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Orders of Sweden constituting the Royal Order of Knights. The Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden have a historical basis, reaching back to the 1561 founding of the extinct Order of the Savior. The Royal Order of Knights of Sweden were only truly codified in the 18th century, with their formal foundation in 1748 by Frederick I of Sweden ...
(in Swedish) Per Nordenvall, Kungliga Serafimerorden 1748–1998. Stockholm: Kungl. Maj:ts orden, 1998. ISBN 978-91-630-6744-0 (in Swedish) Royal Court of Sweden, www.royalcourt.se; Orders and Decorations of Europe in Color by Paul Hieronymussen and protographed by Aage Struwing; English translation by Christine Crowley. The MacMillan Company.
The Royal Orders of Sweden constituting the Royal Order of Knights. The Royal orders have a historical basis, dating back to the 1606 founding of the now extinct Jehova Order. The Royal Orders of Knights of Sweden were only truly codified in the 18th century, with their formal foundation in 1748 by King Frederick I. In 1974 the Riksdag ...
Collar and star of the order. The Royal Order of the Sword (officially: Royal Order of the Sword; Swedish: Kungliga Svärdsorden) is a Swedish order of chivalry and military decoration created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Seraphim and the Order of the Polar Star.
Cross, ribbon and star of a Commander Grand Cross Collar of the Order of the Polar Star and the badge of the order. The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish: Kungliga Nordstjärneorden), sometimes translated as the Royal Order of the North Star, is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim.
Queen Noor of Jordan : Member of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (15.9.1989) [citation needed] Abdullah II of Jordan : Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (7 October 2003) [20] Queen Rania of Jordan : Member of the Royal Order of the Seraphim [21] Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star [22]
Membership of the order can only be conferred on Freemasons of the Protestant faith. The membership of the order comprises: Thirty lay members and never more than seven non-Swedish members, each holding the XI (highest) degree of the Swedish Rite of Freemasonry, i.e. either regional heads or national heads.
Family tree of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Sweden. From Eric the Victorious of the House of Munsö up to present time with Carl XVI Gustaf, the current king. Items portrayed in this file