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Name Date of app. Date of death

Notes

Edward, Prince of Wales 13301376 1348

 

Henry of Grosmont, 1st Earl of Derby c. 12991362 1348

Later Duke of Lancaster

Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick d. 1369 1348

 

Jean de Grailly, Captal de Buch d. 1377 1348

 

Ralph de Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford 13011372 1348

Later Earl of Stafford

William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury 13281397 1348

 

Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March 13281360 1348

 

John de Lisle, 1st Baron Lisle 13191356 1348

 

Bartholomew de Burghersh d. 1369 1348

Later Baron Burghersh

John de Beauchamp d. 1360 1348

Later Baron Beauchamp

John de Mohun, 2nd Baron Mohun c. 13201375 1348

 

Hugh Courtenay d. 1349 1348

 

Thomas Holland d. 1360 1348

Later Earl of Kent

John de Grey c. 13001359 1348

 

HM George V, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India May 9, 1914 January 20, 1936

 

HRH George, Prince of Greece and Denmark 19?? November 25, 1957

 

HRH Harald, Prince of Denmark 19?? March 30, 1949

 

HRH Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 19?? June 14, 1976

 

HM George VI, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India October 24, 1948 February 6, 1952

 

HM Olav V, King of Norway September 11, 1958 January 17, 1991

 

HM Ingrid, Queen of Denmark March 11, 1959 November 7, 2000

 

HM Constantine II, King of the Hellenes March 12, 1964 Since 1973 ex-King

 

HRH Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark April 16, 1974

 

[[Carl XVI Gustaf|HM Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden] April 10, 1975

 

HM Harald V, King of Norway October 28, 1991

 

HRH Benedikte, Princess of Denmark January 27, 1993

 

HRH Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark January 1, 2004

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HRH Joachim, Prince of Denmark April 16, 2004

 

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Name Date of app. Date of death

Notes

HM Frederik VI, King of Denmark and Norway 1808 December 3, 1839

As Sovereign of the Order he wore the insignia of a Grand Commander; from 1814 only King of Denmark 

HSH Christian August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg December 14, 1808 May 28, 1810

Adopted by King Carl XIII of Sweden in 1809 and created Crown Prince of Sweden under the name of Carl August 

HSH Friedrich, Prince of Hesse-Cassel December 16, 1813 February 27, 1845

Brother-in-law and first cousin of King Frederik VI 

HSH Carl, Prince of Hesse-Cassel September 10, 1817 August 17, 1836

Father-in-law of King Frederik VI 

HM Christian VIII, King of Denmark October 28, 1828 January 20, 1848

First cousin of King Frederik VI; appointed while Prince and heir presumptive (1808-1839); briefly King of Norway in 1814 

HM Marie, Dowager Queen of Denmark January 28, 1840 March 22, 1852

Widow of King Frederik VI 

HM Frederik VII, King of Denmark June 10, 1841 November 15, 1863

Son of King Christian VIII; appointed while Crown Prince 

HRH Frederik Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark August 1, 1854 June 29, 1863

Brother of King Christian VIII; Heir Presumptive (1848-1863

HM Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway June 10, 1860 August 19, 1872

Father-in-law of King Frederik VIII 

HSH Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse-Cassel November 10, 1860 September 5, 1867

Brother-in-law of King Christian VIII; father-in-law of King Christian IX 

HM Christian IX, King of Denmark November 15, 1863 January 29, 1906

On accession to the thrown he became Sovereign of the Order and wore the insignia of a Grand Commander accordingly 

HM Caroline Amalie, Dowager Queen of Denmark July 15, 1865 March 9, 1881

Widow of King Christian VIII 

HM Frederik VIII, King of Denmark June 28, 1869 May 14, 1912

Son of King Christian IX; appointed while Crown Prince 

HM George I, King of the Hellenes June 30, 1871 March 18, 1913

Son of King Christian IX 

HM Louise, Queen of Denmark September 7, 1883 September 29, 1898

Consort of King Christian IX 

HIM Alexander III, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias November 9, 1891 November 1, 1894

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

HIM Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of Alle the Russias November 26, 1894 July 17, 1918

Grandson of King Christian IX; his Grand Commander's insignia were lost after the Revolution of 1917 

HRH Valdemar, Prince of Denmark July 21, 1900 January 14, 1939

Son of King Christian IX 

HM Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India September 9, 1901 May 6, 1910

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

HM Christian X, King of Denmark May 14, 1912 April 20, 1947

Son of King Frederik VIII; wore the Grand Commander's insignia as Soverein of the Order; also King of Iceland (1918-1944

HM Haakon VII, King of Norway 1912 September 21, 1957

Son of King Frederik VIII 

HM George V, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India May 9, 1914 January 20, 1936

First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Constantine I, King of the Hellenes

||January 11, 1923||First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Gustaf V, King of Sweden

||October 29, 1950||First cousin once removed of King Christian X 

HRH George, Prince of Greece and Denmark

||November 25, 1957||First cousin of King Christian X 

HRH Harald, Prince of Denmark

||March 30, 1949||Brother of King Christian X 

HM Frederik IX, King of Denmark 1930s January 14, 1972

Son of King Christian X; appointed while Crown Prince 

HRH Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 1930s June 14, 1976

Son of King Christian X 

HH Axel, Prince of Denmark

||July 14, 1964||First cousin of King Christian X 

HM George VI, King of the United Kingdom October 24, 1948 February 6, 1952

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

HM Paul, King of the Hellenes 1940s March 6, 1964

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

HH Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1940s January 4, 1970

First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden 1950s September 15, 1973

Father-in-law of King Frederik IX 

HM Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark October, 1951 December 28, 1952

Widow of King Christian X 

HM Olav V, King of Norway September 11, 1958 January 17, 1991

First cousin of King Frederik IX 

HM Ingrid, Queen of Denmark March 11, 1959 November 7, 2000

Consort of King Frederik IX 

HM Constantine II, King of the Hellenes March 12, 1964

||Son-in-law of King Frederik IX; since 1973 ex-King 

HRH Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark April 16, 1974

||Consort of Queen Margrethe II 

HM Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden April 10, 1975

||First cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

HM Harald V, King of Norway October 28, 1991

||Second cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Benedikte, Princess of Denmark January 27, 1993

||Sister of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark January 1, 2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Joachim, Prince of Denmark April 16, 2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

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Name Date of app. Date of death

Notes

HM Frederik VI, King of Denmark and Norway 1808 December 3, 1839

As Sovereign of the Order he wore the insignia of a Grand Commander; from 1814 only King of Denmark 

HSH Christian August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg December 14, 1808 May 28, 1810

Adopted by King Carl XIII of Sweden in 1809 and created Crown Prince of Sweden under the name of Carl August 

HSH Friedrich, Prince of Hesse-Cassel December 16, 1813 February 27, 1845

Brother-in-law and first cousin of King Frederik VI 

HSH Carl, Prince of Hesse-Cassel September 10, 1817 August 17, 1836

Father-in-law of King Frederik VI 

HM Christian VIII, King of Denmark October 28, 1828 January 20, 1848

First cousin of King Frederik VI; appointed while Prince and heir presumptive (1808-1839); briefly King of Norway in 1814 

HM Marie, Dowager Queen of Denmark January 28, 1840 March 22, 1852

Widow of King Frederik VI 

HM Frederik VII, King of Denmark June 10, 1841 November 15, 1863

Son of King Christian VIII; appointed while Crown Prince 

HRH Frederik Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark August 1, 1854 June 29, 1863

Brother of King Christian VIII; Heir Presumptive (1848-1863

HM Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway June 10, 1860 August 19, 1872

Father-in-law of King Frederik VIII 

HSH Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse-Cassel November 10, 1860 September 5, 1867

Brother-in-law of King Christian VIII; father-in-law of King Christian IX 

HM Christian IX, King of Denmark November 15, 1863 January 29, 1906

On accession to the thrown he became Sovereign of the Order and wore the insignia of a Grand Commander accordingly 

HM Caroline Amalie, Dowager Queen of Denmark July 15, 1865 March 9, 1881

Widow of King Christian VIII 

HM Frederik VIII, King of Denmark June 28, 1869 May 14, 1912

Son of King Christian IX; appointed while Crown Prince 

HM George I, King of the Hellenes June 30, 1871 March 18, 1913

Son of King Christian IX 

HM Louise, Queen of Denmark September 7, 1883 September 29, 1898

Consort of King Christian IX 

HIM Alexander III, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias November 9, 1891 November 1, 1894

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

HIM Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of Alle the Russias November 26, 1894 July 17, 1918

Grandson of King Christian IX; his Grand Commander's insignia were lost after the Revolution of 1917 

HRH Valdemar, Prince of Denmark July 21, 1900 January 14, 1939

Son of King Christian IX 

HM Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India September 9, 1901 May 6, 1910

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

HM Christian X, King of Denmark May 14, 1912 April 20, 1947

Son of King Frederik VIII; wore the Grand Commander's insignia as Soverein of the Order; also King of Iceland (1918-1944

HM Haakon VII, King of Norway 1912 September 21, 1957

Son of King Frederik VIII 

HM George V, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India May 9, 1914 January 20, 1936

First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Constantine I, King of the Hellenes

||January 11, 1923||First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Gustaf V, King of Sweden

||October 29, 1950||First cousin once removed of King Christian X 

HRH George, Prince of Greece and Denmark

||November 25, 1957||First cousin of King Christian X 

HRH Harald, Prince of Denmark

||March 30, 1949||Brother of King Christian X 

HM Frederik IX, King of Denmark 1930s January 14, 1972

Son of King Christian X; appointed while Crown Prince 

HRH Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 1930s June 14, 1976

Son of King Christian X 

HH Axel, Prince of Denmark

||July 14, 1964||First cousin of King Christian X 

HM George VI, King of the United Kingdom October 24, 1948 February 6, 1952

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

HM Paul, King of the Hellenes 1940s March 6, 1964

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

HH Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1940s January 4, 1970

First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden 1950s September 15, 1973

Father-in-law of King Frederik IX 

HM Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark October, 1951 December 28, 1952

Widow of King Christian X 

HM Olav V, King of Norway September 11, 1958 January 17, 1991

First cousin of King Frederik IX 

HM Ingrid, Queen of Denmark March 11, 1959 November 7, 2000

Consort of King Frederik IX 

HM Constantine II, King of the Hellenes March 12, 1964

||Son-in-law of King Frederik IX; since 1973 ex-King 

HRH Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark April 16, 1974

||Consort of Queen Margrethe II 

HM Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden April 10, 1975

||First cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

HM Harald V, King of Norway October 28, 1991

||Second cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Benedikte, Princess of Denmark January 27, 1993

||Sister of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark January 1, 2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Joachim, Prince of Denmark April 16, 2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

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Name Date of app. Date of death

Notes

HM Frederik VI, King of Denmark and Norway 1808 December 3, 1839

As Sovereign of the Order he wore the insignia of a Grand Commander; from 1814 only King of Denmark 

HSH Christian August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg December 14, 1808 May 28, 1810

Adopted by King Carl XIII of Sweden in 1809 and created Crown Prince of Sweden under the name of Carl August 

HSH Friedrich, Prince of Hesse-Cassel December 16, 1813 February 27, 1845

Brother-in-law and first cousin of King Frederik VI 

HSH Carl, Prince of Hesse-Cassel September 10, 1817 August 17, 1836

Father-in-law of King Frederik VI 

HM Christian VIII, King of Denmark October 28, 1828 January 20, 1848

First cousin of King Frederik VI; appointed while Prince and heir presumptive (1808-1839); briefly King of Norway in 1814 

HM Marie, Dowager Queen of Denmark January 28, 1840 March 22, 1852

Widow of King Frederik VI 

HM Frederik VII, King of Denmark June 10, 1841 November 15, 1863

Son of King Christian VIII; appointed while Crown Prince 

HRH Frederik Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark August 1, 1854 June 29, 1863

Brother of King Christian VIII; Heir Presumptive (1848-1863

HM Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway June 10, 1860 August 19, 1872

Father-in-law of King Frederik VIII 

HSH Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse-Cassel November 10, 1860 September 5, 1867

Brother-in-law of King Christian VIII; father-in-law of King Christian IX 

HM Christian IX, King of Denmark November 15, 1863 January 29, 1906

On accession to the thrown he became Sovereign of the Order and wore the insignia of a Grand Commander accordingly 

HM Caroline Amalie, Dowager Queen of Denmark July 15, 1865 March 9, 1881

Widow of King Christian VIII 

HM Frederik VIII, King of Denmark June 28, 1869 May 14, 1912

Son of King Christian IX; appointed while Crown Prince 

HM George I, King of the Hellenes June 30, 1871 March 18, 1913

Son of King Christian IX 

HM Louise, Queen of Denmark September 7, 1883 September 29, 1898

Consort of King Christian IX 

HIM Alexander III, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias November 9, 1891 November 1, 1894

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

HIM Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias November 26, 1894 July 17, 1918

Grandson of King Christian IX; his Grand Commander's insignia were lost after the Revolution of 1917 

HRH Valdemar, Prince of Denmark July 21, 1900 January 14, 1939

Son of King Christian IX 

HM Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India September 9, 1901 May 6, 1910

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

HM Christian X, King of Denmark May 14, 1912 April 20, 1947

Son of King Frederik VIII; wore the Grand Commander's insignia as Soverein of the Order; also King of Iceland (1918-1944

HM Haakon VII, King of Norway 1912 September 21, 1957

Son of King Frederik VIII 

HM George V, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India May 9, 1914 January 20, 1936

First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Constantine I, King of the Hellenes

||January 11, 1923||First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Gustaf V, King of Sweden

||October 29, 1950||First cousin once removed of King Christian X 

HRH George, Prince of Greece and Denmark

||November 25, 1957||First cousin of King Christian X 

HRH Harald, Prince of Denmark

||March 30, 1949||Brother of King Christian X 

HM Frederik IX, King of Denmark 1930s January 14, 1972

Son of King Christian X; appointed while Crown Prince 

HRH Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 1930s June 14, 1976

Son of King Christian X 

HH Axel, Prince of Denmark

||July 14, 1964||First cousin of King Christian X 

HM George VI, King of the United Kingdom October 24, 1948 February 6, 1952

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

HM Paul, King of the Hellenes 1940s March 6, 1964

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

HH Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1940s January 4, 1970

First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden 1950s September 15, 1973

Father-in-law of King Frederik IX 

HM Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark October, 1951 December 28, 1952

Widow of King Christian X 

HM Olav V, King of Norway September 11, 1958 January 17, 1991

First cousin of King Frederik IX 

HM Ingrid, Queen of Denmark March 11, 1959 November 7, 2000

Consort of King Frederik IX 

HM Constantine II, King of the Hellenes March 12, 1964

||Son-in-law of King Frederik IX; since 1973 ex-King 

HRH Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark April 16, 1974

||Consort of Queen Margrethe II 

HM Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden April 10, 1975

||First cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

HM Harald V, King of Norway October 28, 1991

||Second cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Benedikte, Princess of Denmark January 27, 1993

||Sister of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark January 1, 2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Joachim, Prince of Denmark April 16, 2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

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Name Date of appoint. Date of death

Notes

HM Frederik VI, King of Denmark and Norway 1808 1839.12.03

As Sovereign of the Order he wore the insignia of a Grand Commander - From 1814 only King of Denmark 

HSH Christian August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 1808.12.14 1810.05.28

Adopted by King Carl XIII of Sweden in 1809 and created Crown Prince of Sweden under the name of Carl August 

HSH Friedrich, Prince of Hesse-Cassel 1813.12.16 1845.02.27

Brother-in-law and first cousin of King Frederik VI 

HSH Carl, Prince of Hesse-Cassel 1817.09.10 1836.08.17

Father-in-law of King Frederik VI 

HM Christian VIII, King of Denmark 1828.10.28 1848.01.20

First cousin of King Frederik VI - Appointed while Prince and Heir Presumptive (1808-1839) - Briefly King of Norway in 1814 

HM Marie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 1840.01.28 1852.03.22

Widow of King Frederik VI 

HM Frederik VII, King of Denmark 1841.06.10 1863.11.15

Son of King Christian VIII - Appointed while Crown Prince (1839-1848) 

HRH Frederik Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 1854.08.01 1863.06.29

Brother of King Christian VIII - Heir Presumptive (1848-1863) 

HM Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway 1860.06.10 1872.08.19

Father-in-law of King Frederik VIII 

HSH Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse-Cassel 1860.11.10 1867.09.05

Brother-in-law of King Christian VIII - Father-in-law of King Christian IX 

HM Christian IX, King of Denmark 1863.11.15 1906.01.29

On accession to the thrown he became Sovereign of the Order and wore the insignia of a Grand Commander accordingly 

HM Caroline Amalie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 1865.07.15 1881.03.09

Widow of King Christian VIII 

HM Frederik VIII, King of Denmark 1869.06.28 1912.05.14

Son of King Christian IX - Appointed while Crown Prince (1863-1906) 

HM George I, King of the Hellenes 1871.06.30 1913.03.18

Son of King Christian IX 

HM Louise, Queen of Denmark 1883.09.07 1898.09.29

Consort of King Christian IX 

HIM Alexander III, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 1891.11.09 1894.11.01

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

HIM Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 1894.11.26 1918.07.17

Grandson of King Christian IX - His Grand Commander’s insignia were lost after the Revolution of 1917 

HRH Valdemar, Prince of Denmark 1900.07.21 1939.01.14

Son of King Christian IX 

HM Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 1901.09.09 1910.05.06

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

HM Christian X, King of Denmark 1912.05.14 1947.04.20

Son of King Frederik VIII - Wore the Grand Commander's insignia as Soverein of the Order - Also King of Iceland (1918-1944) 

HM Haakon VII, King of Norway 1912 1957.09.21

Son of King Frederik VIII 

HM George V, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 1914.05.09 1936.01.20

First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Constantine I, King of the Hellenes

||1923.01.11||First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Gustaf V, King of Sweden

||1950.10.29||First cousin once removed of King Christian X 

HRH George, Prince of Greece and Denmark

||1957.11.25||First cousin of King Christian X 

HRH Harald, Prince of Denmark

||1949.03.30||Brother of King Christian X 

HM Frederik IX, King of Denmark 1930s 1972.01.14

Son of King Christian X - Appointed while Crown Prince (1912-1947) 

HRH Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 1930s 1976.06.14

Son of King Christian X 

HH Axel, Prince of Denmark

||1964.07.14||First cousin of King Christian X 

HM George VI, King of the United Kingdom 1948.10.24 1952.02.06

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

HM Paul, King of the Hellenes 1940s 1964.03.06

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

HH Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1940s 1970.01.04

First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden 1950s 1973.09.15

Father-in-law of King Frederik IX 

HM Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark 1951 1952.12.28

Widow of King Christian X 

HM Olav V, King of Norway 1958.09.11 1991.01.17

First cousin of King Frederik IX 

HM Ingrid, Queen of Denmark 1959.03.11 2000.11.07

Consort of King Frederik IX 

HM Constantine II, King of the Hellenes 1964.03.12

||Son-in-law of King Frederik IX - Since 1973 ex-King 

HRH Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark 1974.04.16

||Consort of Queen Margrethe II 

HM Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden 1975.04.10

||First cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

HM Harald V, King of Norway 1991.10.28

||Second cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Benedikte, Princess of Denmark 1993.01.27

||Sister of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 2004.01.01

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Joachim, Prince of Denmark 2004.04.16

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

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Name Date of appoint. Date of death

Notes

HM Frederik VI, King of Denmark and Norway 1808 03.12.1839

As Sovereign of the Order he wore the insignia of a Grand Commander - From 1814 only King of Denmark 

HSH Christian August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 14.12.1808 28.05.1810

Adopted by King Carl XIII of Sweden in 1809 and created Crown Prince of Sweden under the name of Carl August 

HSH Friedrich, Prince of Hesse-Cassel 16.12.1813 27.02.1845

Brother-in-law and first cousin of King Frederik VI 

HSH Carl, Prince of Hesse-Cassel 10.09.1817 17.08.1836

Father-in-law of King Frederik VI 

HM Christian VIII, King of Denmark 28.10.1828 20.01.1848

First cousin of King Frederik VI - Appointed while Prince and Heir Presumptive (1808-1839) - Briefly King of Norway in 1814 

HM Marie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 28.01.1840 22.03.1852

Widow of King Frederik VI 

HM Frederik VII, King of Denmark 10.06.1841 15.11.1863

Son of King Christian VIII - Appointed while Crown Prince (1839-1848) 

HRH Frederik Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 01.08.1854 29.06.1863

Brother of King Christian VIII - Heir Presumptive (1848-1863) 

HM Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway 10.06.1860 19.08.1872

Father-in-law of King Frederik VIII 

HSH Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse-Cassel 10.11.1860 05.09.1867

Brother-in-law of King Christian VIII - Father-in-law of King Christian IX 

HM Christian IX, King of Denmark 15.11.1863 29.01.1906

On accession to the thrown he became Sovereign of the Order and wore the insignia of a Grand Commander accordingly 

HM Caroline Amalie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 15.07.1865 09.03.1881

Widow of King Christian VIII 

HM Frederik VIII, King of Denmark 28.06.1869 14.05.1912

Son of King Christian IX - Appointed while Crown Prince (1863-1906) 

HM George I, King of the Hellenes 30.06.1871 18.03.1913

Son of King Christian IX 

HM Louise, Queen of Denmark 07.09.1883 29.09.1898

Consort of King Christian IX 

HIM Alexander III, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 09.11.1891 01.11.1894

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

HIM Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 26.11.1894 17.07.1918

Grandson of King Christian IX - His Grand Commander’s insignia were lost after the Revolution of 1917 

HRH Valdemar, Prince of Denmark 21.07.1900 14.01.1939

Son of King Christian IX 

HM Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.09.1901 06.05.1910

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

HM Christian X, King of Denmark 14.05.1912 20.04.1947

Son of King Frederik VIII - Wore the Grand Commander's insignia as Soverein of the Order - Also King of Iceland (1918-1944) 

HM Haakon VII, King of Norway 1912 21.09.1957

Son of King Frederik VIII 

HM George V, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.05.1914 20.01.1936

First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Constantine I, King of the Hellenes

||11.01.1923||First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Gustaf V, King of Sweden

||29.10.1950||First cousin once removed of King Christian X 

HRH George, Prince of Greece and Denmark

||25.11.1957||First cousin of King Christian X 

HRH Harald, Prince of Denmark

||30.03.1949||Brother of King Christian X 

HM Frederik IX, King of Denmark 1930s 14.01.1972

Son of King Christian X - Appointed while Crown Prince (1912-1947) 

HRH Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 1930s 14.06.1976

Son of King Christian X 

HH Axel, Prince of Denmark

||14.07.1964||First cousin of King Christian X 

HM George VI, King of the United Kingdom 24.10.1948 06.02.1952

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

HM Paul, King of the Hellenes 1940s 06.03.1964

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

HH Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1940s 04.01.1970

First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden 1950s 15.09.1973

Father-in-law of King Frederik IX 

HM Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark 1951 28.12.1952

Widow of King Christian X 

HM Olav V, King of Norway 11.09.1958 17.01.1991

First cousin of King Frederik IX 

HM Ingrid, Queen of Denmark 11.03.1959 07.11.2000

Consort of King Frederik IX 

HM Constantine II, King of the Hellenes 12.03.1964

||Son-in-law of King Frederik IX - Since 1973 ex-King 

HRH Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark 16.04.1974

||Consort of Queen Margrethe II 

HM Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden 10.04.1975

||First cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

HM Harald V, King of Norway 28.10.1991

||Second cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Benedikte, Princess of Denmark 27.01.1993

||Sister of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 01.01.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Joachim, Prince of Denmark 16.04.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

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Name Date of appoint. Date of death

Notes

HM Frederik VI, King of Denmark and Norway 1808 03.12.1839

As Sovereign of the Order he wore the insignia of a Grand Commander - From 1814 only King of Denmark 

HSH Christian August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 14.12.1808 28.05.1810

Adopted by King Carl XIII of Sweden in 1809 and created Crown Prince of Sweden under the name of Carl August 

HSH Friedrich, Prince of Hesse-Cassel 16.12.1813 27.02.1845

Brother-in-law and first cousin of King Frederik VI 

HSH Carl, Prince of Hesse-Cassel 10.09.1817 17.08.1836

Father-in-law of King Frederik VI 

HM Christian VIII, King of Denmark 28.10.1828 20.01.1848

First cousin of King Frederik VI - Appointed while Prince and Heir Presumptive (1808-1839) - Briefly King of Norway in 1814 

HM Marie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 28.01.1840 22.03.1852

Widow of King Frederik VI 

HM Frederik VII, King of Denmark 10.06.1841 15.11.1863

Son of King Christian VIII - Appointed while Crown Prince (1839-1848) 

HRH Frederik Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 01.08.1854 29.06.1863

Brother of King Christian VIII - Heir Presumptive (1848-1863) 

HM Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway 10.06.1860 19.08.1872

Father-in-law of King Frederik VIII 

HSH Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse-Cassel 10.11.1860 05.09.1867

Brother-in-law of King Christian VIII - Father-in-law of King Christian IX 

HM Christian IX, King of Denmark 15.11.1863 29.01.1906

On accession to the thrown he became Sovereign of the Order and wore the insignia of a Grand Commander accordingly 

HM Caroline Amalie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 15.07.1865 09.03.1881

Widow of King Christian VIII 

HM Frederik VIII, King of Denmark 28.06.1869 14.05.1912

Son of King Christian IX - Appointed while Crown Prince (1863-1906) 

HM George I, King of the Hellenes 30.06.1871 18.03.1913

Son of King Christian IX 

HM Louise, Queen of Denmark 07.09.1883 29.09.1898

Consort of King Christian IX 

HIM Alexander III, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 09.11.1891 01.11.1894

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

HIM Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 26.11.1894 17.07.1918

Grandson of King Christian IX - His Grand Commander’s insignia were lost after the Revolution of 1917 

HRH Valdemar, Prince of Denmark 21.07.1900 14.01.1939

Son of King Christian IX 

HM Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.09.1901 06.05.1910

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

HM Christian X, King of Denmark 14.05.1912 20.04.1947

Son of King Frederik VIII - Wore the Grand Commander's insignia as Soverein of the Order - Also King of Iceland (1918-1944) 

HM Haakon VII, King of Norway 1912 21.09.1957

Son of King Frederik VIII 

HM George V, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.05.1914 20.01.1936

First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Constantine I, King of the Hellenes

||11.01.1923||First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Gustaf V, King of Sweden

||29.10.1950||First cousin once removed of King Christian X 

HRH George, Prince of Greece and Denmark

||25.11.1957||First cousin of King Christian X 

HRH Harald, Prince of Denmark

||30.03.1949||Brother of King Christian X 

HM Frederik IX, King of Denmark 1930s 14.01.1972

Son of King Christian X - Appointed while Crown Prince (1912-1947) 

HRH Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 1930s 14.06.1976

Son of King Christian X 

HH Axel, Prince of Denmark

||14.07.1964||First cousin of King Christian X 

HM George VI, King of the United Kingdom 24.10.1948 06.02.1952

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

HM Paul, King of the Hellenes 1940s 06.03.1964

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

HH Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1940s 04.01.1970

First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden 1950s 15.09.1973

Father-in-law of King Frederik IX 

HM Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark 1951 28.12.1952

Widow of King Christian X 

HM Olav V, King of Norway 11.09.1958 17.01.1991

First cousin of King Frederik IX 

HM Ingrid, Queen of Denmark 11.03.1959 07.11.2000

Consort of King Frederik IX 

HM Constantine II, King of the Hellenes 12.03.1964

||Son-in-law of King Frederik IX - Since 1973 ex-King 

HRH Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark 16.04.1974

||Consort of Queen Margrethe II 

HM Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden 10.04.1975

||First cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

HM Harald V, King of Norway 28.10.1991

||Second cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Benedikte, Princess of Denmark 27.01.1993

||Sister of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 01.01.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Joachim, Prince of Denmark 16.04.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 



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Name Date of appoint. Date of death

Notes

HM Frederik VI, King of Denmark and Norway 1808 03.12.1839

As Sovereign of the Order he wore the insignia of a Grand Commander - From 1814 only King of Denmark 

HSH Christian August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 14.12.1808 28.05.1810

Adopted by King Carl XIII of Sweden in 1809 and created Crown Prince of Sweden under the name of Carl August 

HSH Friedrich, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 16.12.1813 27.02.1845

Brother-in-law and first cousin of King Frederik VI 

HSH Carl, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 10.09.1817 17.08.1836

Father-in-law of King Frederik VI 

HM Christian VIII, King of Denmark 28.10.1828 20.01.1848

First cousin of King Frederik VI - Appointed while Prince and Heir Presumptive (1808-1839) - Briefly King of Norway in 1814 

HM Marie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 28.01.1840 22.03.1852

Widow of King Frederik VI 

HM Frederik VII, King of Denmark 10.06.1841 15.11.1863

Son of King Christian VIII - Appointed while Crown Prince (1839-1848) 

HRH Frederik Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 01.08.1854 29.06.1863

Brother of King Christian VIII - Heir Presumptive (1848-1863) 

HM Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway 10.06.1860 19.08.1872

Father-in-law of King Frederik VIII 

HSH Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 10.11.1860 05.09.1867

Brother-in-law of King Christian VIII - Father-in-law of King Christian IX 

HM Christian IX, King of Denmark 15.11.1863 29.01.1906

On accession to the thrown he became Sovereign of the Order and wore the insignia of a Grand Commander accordingly 

HM Caroline Amalie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 15.07.1865 09.03.1881

Widow of King Christian VIII 

HM Frederik VIII, King of Denmark 28.06.1869 14.05.1912

Son of King Christian IX - Appointed while Crown Prince (1863-1906) 

HM George I, King of the Hellenes 30.06.1871 18.03.1913

Son of King Christian IX 

HM Louise, Queen of Denmark 07.09.1883 29.09.1898

Consort of King Christian IX 

HIM Alexander III, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 09.11.1891 01.11.1894

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

HIM Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 26.11.1894 17.07.1918

Grandson of King Christian IX - His Grand Commander’s insignia were lost after the Revolution of 1917 

HRH Valdemar, Prince of Denmark 21.07.1900 14.01.1939

Son of King Christian IX 

HM Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.09.1901 06.05.1910

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

HM Christian X, King of Denmark 14.05.1912 20.04.1947

Son of King Frederik VIII - Wore the Grand Commander's insignia as Soverein of the Order - Also King of Iceland (1918-1944) 

HM Haakon VII, King of Norway 1912 21.09.1957

Son of King Frederik VIII 

HM George V, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.05.1914 20.01.1936

First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Constantine I, King of the Hellenes

||11.01.1923||First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Gustaf V, King of Sweden

||29.10.1950||First cousin once removed of King Christian X 

HRH George, Prince of Greece and Denmark

||25.11.1957||First cousin of King Christian X 

HRH Harald, Prince of Denmark

||30.03.1949||Brother of King Christian X 

HM Frederik IX, King of Denmark 1930s 14.01.1972

Son of King Christian X - Appointed while Crown Prince (1912-1947) 

HRH Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 1930s 14.06.1976

Son of King Christian X 

HH Axel, Prince of Denmark

||14.07.1964||First cousin of King Christian X 

HM George VI, King of the United Kingdom 24.10.1948 06.02.1952

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

HM Paul, King of the Hellenes 1940s 06.03.1964

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

HH Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1940s 04.01.1970

First cousin of King Christian X 

HM Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden 1950s 15.09.1973

Father-in-law of King Frederik IX 

HM Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark 1951 28.12.1952

Widow of King Christian X 

HM Olav V, King of Norway 11.09.1958 17.01.1991

First cousin of King Frederik IX 

HM Ingrid, Queen of Denmark 11.03.1959 07.11.2000

Consort of King Frederik IX 

HM Constantine II, King of the Hellenes 12.03.1964

||Son-in-law of King Frederik IX - Since 1973 ex-King 

HRH Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark 16.04.1974

||Consort of Queen Margrethe II 

HM Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden 10.04.1975

||First cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

HM Harald V, King of Norway 28.10.1991

||Second cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Benedikte, Princess of Denmark 27.01.1993

||Sister of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 01.01.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

HRH Joachim, Prince of Denmark 16.04.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

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Name Date of appoint. Date of death

Notes

Frederik VI, King of Denmark and Norway 1808 03.12.1839

As Sovereign of the Order he wore the insignia of a Grand Commander - From 1814 only King of Denmark 

Christian August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 14.12.1808 28.05.1810

Adopted by King Carl XIII of Sweden in 1809 and created Crown Prince of Sweden under the name of Carl August 

Friedrich, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 16.12.1813 27.02.1845

Brother-in-law and first cousin of King Frederik VI 

Carl, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 10.09.1817 17.08.1836

Father-in-law of King Frederik VI 

Christian VIII, King of Denmark 28.10.1828 20.01.1848

First cousin of King Frederik VI - Appointed while Prince and Heir Presumptive (1808-1839) - Briefly King of Norway in 1814 

Marie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 28.01.1840 22.03.1852

Widow of King Frederik VI 

Frederik VII, King of Denmark 10.06.1841 15.11.1863

Son of King Christian VIII - Appointed while Crown Prince (1839-1848) 

Frederik Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 01.08.1854 29.06.1863

Brother of King Christian VIII - Heir Presumptive (1848-1863) 

Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway 10.06.1860 19.08.1872

Father-in-law of King Frederik VIII 

Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 10.11.1860 05.09.1867

Brother-in-law of King Christian VIII - Father-in-law of King Christian IX 

Christian IX, King of Denmark 15.11.1863 29.01.1906

On accession to the thrown he became Sovereign of the Order and wore the insignia of a Grand Commander accordingly 

Caroline Amalie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 15.07.1865 09.03.1881

Widow of King Christian VIII 

Frederik VIII, King of Denmark 28.06.1869 14.05.1912

Son of King Christian IX - Appointed while Crown Prince (1863-1906) 

George I, King of the Hellenes 30.06.1871 18.03.1913

Son of King Christian IX 

Louise, Queen of Denmark 07.09.1883 29.09.1898

Consort of King Christian IX 

Alexander III, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 09.11.1891 01.11.1894

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 26.11.1894 17.07.1918

Grandson of King Christian IX - His Grand Commander’s insignia were lost after the Revolution of 1917 

Valdemar, Prince of Denmark 21.07.1900 14.01.1939

Son of King Christian IX 

Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.09.1901 06.05.1910

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

Christian X, King of Denmark 14.05.1912 20.04.1947

Son of King Frederik VIII - Wore the Grand Commander's insignia as Soverein of the Order - Also King of Iceland (1918-1944) 

Haakon VII, King of Norway 1912 21.09.1957

Son of King Frederik VIII 

George V, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.05.1914 20.01.1936

First cousin of King Christian X 

Constantine I, King of the Hellenes

||11.01.1923||First cousin of King Christian X 

Gustaf V, King of Sweden

||29.10.1950||First cousin once removed of King Christian X 

George, Prince of Greece and Denmark

||25.11.1957||First cousin of King Christian X 

Harald, Prince of Denmark

||30.03.1949||Brother of King Christian X 

Frederik IX, King of Denmark 1930s 14.01.1972

Son of King Christian X - Appointed while Crown Prince (1912-1947) 

Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 1930s 14.06.1976

Son of King Christian X 

Axel, Prince of Denmark

||14.07.1964||First cousin of King Christian X 

George VI, King of the United Kingdom 24.10.1948 06.02.1952

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

Paul, King of the Hellenes 1940s 06.03.1964

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1940s 04.01.1970

First cousin of King Christian X 

Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden 1950s 15.09.1973

Father-in-law of King Frederik IX 

Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark 1951 28.12.1952

Widow of King Christian X 

Olav V, King of Norway 11.09.1958 17.01.1991

First cousin of King Frederik IX 

Ingrid, Queen of Denmark 11.03.1959 07.11.2000

Consort of King Frederik IX 

Constantine II, King of the Hellenes 12.03.1964

||Son-in-law of King Frederik IX - Since 1973 ex-King 

Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark 16.04.1974

||Consort of Queen Margrethe II 

Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden 10.04.1975

||First cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

Harald V, King of Norway 28.10.1991

||Second cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

Benedikte, Princess of Denmark 27.01.1993

||Sister of Queen Margrethe II 

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 01.01.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

Joachim, Prince of Denmark 16.04.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 


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Name Date of appoint. Date of death

Notes

Frederik VI, King of Denmark and Norway 1808 03.12.1839

As Sovereign of the Order he wore the insignia of a Grand Commander - From 1814 only King of Denmark 

Christian August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 14.12.1808 28.05.1810

Adopted by King Carl XIII of Sweden in 1809 and created Crown Prince of Sweden under the name of Carl August 

Friedrich, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 16.12.1813 27.02.1845

Brother-in-law and first cousin of King Frederik VI 

Carl, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 10.09.1817 17.08.1836

Father-in-law of King Frederik VI 

Christian VIII, King of Denmark 28.10.1828 20.01.1848

First cousin of King Frederik VI - Appointed while Prince and Heir Presumptive (1808-1839) - Briefly King of Norway in 1814 

Marie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 28.01.1840 22.03.1852

Widow of King Frederik VI 

Frederik VII, King of Denmark 10.06.1841 15.11.1863

Son of King Christian VIII - Appointed while Crown Prince (1839-1848) 

Frederik Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 01.08.1854 29.06.1863

Brother of King Christian VIII - Heir Presumptive (1848-1863) 

Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway 10.06.1860 19.08.1872

Father-in-law of King Frederik VIII 

Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 10.11.1860 05.09.1867

Brother-in-law of King Christian VIII - Father-in-law of King Christian IX 

Christian IX, King of Denmark 15.11.1863 29.01.1906

On accession to the thrown he became Sovereign of the Order and wore the insignia of a Grand Commander accordingly 

Caroline Amalie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 15.07.1865 09.03.1881

Widow of King Christian VIII 

Frederik VIII, King of Denmark 28.06.1869 14.05.1912

Son of King Christian IX - Appointed while Crown Prince (1863-1906) 

George I, King of the Hellenes 30.06.1871 18.03.1913

Son of King Christian IX 

Louise, Queen of Denmark 07.09.1883 29.09.1898

Consort of King Christian IX 

Alexander III, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 09.11.1891 01.11.1894

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 26.11.1894 17.07.1918

Grandson of King Christian IX - His Grand Commander’s insignia were lost after the Revolution of 1917 

Valdemar, Prince of Denmark 21.07.1900 14.01.1939

Son of King Christian IX 

Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.09.1901 06.05.1910

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

Christian X, King of Denmark 14.05.1912 20.04.1947

Son of King Frederik VIII - Wore the Grand Commander's insignia as Soverein of the Order - Also King of Iceland (1918-1944) 

Haakon VII, King of Norway 1912 21.09.1957

Son of King Frederik VIII 

George V, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.05.1914 20.01.1936

First cousin of King Christian X 

Constantine I, King of the Hellenes

||11.01.1923||First cousin of King Christian X 

Gustaf V, King of Sweden

||29.10.1950||First cousin once removed of King Christian X 

George, Prince of Greece and Denmark

||25.11.1957||First cousin of King Christian X 

Harald, Prince of Denmark

||30.03.1949||Brother of King Christian X 

Frederik IX, King of Denmark 1930s 14.01.1972

Son of King Christian X - Appointed while Crown Prince (1912-1947) 

Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 1930s 14.06.1976

Son of King Christian X 

Axel, Prince of Denmark

||14.07.1964||First cousin of King Christian X 

George VI, King of the United Kingdom 24.10.1948 06.02.1952

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

Paul, King of the Hellenes 1940s 06.03.1964

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1940s 04.01.1970

First cousin of King Christian X 

Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden 1950s 15.09.1973

Father-in-law of King Frederik IX 

Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark 1951 28.12.1952

Widow of King Christian X 

Olav V, King of Norway 11.09.1958 17.01.1991

First cousin of King Frederik IX 

Ingrid, Queen of Denmark 11.03.1959 07.11.2000

Consort of King Frederik IX 

Constantine II, King of the Hellenes 12.03.1964

||Son-in-law of King Frederik IX - Since 1973 ex-King 

Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark 16.04.1974

||Consort of Queen Margrethe II 

Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden 10.04.1975

||First cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

Harald V, King of Norway 28.10.1991

||Second cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

Benedikte, Princess of Denmark 27.01.1993

||Sister of Queen Margrethe II 

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 01.01.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

Joachim, Prince of Denmark 16.04.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

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Name Date of appoint. Date of death

Notes

Frederik VI, King of Denmark and Norway 1808 03.12.1839

As Sovereign of the Order he wore the insignia of a Grand Commander - From 1814 only King of Denmark 

Christian August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 14.12.1808 28.05.1810

Adopted by King Carl XIII of Sweden in 1809 and created Crown Prince of Sweden under the name of Carl August 

Friedrich, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 16.12.1813 27.02.1845

Brother-in-law and first cousin of King Frederik VI 

Carl, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 10.09.1817 17.08.1836

Father-in-law of King Frederik VI 

Christian VIII, King of Denmark 28.10.1828 20.01.1848

First cousin of King Frederik VI - Appointed while Prince and Heir Presumptive (1808-1839) - Briefly King of Norway in 1814 

Marie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 28.01.1840 22.03.1852

Widow of King Frederik VI 

Frederik VII, King of Denmark 10.06.1841 15.11.1863

Son of King Christian VIII - Appointed while Crown Prince (1839-1848) 

Frederik Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 01.08.1854 29.06.1863

Brother of King Christian VIII - Heir Presumptive (1848-1863) 

Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway 10.06.1860 19.08.1872

Father-in-law of King Frederik VIII 

Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 10.11.1860 05.09.1867

Brother-in-law of King Christian VIII - Father-in-law of King Christian IX 

Christian IX, King of Denmark 15.11.1863 29.01.1906

On accession to the thrown he became Sovereign of the Order and wore the insignia of a Grand Commander accordingly 

Caroline Amalie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 15.07.1865 09.03.1881

Widow of King Christian VIII 

Frederik VIII, King of Denmark 28.06.1869 14.05.1912

Son of King Christian IX - Appointed while Crown Prince (1863-1906) 

George I, King of the Hellenes 30.06.1871 18.03.1913

Son of King Christian IX 

Louise, Queen of Denmark 07.09.1883 29.09.1898

Consort of King Christian IX 

Alexander III, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 09.11.1891 01.11.1894

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 26.11.1894 17.07.1918

Grandson of King Christian IX - His Grand Commander’s insignia were lost after the Revolution of 1917 

Valdemar, Prince of Denmark 21.07.1900 14.01.1939

Son of King Christian IX 

Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.09.1901 06.05.1910

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

Christian X, King of Denmark 14.05.1912 20.04.1947

Son of King Frederik VIII - Wore the Grand Commander's insignia as Sovereign of the Order - Also King of Iceland (1918-1944) 

Haakon VII, King of Norway 1912 21.09.1957

Son of King Frederik VIII 

George V, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.05.1914 20.01.1936

First cousin of King Christian X 

Constantine I, King of the Hellenes

||11.01.1923||First cousin of King Christian X 

Gustaf V, King of Sweden

||29.10.1950||First cousin once removed of King Christian X 

George, Prince of Greece and Denmark

||25.11.1957||First cousin of King Christian X 

Harald, Prince of Denmark

||30.03.1949||Brother of King Christian X 

Frederik IX, King of Denmark 1930s 14.01.1972

Son of King Christian X - Appointed while Crown Prince (1912-1947) 

Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 1930s 14.06.1976

Son of King Christian X 

Axel, Prince of Denmark

||14.07.1964||First cousin of King Christian X 

George VI, King of the United Kingdom 24.10.1948 06.02.1952

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

Paul, King of the Hellenes 1940s 06.03.1964

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1940s 04.01.1970

First cousin of King Christian X 

Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden 1950s 15.09.1973

Father-in-law of King Frederik IX 

Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark 1951 28.12.1952

Widow of King Christian X 

Olav V, King of Norway 11.09.1958 17.01.1991

First cousin of King Frederik IX 

Ingrid, Queen of Denmark 11.03.1959 07.11.2000

Consort of King Frederik IX 

Constantine II, King of the Hellenes 12.03.1964

||Son-in-law of King Frederik IX - Since 1973 ex-King 

Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark 16.04.1974

||Consort of Queen Margrethe II 

Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden 10.04.1975

||First cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

Harald V, King of Norway 28.10.1991

||Second cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

Benedikte, Princess of Denmark 27.01.1993

||Sister of Queen Margrethe II 

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 01.01.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

Joachim, Prince of Denmark 16.04.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

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Name Date of appoint. Date of death

Notes

Frederik VI, King of Denmark and Norway 1808 03.12.1839

As Sovereign of the Order he wore the insignia of a Grand Commander - From 1814 only King of Denmark 

Christian August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 14.12.1808 28.05.1810

Adopted by King Carl XIII of Sweden in 1809 and created Crown Prince of Sweden under the name of Carl August 

Friedrich, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 16.12.1813 27.02.1845

Brother-in-law and first cousin of King Frederik VI 

Carl, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 10.09.1817 17.08.1836

Father-in-law of King Frederik VI 

Christian VIII, King of Denmark 28.10.1828 20.01.1848

First cousin of King Frederik VI - Appointed while Prince and Heir Presumptive (1808–1839) - Briefly King of Norway in 1814 

Marie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 28.01.1840 22.03.1852

Widow of King Frederik VI 

Frederik VII, King of Denmark 10.06.1841 15.11.1863

Son of King Christian VIII - Appointed while Crown Prince (1839–1848) 

Frederik Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 01.08.1854 29.06.1863

Brother of King Christian VIII - Heir Presumptive (1848–1863) 

Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway 10.06.1860 19.08.1872

Father-in-law of King Frederik VIII 

Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 10.11.1860 05.09.1867

Brother-in-law of King Christian VIII - Father-in-law of King Christian IX 

Christian IX, King of Denmark 15.11.1863 29.01.1906

On accession to the thrown he became Sovereign of the Order and wore the insignia of a Grand Commander accordingly 

Caroline Amalie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 15.07.1865 09.03.1881

Widow of King Christian VIII 

Frederik VIII, King of Denmark 28.06.1869 14.05.1912

Son of King Christian IX - Appointed while Crown Prince (1863–1906) 

George I, King of the Hellenes 30.06.1871 18.03.1913

Son of King Christian IX 

Louise, Queen of Denmark 07.09.1883 29.09.1898

Consort of King Christian IX 

Alexander III, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 09.11.1891 01.11.1894

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 26.11.1894 17.07.1918

Grandson of King Christian IX - His Grand Commander’s insignia were lost after the Revolution of 1917 

Valdemar, Prince of Denmark 21.07.1900 14.01.1939

Son of King Christian IX 

Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.09.1901 06.05.1910

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

Christian X, King of Denmark 14.05.1912 20.04.1947

Son of King Frederik VIII - Wore the Grand Commander's insignia as Sovereign of the Order - Also King of Iceland (1918–1944) 

Haakon VII, King of Norway 1912 21.09.1957

Son of King Frederik VIII 

George V, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.05.1914 20.01.1936

First cousin of King Christian X 

Constantine I, King of the Hellenes

||11.01.1923||First cousin of King Christian X 

Gustaf V, King of Sweden

||29.10.1950||First cousin once removed of King Christian X 

George, Prince of Greece and Denmark

||25.11.1957||First cousin of King Christian X 

Harald, Prince of Denmark

||30.03.1949||Brother of King Christian X 

Frederik IX, King of Denmark 1930s 14.01.1972

Son of King Christian X - Appointed while Crown Prince (1912–1947) 

Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 1930s 14.06.1976

Son of King Christian X 

Axel, Prince of Denmark

||14.07.1964||First cousin of King Christian X 

George VI, King of the United Kingdom 24.10.1948 06.02.1952

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

Paul, King of the Hellenes 1940s 06.03.1964

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1940s 04.01.1970

First cousin of King Christian X 

Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden 1950s 15.09.1973

Father-in-law of King Frederik IX 

Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark 1951 28.12.1952

Widow of King Christian X 

Olav V, King of Norway 11.09.1958 17.01.1991

First cousin of King Frederik IX 

Ingrid, Queen of Denmark 11.03.1959 07.11.2000

Consort of King Frederik IX 

Constantine II, King of the Hellenes 12.03.1964

||Son-in-law of King Frederik IX - Since 1973 ex-King 

Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark 16.04.1974

||Consort of Queen Margrethe II 

Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden 10.04.1975

||First cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

Harald V, King of Norway 28.10.1991

||Second cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

Benedikte, Princess of Denmark 27.01.1993

||Sister of Queen Margrethe II 

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 01.01.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

Joachim, Prince of Denmark 16.04.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 




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Name Date of appoint. Date of death

Notes

Frederik VI, King of Denmark and Norway 1808 03.12.1839

As Sovereign of the Order he wore the insignia of a Grand Commander - From 1814 only King of Denmark 

Christian August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 14.12.1808 28.05.1810

Adopted by King Carl XIII of Sweden in 1809 and created Crown Prince of Sweden under the name of Carl August 

Friedrich, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 16.12.1813 27.02.1845

Brother-in-law and first cousin of King Frederik VI 

Carl, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 10.09.1817 17.08.1836

Father-in-law of King Frederik VI 

Christian VIII, King of Denmark 28.10.1828 20.01.1848

First cousin of King Frederik VI - Appointed while Prince and Heir Presumptive (1808–1839) - Briefly King of Norway in 1814 

Marie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 28.01.1840 22.03.1852

Widow of King Frederik VI 

Frederik VII, King of Denmark 10.06.1841 15.11.1863

Son of King Christian VIII - Appointed while Crown Prince (1839–1848) 

Frederik Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 01.08.1854 29.06.1863

Brother of King Christian VIII - Heir Presumptive (1848–1863) 

Carl XV, King of Sweden and Norway 10.06.1860 19.08.1872

Father-in-law of King Frederik VIII 

Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse-Kassel 10.11.1860 05.09.1867

Brother-in-law of King Christian VIII - Father-in-law of King Christian IX 

Christian IX, King of Denmark 15.11.1863 29.01.1906

On accession to the thrown he became Sovereign of the Order and wore the insignia of a Grand Commander accordingly 

Caroline Amalie, Dowager Queen of Denmark 15.07.1865 09.03.1881

Widow of King Christian VIII 

Frederik VIII, King of Denmark 28.06.1869 14.05.1912

Son of King Christian IX - Appointed while Crown Prince (1863–1906) 

George I, King of the Hellenes 30.06.1871 18.03.1913

Son of King Christian IX 

Louise, Queen of Denmark 07.09.1883 29.09.1898

Consort of King Christian IX 

Alexander III, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 09.11.1891 01.11.1894

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias 26.11.1894 17.07.1918

Grandson of King Christian IX - His Grand Commander’s insignia were lost after the Revolution of 1917 

Valdemar, Prince of Denmark 21.07.1900 14.01.1939

Son of King Christian IX 

Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.09.1901 06.05.1910

Son-in-law of King Christian IX 

Christian X, King of Denmark 14.05.1912 20.04.1947

Son of King Frederik VIII - Wore the Grand Commander's insignia as Sovereign of the Order - Also King of Iceland (1918–1944) 

Haakon VII, King of Norway 1912 21.09.1957

Son of King Frederik VIII 

George V, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 09.05.1914 20.01.1936

First cousin of King Christian X 

Constantine I, King of the Hellenes

||11.01.1923||First cousin of King Christian X 

Gustaf V, King of Sweden

||29.10.1950||First cousin once removed of King Christian X 

George, Prince of Greece and Denmark

||25.11.1957||First cousin of King Christian X 

Harald, Prince of Denmark

||30.03.1949||Brother of King Christian X 

Frederik IX, King of Denmark 1930s 14.01.1972

Son of King Christian X - Appointed while Crown Prince (1912–1947) 

Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark 1930s 14.06.1976

Son of King Christian X 

Axel, Prince of Denmark

||14.07.1964||First cousin of King Christian X 

George VI, King of the United Kingdom 24.10.1948 06.02.1952

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

Paul, King of the Hellenes 1940s 06.03.1964

Second cousin of King Frederik IX 

Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1940s 04.01.1970

First cousin of King Christian X 

Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden 1950s 15.09.1973

Father-in-law of King Frederik IX 

Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark 1951 28.12.1952

Widow of King Christian X 

Olav V, King of Norway 11.09.1958 17.01.1991

First cousin of King Frederik IX 

Ingrid, Queen of Denmark 11.03.1959 07.11.2000

Consort of King Frederik IX 

Constantine II, King of the Hellenes 12.03.1964

||Son-in-law of King Frederik IX - Since 1973 ex-King 

Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark 16.04.1974

||Consort of Queen Margrethe II 

Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden 10.04.1975

||First cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

Harald V, King of Norway 28.10.1991

||Second cousin of Queen Margrethe II 

Benedikte, Princess of Denmark 27.01.1993

||Sister of Queen Margrethe II 

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark 01.01.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II 

Joachim, Prince of Denmark 16.04.2004

||Son of Queen Margrethe II