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
	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
	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  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)

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