List of current Knights of the Royal Order of the Seraphim

These are the current Knights (= men) and Members (= women) of the Royal Order of the Seraphim :

Color Pattern

 ....................  Living Swedish Royal Knight or Member
 ....................  Living Foreign Royal Knight or Member
 ....................  Living Foreign Republican Knight or Member

Europe

Royal family of Sweden

Gustaf V (1907-1950)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
700 30 April 1946
( birth )
Carl XVI Gustaf
(1946 - )
Duke of Jämtland 1946-1973
Successor of Sweden 1946-1950
Crown Pr. of Sweden 1950-1973
King of Sweden since 1973
 Sweden För Sverige i tiden
Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
714 22 March 1952 Margaretha
(1934 - )
Princess of Sweden  Sweden
715 22 March 1952 Birgitta
(1937 - )
Princess of Sweden  Sweden
716 22 March 1952 Désirée
(1938 - )
Princess of Sweden  Sweden
717 22 March 1952 Christina
(1943 - )
Princess of Sweden  Sweden
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
782 6 May 1976 Silvia
(1943 - )
Queen of Sweden
(consort)
 Sweden
 Germany
784 14 July 1995 Victoria
(14/07/1977 - )
Princess of Sweden 1977-1980
Crown Pr. of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland since 1980
 Sweden Considered from birth.
786 13 May 1997 Carl Philip
(13/05/1979 - )
Born as Crown Prince of Sweden
Duke of Värmland
Prince of Sweden since 1980
 Sweden Considered from birth.
797 10 June 2000 Madeleine
(10/06/1982 - )
Princess of Sweden
Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
 Sweden Considered from birth.
19 June 2010 Daniel
(15/09/1973 - )
Prince of Sweden
Duke of Västergötand
 Sweden
23 February 2012 Estelle
(23/02/2012 - )
Princess of Sweden
Duchess of Östergötland
 Sweden Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism 22 May 2012
20 February 2014 Leonore
(20/02/2014 - )
Princess of Sweden
Duchess of Gotland
 Sweden Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism 8 June 2014
13 June 2015 Sofia
(06/12/1984 - )
Princess of Sweden
Duchess of Värmland
 Sweden
15 June 2015 Nicolas
(15/06/2015 - )
Prince of Sweden
Duke of Ångermanland
 Sweden Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism 11 October 2015
2 March 2016 Oscar
(02/03/2016 - )
Prince of Sweden
Duke of Skåne
 Sweden Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism 27 May 2016
19 April 2016 Alexander
(19/04/2016 - )
Prince of Sweden
Duke of Södermanland
 Sweden Considered from birth will receive at Baptism

Austria

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
825 2007 Heinz Fischer President of Austria
 Austria

Belgium

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
762 31 March 1966 Albert II Former King of the Belgians
1993-2013
 Belgium L'Union fait la Force
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
814 18 March 1994 Paola Former Queen of the Belgians
(consort)
 Belgium L'Union fait la Force
May 2001 Philippe of Belgium King of the Belgians since 2013  Belgium L'Union fait la Force [1]

Bulgaria

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
Petar Stoyanov President of Bulgaria
1997-2002
 Bulgaria
Georgi Parvanov President of Bulgaria
2002-2012
 Bulgaria

Denmark

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
735 10 April 1958 Margrethe II Princess of Denmark (heir presumptive 1953-1972)
Queen of Denmark
since 1972
 Denmark Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke Frederick IX of Denmark's daughter
775 21 December 1972 Henrik Prince Consort of Denmark  Denmark
 France
Last Knight by King Gustaf VI Adolf
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
809 2 June 1993 Frederik Crown Prince of Denmark
since 1972
 Denmark

Estonia

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
18 January 2011 Toomas Hendrik Ilves President of Estonia
since 2006
 Estonia

Finland

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
796 16 April 1982 Mauno Koivisto President of Finland
1981-1994
 Finland Valtakunnan parhaaksi * Got the chain on 9/10/1983
813 12 April 1994 Martti Ahtisaari President of Finland
1994-2000
 Finland Se pystyy ken uskaltaa * Got the chain on 23/08/1996
1 March 2000 Tarja Halonen President of Finland
2000-2012
 Finland Yhteisen kansan puolesta (Photo) *
With chain
17 April 2012 Sauli Niinistö President of Finland
since 2012
 Finland Photo

France

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Stallplate
791 6 June 1980 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing President of France ( List )
1974-1981
 France
10 April 2000 Jacques Chirac President of France ( List )
1995-2007
 France No Arms painted yet
2 December 2014 François Hollande President of France (List )
since 2012
 France

Greece

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
758 14 September 1964 Constantine II King of Greece
1964-1973
 Greece
Rem : Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh : see United Kingdom United Kingdom ; Sophia : see Spain Spain
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
855 20 May 2008 Karolos Papoulias President of Greece
2005-2015
 Greece

Iceland

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
795 8 October 1981 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir President of Iceland  Iceland got the chain 11 June 1987.
7 September 2003 Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson President of Iceland  Iceland [2]

Italy

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
857 13 March 2009 Giorgio Napolitano President of Italy  Italy No Arms painted yet

Latvia

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
817 12 October 1995 Guntis Ulmanis President of Latvia
1993-1999
 Latvia
31 March 2005 Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga President of Latvia
1999-2007
 Latvia No Arms painted yet [3]

Luxembourg

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
712 18 July 1951 Jean Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1921-1964
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
1964-2000
 Luxembourg Ich Dien
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
799 12 September 1983 Henri Grand Duke of Luxembourg
since 2000
 Luxembourg Ich Dien
15 April 2008 Maria Teresa Grand-Duchess of Luxembourg
(consort)
 Luxembourg

Netherlands

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
783 6 October 1976 Beatrix Former Queen of the Netherlands  Netherlands Je maintiendrai (Arms)
812 24 November 1993 Willem-Alexander King of the Netherlands
 Netherlands Je maintiendrai

Norway

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
734 10 April 1958 Harald V Crown Prince of Norway 1957-1991
King of Norway
since 1991
 Norway Alt for Norge
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
776 26 December 1974 Sonja Queen of Norway
(consort)
 Norway 1st Member by Carl XVI
810 2 June 1993 Haakon Crown Prince of Norway
since 1991
 Norway Alt for Norge

Poland

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
811 16 September 1993 Lech Wałęsa President of Poland
1990-1995
 Poland Odwaznie roztropnie
4 May 2011 Bronisław Komorowski President of Poland
2010-2015
 Poland

Portugal

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
802 16 September 1986 Mário Soares President of Portugal
1986-1996
 Portugal

Romania

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
2003 Ion Iliescu President of Romania  Romania No Arms painted yet[4]
11 March 2008 Traian Băsescu President of Romania  Romania No Arms painted yet

Slovakia

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
21 March 2002 Rudolf Schuster President of Slovakia  Slovakia

Spain

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
787 5 October 1979 Juan Carlos I Former King of Spain
1975-2014
 Spain Nec plus ultra
788 5 October 1979 Sophia Former Queen of Spain (consort)
Princess of Greece & Denmark
 Spain
 Kingdom of Greece
808 17 December 1991 Felipe VI Infante of Spain
19682014
Prince of Asturias
19772014
Heir apparent to the Spanish throne
19752014
King of Spain
since 2014
 Spain

Turkey

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
11 March 2013 Abdullah Gül President of Turkey  Turkey No arms painted yet

Ukraine

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
827 Leonid Kuchma President of Ukraine
19942005
 Ukraine
856 Viktor Yushchenko President of Ukraine
20052010
 Ukraine No arms painted yet

United Kingdom

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
722 26 May 1953 Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom
since 1952
Head of the Commonwealth
 United Kingdom Dieu et mon droit
725 23 June 1954 Philip Born Prince of Greece & Denmark
Duke of Edinburgh since 1947
Prince of United Kingdom since 1957
 United Kingdom
 Greece
God Is My Help
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
779 23 May 1975 Charles Prince of United Kingdom
Heir of United Kingdom
since 1952
Prince of Wales (since 1958/1969)
 United Kingdom Ich dien

The Americas

Argentina

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Country Motto Stallplate
825 26 May 1998 Carlos Menem President of Argentina
1989-1999
 Argentina

Chile

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
821 15 November 1996 Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle President of Chile
1994-2000
 Chile

Mexico

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
2002 Vicente Fox President of Mexico
2000-2006
 Mexico [5]

Africa

Egypt

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
803 16 September 1986 Hosni Mubarak President of Egypt
1981-2011
 Egypt بسم الله الرحمن الرحي (= In the name of merciful God[6])

Ethiopia

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
728 15 November 1954 Sara Princess of Ethiopia (consort)
Duchess of Harar (consort)
 Ethiopia Makonnen's widow
742 19 December 1959 Mahisente Princess of Ethiopia
(consort)
 Ethiopia Sahle Selassie's widow

Asia

Bhutan

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
1994 Jigme Singye Wangchuck King of Bhutan  Bhutan

Brunei

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
8 February 2004 Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan of Brunei
since 1967
 Brunei
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
8 February 2004 Pengiran Anak Saleha Queen of Brunei
since 1967
 Brunei

Iran

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
745 29 April 1960 Farah Shahbanu of Iran  Iran
769 24 August 1970 Reza Pahlavi Crown Prince of Iran 1960-1979  Iran Current Head of the Imperial House

Japan

Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
721 30 September 1952 Akihito Crown Prince of Japan 1933-1989
Emperor of Japan
since 1989
 Japan
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
2007 ?[7] Michiko Crown Princess C. of Japan 1959-1989
Empress of Japan
Consort, since 1989
 Japan [8]
2007 ?[7] Naruhito Crown Prince of Japan 1989-
 Japan [9]

Jordan

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
806 15 September 1989 Noor Queen of Jordan ( Consort )  Jordan
7 October 2003 Abdullah II King of Jordan since 1999  Jordan
7 October 2003 Rania Queen of Jordan ( Consort )  Jordan

South Korea

Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
30 May 2012 Lee Myung-bak President of South Korea  South Korea

Thailand

Nr Date Image Name Title Land Motto Remarque
Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
747 3 September 1960 Sirikit Queen of Thailand
(consort)
 Thailand
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
2003 Vajiralongkorn Crown Prince of Thailand  Thailand [4] Bhumibol's son
2003 Sirindhorn Princess of Thailand  Thailand [4] Bhumibol's daughter
2003 Chulabhorn Princess of Thailand  Thailand [4] Bhumibol's daughter

See also

Sources

References

  1. Belga Pictures, Philippe & Mathilde
  2. www.gp.se
  3. www.kungahuset.se
  4. 1 2 3 4 Kungliga Hovstaternas versamhetsberättelse för år 2003, sid 8
  5. Kungliga Hovstaternas versamhetsberättelse för år 2002, sid 8
  6. Diskussionstråd om serafimersköldar på debatthuset.com
  7. 1 2 State visit of Swedish royal couple to Japan in 2007
  8. Getty Images, State visit of Sweden in Japan, March 2007, Group photo
  9. "Noblesse et Royautés" (French), Guests to Victoria of Sweden's wedding, Photo
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