Knights appointed during the reign of HM King Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-)
Michiko Empress of Japan ✶ 20 October 1934 in Tokyo Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 18 May 2000 motto Missing shield Painted by Bengt-Olof Kälde 2000. other awards None Biography Empress consort of Japan as the wife of Akihito, the 125th Emperor of Japan reigning from 7 January 1989 to 30 April 2019. Placement …
Tarja Halonen President of Finland ✶ 24 December 1943 in Berghäll, Helsinki, Finland Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 10 April 2000 motto Yhteisen kansan puolesta (For a united nation) shield Painted by Bengt-Olof Kälde 2003. other awards None Biography Minister for Nordic cooperation 1989-1991 Minister of Justice 1991 Foreign Minister 1995-2000 President 2000-2012 Placement …
Jacques Chirac President of France ✶ 29 November 1932 in Paris ✟ 26 September 2019 in Paris Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 6 April 2000 motto Missing shield Painted by Leif Ericsson 2012. other awards None Biography Prime Minister 1974-1976 and 1986-1988 Mayor in Paris 1977-1995 President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra 1995-2007 …
Konstantinos Stefanopoulos President of Greece ✶ 15 August 1926 in Patras ✟ 20 November 2016 in Athens Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 24 April 1999 motto Missing shield Painted by Bengt-Olof Kälde 2000. other awards None Biography President 1995-2005 Placement Not on display.
Leonid Kuchma President of Ukraine ✶ 9 August 1938 in Tjajkyne Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 23 March 1999 motto Missing shield Painted by Bengt-Olof Kälde 1999. other awards None Biography Prime Minister 1992-1993 President 1994-2004 Placement Not on display.
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson President of Iceland ✶ 14 May 1943 in Ísafjörður Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 19 November 1998 motto Vires Islandiae (Mighty Iceland) shield Painted by Leif Ericsson 2013. other awards None Biography Minister of Finance 1988-1991 President 1996-2016 Placement On display in the Hall of the Order of the Seraphim at the …
Carlos Menem President of Argentina ✶2 July 1930 in Anillaco, La Rioja Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 25 May 1998 motto Missing shield Painted by Bengt-Olof Kälde 1999. other awards None Biography Governor of La Rioja 1973-1976 and 1983-1989 President 1989-1999 Placement Not on display.
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro Italys president ✶ 9 September 1918 in Novara, Piemonte ✟ 29 January 2012 in Rome Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 30 April 1998 motto Missing shield Painted by Bengt-Olof Kälde 1999. other awards None Biography President 1992-1999 Placement
Thomas Klestil Federal President of Austria ✶ 4 November 1932 in Vienna ✟ 6 July 2004 in Vienna Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 15 September 1997 motto Missing shield Painted by Bengt-Olof Kälde other awards None Biography Former ambassador to the United Nations and in Washington President 1992-2004 Received the order at a state …
Nelson Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela President of South Africa ✶ 18 July 1918 in Qunu, Transkei ✟ 5 December 2013 at Houghton Estate outside Johannesburg Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 3 March 1997 motto Ex unitate vires (Unity gives strength) shield Painted 1998 by Bengt Olof Kälde. other awards None Biography President 1994-1999 Received the …
