Knights appointed during the reign of HM King Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Lech Wałęsa Republiken Polands President ✶ 28 September 1943 in Popowo at Sobowo near Wrocław (Breslau) Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 16 September 1993 motto Odwaznie Roztropnie (Courage and Reason) shield Painted 1995 by Bengt Olof Kälde. other awards None Biography President 1990-1995 Received the order at a state visit to Sweden. Placement On …
HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway ✶ 20 July 1973 at Rikshospitalet, Oslo Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 2 June 1993 motto Missing shield Painted 1995 by Bengt Olof Kälde. other awards None Biography The only son of King Harald V of Norway. Crown Prince 1991. Placement On display in the Hall of the …
HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark ✶ 26 Maj 1968 at Rigshospitalet, Denmark Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 2 June 1993 motto Missing shield Painted 1995 by Bengt Olof Kälde. other awards King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Jubilee Commemorative Medal I 1996 Biography Oldest son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Placement On display in …
HRH Infant Felipe of Spain, Prince of Asturias ✶ 29 January 1968 in Madrid Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 17 December 1991 motto Missing shield Painted 1996 by Bengt Olof Kälde. other awards King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Jubilee Commemorative Medal I 1996 Biography The only son of King Juan Carlos I of Spain. Proclaimed …
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Francesco Cossiga President of Italy ✶ 26 July 1928 in Sássari, Sardinia ✟ 17 August 2010 in Rome, Italy Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 25 Mars 1991 motto Nisindominus custodierit civitatem frustra vigilat quincustodit eam (If the Lord does not guard the city, the watchman waketh but in vain) shield Painted 1996 by Bengt …
H M Queen Noor al Hussein av Jordanien ✶ 23 August 1951 in Washington, DC, USA Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 15 September 1989 (as Member) motto Missing shield Painted by Bengt Olof Kälde. other awards None Biography Consort of King Hussein I of Jordan. Received the order at King Carl XVI Gustaf’s state …
HM King Hussein I Bin Talal al Abdullah of Jordan ✶ 14 November 1935 in Amman ✟ 7 February 1999 in Amman Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 15 September 1989 motto Missing shield Painted 1997 by Bengt Olof Kälde. other awards None Biography Oldest son of King Talal I of Jordan. Succeeded him as …
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Baron Richard Karl von Weizsäcker President of the Federal Republic of Germany ✶ 15 April 1920 in Stuttgart, Württemberg ✟ 31 January 2015 in Berlin, Tyskland Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 16 Maj 1988 motto Missing shield Painted 1993 by Bengt Olof Kälde. other awards None Biography Member of the Bundestag 1969-1981 (deputy speaker …
Muhammad Hosni Mubarak President of Egypt ✶ 4 May 1928 in Kafr El Meselha near Shibin El Kôm (Minafuiyya) ✟ 25 February 2020 Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 16 September 1986 motto In the name of God the merciful (translated from Arabic) shield Painted 1993 by Bengt Olof Kälde. other awards None Biography Lieutenant-general …
Mario Alberto Lopes Nobre Soares President of Portugal ✶ 7 September 1924 in Lisbon ✟ 7 January 2017 in Lisbon Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 16 September 1986 motto Missing shield Painted 1997 by Bengt Olof Kälde. other awards None Biography Prime Minister 1976-1978 and 1983-1985 President 1986-1996 Placement Not on display.
