Knights appointed during the reign of HM King Gustav III (1771-1792)
Baron Eric Ruuth President ✶ 24 October 1746 in Stockholm ✟ 25 May 1820 in Stockholm Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 21 November 1791 Knighted 28 April 1792 in the Royal Chapel by Duke Carl motto Conscientia fretus (Relying on a good conscience) shield Painted 1792 av J G Brüsell. other awards Knight of …
Baron Otto Heinrich (Ósip Andrejevitj) Igelström Russian minister plénipotentiaire, Lieutenant-general ✶ 26 April/7 May 1734 at Kerrafer, Livonia ✟ 18 February/2 March 1823 at Garsden, Lithuania Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 22 November 1790 Knighted 28 April 1791 in S:t Petersburg by Empress Katharina II motto Missing shield Painted 1791 by Lars Bolander. Renovated …
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Count Adolph Fredric Munck First Crown Equerry, President ✶ 28 April 1749 at Rantakylä, S:t Michels parish (Finland) ✟ 18 July 1831 in Carrara, Massa-Carrara, Italy Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 22 November 1790 Knighted 28 April 1791 in the Royal Chapel Removed from the register 27 April 1794 motto Regi fidus, recti tenax …
Count Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna af Korsholm and Wasa Lord of the Realm, Cabinet Minister ✶9 July 1750 at Skenäs, Västra Vingåkers parish ✟ 29 July 1818 in Stockholm Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 22 November 1790 Knighted 28 April 1791 in the Royal Chapel motto Avito in patriam amore (With ancestral love for the …
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Philip Julius Bernhard von Platen Lieutenant-general ✶14 March 1732 at Dornhof, Rügen ✟ 13 April 1805 at Dornhof, Rügen Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 22 November 1790 Knighted 28 April 1791 in the Royal Chapel motto Tout au devoir (All for the duty) shield Painted 1791 by Lars Bolander other awards Knight of the …
Baron Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt ✶1 April 1757 at Juva, S:t Mårtens (Turku) ✟ 19 August 1814 at Zarskoje Selo (S:t Petersburg), Russia Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 22 November 1790 Knighted 28 April 1791 in the Royal Chapel Removed from the register 22 September 1794-16 November 1799. Foreign knight 25 November 1811. motto Trogen …
Baron Arvid Fredric Kurck President ✶27 May 1735 in Malmö ✟ 6 April 1810 at Jordberga, Källtorp parish Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 26 November 1787 Knighted 28 April 1788 motto Quo jus, huc animus (With rightness comes courage) shield Painted 1788 by Lars Bolander other awards Knight of the Order of the Polar …
Count Nils Posse Chamberlain ✶ 4 November 1739 in Stockholm ✟ 7 January 1818 at Hellekis, Medelplana parish Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 26 November 1787 Knighted 28 April 1788 motto Probitas perdurat (Honesty endures) shield Painted 1788 by Lars Bolander. other awards Knight of the Order of the Sword 1770 Commander of the …
HRH Hereditary Prince Fredrik of Denmark ✶11 October 1753 in Copenhagen ✟ 7 December 1805 at Amalienborg, Copenhagen Appointed Fredensborg Palace 5 November 1787 motto Deo regi patriæ (For God, King and fatherland) shield Painted 1788 by Lars Bolander. Renovated 1984 by Bengt Olof Kälde. other awards None Biography Younger son to King Fredrik V …
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Count Johan Ludvig Hård Prussian Lieutenant-general ✶ December 1719 in Malmö ✟ 21 August 1798 in Berlin Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 27 November 1786 Knighted 28 April 1787 by King Friedrich II of Prussia motto Missing shield Painted 1787 by Lars Bolander. other awards Knight of the Order of the Sword 1748 Commander …
