King of the Hellenes1845–19136 June 1863
Born Prince Vilhelm of Denmark
Umberto, Prince of Piedmont1844–190019 August 1863Later Umberto I, King of Italy
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta1845–189019 August 1863Later Amadeo I, King of Spain

Christian IX (1863–1906)

ImageNameLifeDateCountryNotes
Prince Valdemar of Denmark1858–1939 15 November 1863
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales1841–191016 November 1863Later Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom
Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg1825–19119 March 1864
Luís I, King of Portugal and the Algarves1838–188918 April 1864
Count Sergei Grigoryevich Stroganov1794–188211 October 1864
Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg1824–190313 October 1864
Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial1856–187911 March 1865 French Empire
Alexander Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia1845–189429 June 1865Later Alexander III, Emperor of Russia
Leopold II, King of the Belgians1835–19099 January 1866
Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico1832–186711 January 1866 Mexican Empire
Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys1805–188116 May 1866 French EmpireMinisters of Foreign Affairs of France (1848–1849; 1851; 1852–1855; 1862–1866)
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia1847–190914 June 1866
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia1850–190817 June 1866
Count Vladimir Fyodorovich Adlerberg1791–188426 October 1866
Count Andrei Petrovich Shuvalov1802–187326 October 1866 Grand Marshal of the Court of the Emperor of Russia
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge1819–190426 March 1867
António José de Ávila1807–18811 May 1868Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Portugal (1868–1868; 1870–1871; 1877–1878)
Willem, Prince of Orange1840–187912 August 1868
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia1831–18911 September 1868
Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz1824–18761 September 1868 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Baron Egor Fedorovich Meyendorff1794–187916 September 1868
Patrice Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta1808–18934 May 1869 French EmpireLater President of the French Republic (1873–1879)
Count Gustaf Adolf Vive Sparre af Söfdeborg1802–188628 July 1869The King of Sweden and Norway's Marshal of the Realm
Carl Wachtmeister1823–187128 July 1869Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel1854–18882 October 1871 Electorate of HesseLater Friedrich Wilhelm III, Landgrave of Hesse
Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt1831–190422 March 1873 Duchy of Anhalt
Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom1850–19422 August 1873Later Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Friedrich, German Crown Prince and Crown Prince of Prussia1831–188819 August 1873
Later Friedrich III, German Emperor and King of Prussia
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria1858–188924 November 1873
Axel Gustav Adlercreutz1821–18805 March 1874Prime Minister for Justice of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Gustaf, Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway1858–195022 June 1874Later Gustaf V, King of Sweden
Alexander, Prince of Orange1851–18844 July 1874
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia1858–191525 June 1875
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh1844–19304 July 1875Later Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders1837–19051 November 1875
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine1823–188820 November 1875 Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
Louis Decazes de Glücksbierg, Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg1819–188622 January 1876Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic
Friedrich Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg1855–19358 April 1876Later Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Nassau1852–191223 April 1876 Duchy of NassauLater Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia1857–19053 August 1876
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia1860–19193 August 1876
Count Alexander Vladimirovich Adlerberg1818–18883 August 1876Minister of the Imperial Court of the Russian Empire
Prince Vladimir Andreevich Dolgorukov1810–189114 August 1876
Count Dmitry Alekseyevich Milyutin1816–191219 August 1876Minister of War of the Russian Empire
Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden1826–190724 April 1877 Grand Duchy of Baden
Alfonso XII, King of Spain1857–18858 January 1878
Albert, King of Saxony1828–190214 June 1878
Karl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach1818–19011 July 1878 Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine1837–189223 September 1878 Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover1845–192316 November 1878
Count Eduard Ivanovich of Totleben1818–188422 April 1879
Carol I, Prince of Romania1839–191410 May 1879Later Carol I, King of Romania
Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst1828–189616 November 1879Oberhofmeister of the Austrian King and Emperor
Count Franz Folliot de Crenneville1815–188816 November 1879
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia1859–194128 November 1879
Later Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia
Oscar, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg1859–195320 July 1880Born Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia1832–190910 September 1881
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen1817–189519 September 1881
Milan I, King of Serbia1854–190119 May 1882
Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg1826–190828 October 1882 Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
Baron Arthur Pavlovich von Mohrenheim1824–190626 November 1882
Alexander, Prince of Bulgaria1857–18936 July 1883
Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland1861–195131 August 1883
Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke1865–194731 August 1883
Carlos, Prince Royal of Portugal1863–19087 October 1883 Later Carlos I, King of Portugal and the Algarves
Prince Albert Victor of Wales1864–189211 October 1883Later Duke of Clarence and Avondale
Nicholas, Tsesarevich of Russia1868–191818 May 1884
Prince Alexander Friedrich of Hesse-Kassel1863–194529 October 1884 Electorate of HesseLater Alexander Friedrich, Landgrave of Hesse
Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire1842–191813 December 1884
Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres1840–191014 September 1885
Prince George of Wales1865–193611 October 1885Later George V, King of the United Kingdom
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris1838–189422 October 1885
Constantine, Crown Prince of Greece1868–192328 August 1886Also Prince of Denmark
Later Constantine I, King of the Hellenes
Mutsuhito, Emperor of Japan1852–191218 May 1887
Prince Heinrich of Prussia1862–192930 July 1888
Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape1813–189525 August 1888
Prince Christian of Denmark1870–194726 September 1888Later Christian X, King of Denmark and Sovereign of the Order
Nikolay de Girs1820–189525 October 1888Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire (1882–1895)
Prince George of Greece and Denmark1869–195715 November 1888
Nicholas I, Prince of Montenegro1841–192118 May 1889Later Nicholas I, King of Montenegro
Count Gustav Kálnoky von Kőröspatak1832–189818 May 1889Ministers of the Imperial and Royal House and of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary (1881–1895)
Karl I, King of Württemberg1823–189121 June 1889
Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia1871–18999 October 1889
Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria1833–189621 July 1890
Prince Carl of Denmark1872–19573 August 1890Later Haakon VII, King of Norway
Archduke Karl Stephen of Austria1860–190118 August 1890
Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark1872–19387 September 1890
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria1821–191218 May 1891
Sadi Carnot1837–18945 August 1891President of the French Republic (1887–1894)
1869–194723 September 1891Later Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy
Count Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov1837–191621 December 1891Minister of Imperial Court of the Russian Empire (1881–1897)
Chulalongkorn, King of Siam1853–19108 January 1892 Siam
1817–189826 May 1892 Electorate of Hesse
Born Princess of Hesse-Kassel
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen1856–193626 May 1892
Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg1863–194826 May 1892Christian XI's nephew
1822–189826 May 1892Court Marshal of Denmark
Johannes Nellemann1831–190612 May 1893Minister of Justice (1875–1896)
Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin1851–189717 July 1894 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prince Harald of Denmark1876–194928 July 1894
1816–190428 July 1894
Prince Friedrich Karl of Hesse-Kassel1868–194024 June 1895 Electorate of HesseLater Fredrik Kaarle, King-elect of Finland
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia1866–19337 September 1895
Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe1846–19115 May 1896 Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
Vajiravudh, Crown Prince of Siam1881–192527 July 1897 SiamLater Vajiravudh, King of Siam
Svasti Sobhana, Prince Svastivatana Visishtha1865–193527 July 1897 Siam
Friedrich Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin1882–19453 August 1897 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia1878–19186 August 1897
Baron Fredrik von Essen1831–192118 September 1897The King of Sweden and Norway's Marshal of the Realm (1894–1911)
Friedrich, Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden1857–192813 October 1897 Grand Duchy of BadenLater Friedrich II, Grand Duke of Baden
Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia1859–191918 November 1897
Niels Frederik Ravn1826–19108 April 1898Minister of Foreign Affairs (1897–1900)
1857–19209 June 1898 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Georg Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Hanover1880–19129 October 1898Christian IX's grandson
Yoshihito, Crown Prince of Japan1879–19269 October 1899Later Yoshihito, Emperor of Japan
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince and Crown Prince of Prussia1882–19516 May 1900
Prince Maximilian of Baden1867–192910 July 1900 Grand Duchy of BadenLater Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
Later Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire (1918)
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia1863–19197 September 1900
Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe1868–194514 September 1900 Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
Émile Loubet1838–19291 November 1900President of the French Republic (1899–1906)
Alfonso XIII, King of Spain1886–194120 July 1901
Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg1868–192412 September 1901
Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt1856–191814 July 1902 Duchy of AnhaltLater Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark1882–19446 August 1902
Baron Lave Beck-Friis1834–190427 October 1902Envoy of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway to the Kingdom of Denmark (1870–1902)
Count August zu Eulenburg1838–19213 April 1903
Prince Friedrich Heinrich of Prussia1874–194029 August 1903
Gojong, Emperor of Korea1852–191931 August 1903 Empire of Korea
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skåne1882–197328 October 1903Later Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden
Duke Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin1852–19233 August 1904 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prince Heinrich XVIII Reuss of Köstritz1847–19113 August 1904 Principality of Reuss-Gera
Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz1848–191419 August 1904 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Prince Gustav of Denmark1887–19444 March 1905
1880–19258 April 1905
Prince Aage of Denmark1887–194010 June 1905Later Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg
Hans von Koester1844–192821 July 1905
Prince Ernst August of Hanover1887–195317 November 1905Later Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick

Frederik VIII (1906–1912)

ImageNameLifeDateCountryNotes
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha1884–195416 June 1906 Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Axel of Denmark1888–196412 August 1906
Conrad Victor Ankarcrona1823–1912 11 September 1906Grand Master of the Court of the King of Sweden
Louise, Queen of Denmark1851–192631 October 1906
Born Princess of Sweden
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia1883–194219 November 1906
Bernhard, Prince of Bülow1849–192919 November 1906Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire and Minister-President of Prussia (1900–1909)
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria1884–195825 April 1907
Armand Fallières1841–193114 June 1907President of the French Republic (1906–1913)
Prince Adalbert of Prussia1884–19483 July 1907
Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland1884–196518 December 1907
Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Romania1865–19278 January 1908Later Ferdinand I, King of the Romanians
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este1863–191412 May 1908
Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe1838–19143 June 1908Chancellor of the Chapter of the Royal Danish Orders of Chivalry (1911–1914)
Prince Erik of Denmark1890–19508 November 1908Later Count of Rosenborg
Manuel II, King of Portugal and the Algarves1889–193224 March 1909
Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg1852–193128 April 1909 Grand Duchy of OldenburgAbdicated 1918
Count Vladimir Borisovich Frederiks1838–192716 July 1909Minister of the Imperial Court of the Emperor of All Russia (1897–1917)
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia1856–192919 July 1909
Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark1888–194029 July 1909
Prince George of Greece and Denmark1890–194715 August 1909Later George II, King of the Hellenes
Albert I, King of the Belgians1875–193423 February 1910
Ferdinand I, Tsar of the Bulgarians1861–194820 May 1910 Tsardom of BulgariaAbdicated 1918
Arvid Taube1853–19166 March 1911Foreign Minister of Sweden (1909–1911)
Johannes Zeuthen Schroll1831–191627 March 1911
Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, Prince of Bishnulok1883–19207 August 1911
Prince Viggo of Denmark1893–197025 December 1911Later Count of Rosenborg
Vilhelm Thomsen1842–192725 January 1912

Christian X (1912–1947)

ImageNameLifeDateCountryNotes
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark1899–197214 May 1912Later Frederik IX, King of Denmark
Prince Knud of Denmark1900–197614 May 1912Later Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia1887–194915 June 1912
Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark1879–195226 September 1912 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Received insignia only
Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland1889–191820 November 1912
Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands1876–193412 December 1912 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1888–195825 February 1913
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg1856–192125 February 1913Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire (1909–1917)
Edward, Prince of Wales1894–197217 March 1914Later Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom
Abdicated 1936
Prince Arthur of Connaught1883–193810 May 1914
Raymond Poincaré1860–193416 May 1914 President of the French Republic (1913–1920)
Hans Niels Andersen1852–193712 February 1919
Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim1867–195118 February 1919 Kingdom of FinlandRegent of the Kingdom of Finland (1918–1919)
Later President of the Republic of Finland (1944–1946)
Leopold, Duke of Brabant1901–198327 October 1919Later Leopold III, King of the Belgians
Abdicated 1951
Prince Albert, Duke of York1895–195230 November 1920Later George VI, King of the United Kingdom
Alexandre Millerand1859–19438 December 1920President of the French Republic (1920–1924)
Prince René of Bourbon-Parma1894–19629 June 1921 Duchy of Parma and Piacenza
Olav, Crown Prince of Norway1903–199113 August 1921Born Prince Alexander of Denmark
Later Olav V, King of Norway
Epitácio Pessoa1865–194214 November 1921President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1919–1922)
Umberto, Prince of Piedmont1904–198331 August 1922Later Umberto II, King of Italy
Abdicated 1946
Wilhelmina, Queen of Netherlands1880–19625 September 1922Awarded insignia only
Abdicated 1948
Prince George, Duke of Kent1902–194223 September 1922
Hirohito, Crown Prince of Japan1901–198923 January 1923Later Hirohito, Emperor of Japan
Baron Tage Reedtz-Thott1839–192330 October 1923Council President of Denmark (1894–1897)
Stanisław Wojciechowski1869–195320 December 1923President of the Republic of Poland (1922–1926)
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester1900–197424 June 1924
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin1873–196923 August 1924 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Tomáš Masaryk1850–193724 February 1925President of Czechoslovakia (1918–1935)
Prajadhipok, King of Siam1893–19418 February 1926Abdicated 1932
Lauri Kristian Relander1883–19427 October 1926President of the Republic of Finland (1925–1931)
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders1903–19839 November 1926
Gaston Doumergue1863–193712 March 1927President of the French Republic (1924–1931)
Prince Paul of Greece and Denmark1901–19647 August 1927Later Paul, King of the Hellenes
Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia1876–193818 October 1928
1907–19386 February 1929Later Count of Covadonga
Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia1908–19756 February 1929
1870–194923 March 1929
Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin1910–20017 June 1929 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Alexander I, King of Yugoslaiva1888–193426 March 1930
Berthold, Margrave of Baden1906–196326 April 1930 Grand Duchy of Baden
Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakhon Sawan1881–19444 June 1930
Purachatra Jayakara, Prince of Kamphaengphet1881–19364 June 1930
Tisavarakumarn, Prince Damrong Rajanubhab1862–194313 July 1930
Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu1905–19873 September 1930
Prince Jean, Duke of Guise1874–19406 October 1930
Paul Doumer1857–193225 January 1932President of the French Republic (1931–1932)
Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe1898–197417 March 1932 Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
Fuad I, King of Egypt and the Sudan1868–19364 November 1932
Albert Lebrun1871–195017 February 1933President of the French Republic (1932–1940)
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten1906–194716 June 1933
Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland1911–20035 December 1933Later Carl, Prince Bernadotte
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia1893–19767 November 1934Regent of Yugoslavia (1934–1941)
1908–198026 November 1934
Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna1916–201221 May 1935Later Carl Johan, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland1912–199721 May 1935
Reza Shah, Shah of Iran1878–194420 January 1937Abdicated 1941
Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein1891–196524 January 1937
Prince Gorm of Denmark1919–199124 February 1937
Prince Georg of Denmark1920–198616 April 1938
Ernst Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick1914–198719 January 1939
Miklós Horthy1868–195716 February 1940Regent of Hungary (1920–1944)
Prince Flemming of Denmark1922–20029 March 1940Later Count of Rosenborg
Prince Oluf of Denmark1923–199010 March 1941Later Count of Rosenborg
Sir Bernard Montgomery1887–19765 July 1945Later Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Dwight D. Eisenhower1890–196915 December 1945Later President of the United States (1953–1961)
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands1909–20045 April 1946Awarded insignia only
Later Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands1911–20045 April 1946Later Prince consort of the Netherlands

Frederik IX (1947–1972)

ImageNameLifeDateCountryNotes
Princess Margrethe of DenmarkBorn 194020 April 1947Later Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, and Sovereign of the Order
Abdicated 2024
Princess Benedikte of DenmarkBorn 194420 April 1947Later Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Princess Anne-Marie of DenmarkBorn 194620 April 1947
Later Queen of the Hellenes
Ingrid, Queen of Denmark1910–200024 May 1947
Born Princess of Sweden
Awarded insignia only
Niels Bohr1885–196217 October 1947
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom1926–202216 November 1947Later Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom
Philip Mountbatten1921–202116 November 1947
Born Prince of Greece and Denmark, later Prince of the United Kingdom, Duke of Edinburgh
Winston Churchill1874–19659 October 1950Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940–1945; 1951–1955)
1870–195617 November 1950President of the Republic of Finland (1946–1956)
Vincent Auriol1884–196628 November 1950President of the French Republic (1947–1954)
Sigvard, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg1907–200228 March 1952Formerly Prince of Sweden, Duke of Uppland
Chumbhotbongs Paribatra, Prince of Nakhon Sawan II1904–195928 November 1952
Akihito, Crown Prince of JapanBorn 19338 August 1953Later Akihito, Emperor of Japan
Abdicated 2019
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson1894–19725 April 1954President of Iceland (1952–1968)
Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia1892–197521 November 1954Abdicated 1974
Prince Makonnen Haile Selassie, Duke of Harar1924–195721 November 1954
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg1896–198521 March 1955Abdicated 1964
René Coty1882–196215 May 1955President of the French Republic (1954–1959)
Takahito, Prince Mikasa1915–20165 March 1957
Urho Kekkonen1900–19863 September 1957President of the Republic of Finland (1956–1982)
Harald, Crown Prince of NorwayBorn 193821 February 1958Later Harald V, King of Norway
Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand1927–201821 April 1958
Mohammad Reza, Shah of Iran1919–198014 May 1959
Caroline-Mathilde, Hereditary Princess of Denmark1912–19953 September 1960
Princess Axel of Denmark1899–19774 September 1960
Born Princess of Sweden
Sirikit, Queen of ThailandBorn 19326 September 1960
Prince Ingolf of DenmarkBorn 194017 February 1961Later Count of Rosenborg
Princess Viggo, Countess of Rosenborg1895–196611 March 1961
Constantine, Crown Prince of Greece1940–2023 4 January 1962Later Constantine II, King of the Hellenes
Princess Elisabeth of Denmark1935–201811 March 1962
Adolf Schärf1890–19656 June 1962Federal President of the Republic of Austria (1957–1965)
Frederica, Queen of the Hellenes1917–198123 January 1963 Duchy of Brunswick
Born Princess of Hanover
Farah, Queen of IranBorn 19383 May 1963Later Empress of Iran
Habib Bourguiba1903–20004 June 1963President of the Republic of Tunisia (1957–1987)
Julius Nyerere1922–19999 September 1963President of the Republic of Tanganyika (1962–1964)
Prince Christian of Denmark1942–201320 October 1963Later Count of Rosenborg
Antonio Segni1891–197220 April 1964President of the Italian Republic (1962–1964)
Princess Irene of Greece and DenmarkBorn 194411 September 1964
Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark1939–202411 September 1964
Carl Gustaf, Crown Prince of SwedenBorn 194612 January 1965Later Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden
1890–19705 April 1965President of the French Republic (1959–1969)
Masahito, Prince HitachiBorn 193528 September 1965
Baudouin, King of the Belgians1930–19938 February 1966
Giuseppe Saragat1898–198816 May 1966President of the Italian Republic (1964–1971)
Prince Henrik of Denmark1934–201810 June 1967
Born Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
Richard, Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg1934–20173 February 1968Later Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Albert, Prince of LiègeBorn 193418 June 1968Later Albert II, King of the Belgians
Abdicated 2013
Asfa Wossen Haile Selassie, Crown Prince of Ethiopia1914–199715 January 1970
Gustav Heinemann1899–19769 June 1970Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969–1974)
Kristján Eldjárn1916–19822 September 1970President of Iceland (1968–1980)

Margrethe II (1972–2024)

ImageNameLifeDateCountryNotes
Frederik, Crown Prince of DenmarkBorn 196814 January 1972Later Frederik X, King of Denmark, and Sovereign of the Order
Prince Joachim of DenmarkBorn 196914 January 1972Chancellor of the Chapter of the Royal Orders of Chivalry
Princess Christina of SwedenBorn 194316 January 1973Later Princess Christina, Mrs Magnuson
Sonja, Crown Princess of NorwayBorn 193712 February 1973Later Queen of Norway
Princess Georg of Denmark1917–198016 April 1974
Born Anne Bowes-Lyon, formerly Viscountess Anson
Charles, Prince of WalesBorn 194730 April 1974Later Charles III, King of the United Kingdom
Josip Broz Tito1892–198029 October 1974President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1953–1980)
Princess Beatrix of the NetherlandsBorn 193829 October 1975Later Queen of the Netherlands
Abdicated 2013
Prince Claus of the Netherlands1926–200229 October 1975Later Prince consort of the Netherlands
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg1921–201922 November 1976Abdicated 2000
Joséphine-Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg1927–200522 November 1976
Born Princess of Belgium
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing1926–202012 October 1978President of the French Republic (1974–1980)
Giovanni Leone1908–20018 November 1978President of the Italian Republic (1971–1978)
Rudolf Kirchschläger1915–20003 April 1979Federal President of the Republic of Austria (1974–1986)
Juan Carlos I, King of SpainBorn 193817 March 1980Abdicated 2014
Sofía, Queen of SpainBorn 193817 March 1980
Born Princess of Greece and Denmark
Vigdís FinnbogadóttirBorn 193025 February 1981President of Iceland (1980–1996)
Nagako, Empress of Japan1903–200021 April 1981
François Mitterrand1916–199628 April 1982President of the French Republic (1981–1995)
Mauno Koivisto1923–201720 April 1983President of the Republic of Finland (1982–1994)
Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia1920, 1921 or 1923–200518 March 1984
António Ramalho EanesBorn 193525 June 1984President of the Portuguese Republic (1976–1986)
Silvia, Queen of SwedenBorn 19433 September 1985
Hosni Mubarak1928–202019 February 1986President of the Arab Republic of Egypt (1981–2011)
Hassan II, King of Morocco1929–199915 February 1988
Richard Freiherr von Weizsäcker1920–201525 April 1989Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984–1994)
Birendra, King of Nepal1945–200117 October 1989
Haakon, Crown Prince of NorwayBorn 197320 July 1991
Mário Soares1924–20176 May 1992President of the Portuguese Republic (1986–1996)
Princess Märtha Louise of NorwayBorn 197113 October 1992
Lech WałęsaBorn 19435 July 1993President of the Republic of Poland (1990–1995)
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro1918–201219 October 1993President of the Italian Republic (1992–1999)
Lennart Meri1929–200612 April 1994President of the Republic of Estonia (1992–2001)
Martti Ahtisaari1937–20237 September 1994President of the Republic of Finland (1994–2000)
Paola, Queen of the BelgiansBorn 193716 May 1995
Victoria, Crown Princess of SwedenBorn 197714 July 1995
Alexandra ManleyBorn 196417 November 1995
Later Princess of Denmark, then Countess of Frederiksborg
Nelson Mandela1918–201318 February 1996President of the Republic of South Africa (1994–1999)
Algirdas Brazauskas1932–20109 October 1996President of the Republic of Lithuania (1992–1998)
Ólafur Ragnar GrímssonBorn 194318 November 1996President of Iceland (1996–2016)
Pavlos, Crown Prince of GreeceBorn 196714 January 1997
Also Prince of Denmark
Guntis UlmanisBorn 193918 March 1997President of the Republic of Latvia (1993–1999)
Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange Born 196731 January 1998Later Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands
Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan1935–199927 April 1998
Noor Al Hussein, Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of JordanBorn 195127 April 1998
Michiko, Empress of JapanBorn 19342 June 1998
Fernando Henrique CardosoBorn 19313 May 1999President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1995–2002)
Emil ConstantinescuBorn 193923 May 2000President of Romania (1996–2000)
Petar StoyanovBorn 195217 October 2000President of the Republic of Bulgaria (1997–2002)
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller1913–201215 December 2000
Vajiralongkorn, Crown Prince of ThailandBorn 19527 February 2001Later Maha Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand
Tarja HalonenBorn 19433 April 2001President of the Republic of Finland (2000–2012)
Milan KučanBorn 194110 October 2001President of the Republic of Slovenia (1991–2002)
Johannes Rau1931–200624 April 2002Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1999–2004)
Prince Philippe, Duke of BrabantBorn 196028 May 2002Later Philippe, King of the Belgians
Henri, Grand Duke of LuxembourgBorn 195520 October 2003
Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of LuxembourgBorn 195620 October 2003
Ion IliescuBorn 193016 March 2004President of Romania (1989–1996)
Mary DonaldsonBorn 19729 May 2004
Later Crown Princess, then Queen of Denmark
Naruhito, Crown Prince of JapanBorn 196016 November 2004Later Naruhito, Emperor of Japan
Georgi ParvanovBorn 195729 March 2006President of the Republic of Bulgaria (2002–2012)
Karolos Papoulias1929–202124 May 2006President of the Hellenic Republic (2005–2015)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva[4] Born 194512 September 2007President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (2003–2010; 2023–present)
Roh Moo-hyun1946–20098 October 2007President of the Republic of Korea (2003–2008)
Felipe Calderón HinojosaBorn 196218 February 2008President of the United Mexican States (2006–2012)
Princess Marie of Denmark[5] Born 197624 May 2008
Born Marie Cavallier
Lee Myung-bakBorn 194111 May 2011President of the Republic of Korea (2008–2013)
Ivan GašparovičBorn 194123 October 2012President of the Republic of Slovakia (2004–2018)
Sauli NiinistöBorn 19484 April 2013President of the Republic of Finland (2012–2024)
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway[6] Born 197317 May 2014
Máxima, Queen of the NetherlandsBorn 197117 March 2015
Enrique Peña NietoBorn 196613 April 2016President of the United Mexican States (2012–2018)
Guðni Th. JóhannessonBorn 196824 January 2017President of Iceland (2016–2024)
Mathilde, Queen of the BelgiansBorn 197328 March 2017
Emmanuel MacronBorn 1977 28 August 2018President of the French Republic (2017–present)
Frank-Walter SteinmeierBorn 195610 November 2021Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (2017–present)
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of NorwayBorn 200421 January 2022
Prince Christian of DenmarkBorn 200515 October 2023Later Crown Prince of Denmark
Felipe VI, King of SpainBorn 19686 November 2023
Letizia, Queen of SpainBorn 19726 November 2023

Frederik X (2024–present)

ImageNameLifeDateCountryNotes
Princess Isabella of DenmarkBorn 200714 January 2024
Prince Vincent of DenmarkBorn 201114 January 2024
Princess Josephine of DenmarkBorn 201114 January 2024
Prince Daniel, Duke of VästergötlandBorn 19736 May 2024

By country

Persons in bold characters are alive members

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"

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

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

Formerly reigning German local dynasties

Formerly reigning Families of the Pre-Unification States

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

Asia - Middle East

Asia - Far East

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Kongelig Dansk Hof-og Statscalender Statshaandbog for det danske Monarchie for Aaret 1860, p.27 (in Danish). Retrieved 12 March 2020
  2. Book: Johann Heinrich Friedrich Berlien. 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. 1846. Gedruckt in der Berlingschen Officin. 176.
  3. Book: 1872 . 1st pub.:1801 . Bille-Hansen . A. C. . Holck . Harald . Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1872 . State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1872 . Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender . da . Copenhagen . J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri . 3 . 3 May 2020 . .
  4. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v398/gigi_ho/drws/fb10bde8.jpg Photobucket
  5. https://www.borger.dk/foa/Sider/default.aspx?fk=24&foaid=213 Official list of knights of the Order of the Elephant.
  6. https://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=34904&sek=34891 Royal House of Norway
  7. Web site: Suomen tasavallan presidentti: Kuvat: Vierailut. www.tpk.fi. fi-FI. 2018-11-22.
  8. Gothaischer Hofkalender genealogisches Taschenbuch der fürstlichen Häuser 1930. Page 57