Knights appointed during the reign of HM King Oscar II (1872-1907).
HRH Prince Friedrich Carl of Prussia ✶ 20 March 1828 at the Palace in Berlin ✟ 15 June 1885 at Jagdschloss Klein-Glienicke in Potsdam Appointed Sofiero Palace 19 July 1874 motto Missing shield Painted 1882 by Carl Högberg. Date of death added 1885 by the same artist. other awards None Biography Son of Prince Carl, …
HRH Prince Alexander of the Netherlands ✶ 25 August 1851 in Hague ✟ 21 June 1884 in Hague Appointed Nääs 7 July 1874 motto Je maintiendrai (I will maintain) shield Painted 1879 by Carl Högberg. Date of death added 1884 by the same artist . other awards None Biography Third son of King Wilhelm III. …
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Count Gyula Andrássy de Csik-Szent-király et Kraszna-Horka Austrian–Hungarian Foreign Minister ✶ 8 March 1823 in Oláhpatak (Gömör) ✟ 18 February 1890 in Volosca at Fiume, Istria Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 9 May 1874 motto Fidelitate et fortitudine (With the fidelity and valor) shield Painted 1882 by Carl Högberg. Date of death added 1890 …
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HRH Grand Duke Aleksej Aleksandrovitj of Russia ✶ 2/14 January in S:t Petersburg ✟ 1/14 November in Paris, France Appointed Arvfurstens palats (Palace of the Hereditary Prince) 28 August 1873 motto Missing shield Painted 1879 by Carl Högberg. Date of death added 1908 by B P Hedlund. other awards None Biography Fourth son of Emperor …
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HRH Prince Arthur of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha ✶ 1 May 1850 at Buckingham Palace, London ✟ 16 January 1942 at Bagshot Park (Surrey) Appointed Trondheim 18 July 1873 motto Missing shield Painted 1884 by Carl Högberg. Renovated and date of death added 1942 by David Friefeldt. other awards Knight …
HRH Crown Prince Carlos of Portugal, Duke of Bragança, Duke of Saxony ✶ 28 September 1863 ast Ajuda palace, Lisbon ✟ 1 February 1908 at Rua do Arsenal, Lisbon Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 23 May 1873 motto Depois de vos nos (After you we) shield Painted 1880 by Carl Högberg. The inscription changed …
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Carl Constantin Albrecht Leonhard von Blumenthal Prussian General, Envoy ✶ 30 July 1810 in Schwedt an der Oder (Brandenburg) ✟ 22 December 1900 in Quellendorf at Köthen (Anhalt) Appointed Arvfurstens palats (Palace of the Hereditary Prince) 12 May 1873 motto Missing shield Painted 1878 by Carl Högberg. Date of death added in 1901 by the …
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HSH Prince Richard of Metternich-Winneburg Austrian–Hungarian Ambassador, Envoy ✶ 7 January 1829 in Vienna ✟ 1 March 1895 in Vienna Appointed Arvfurstens palats (Palace of the Hereditary Prince) 12 May 1873 motto Kraft im Recht (Power in the right) shield Painted 1882 by Carl Högberg. Date of death added 1895 by the same artist. other …
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Baron Wilhelm Heinrich von Lieven Russian Senior Master of the Royal Hunt, Envoy ✶ 17/29 September 1800 at Dünhof, Kurland ✟ 2/14 February 1880 in S:t Petersburg Appointed Arvfurstens palats 12 May 1873 motto Missing shield Painted 1878 by Carl Högberg. Date of death added 1880 by the same artist. other awards Knight of the …
Count Luigi Federico Menabrea Italian Lieutenant-general, Envoy ✶ 4 September 1809 in Chambéry (Savoie), France ✟ 26 May 1896 in Chambéry (Savoie), France Appointed Arvfurstens palats 12 May 1873 motto Virtus in ardius (The ability manifests itself in difficulties) shield Painted 1879 by Carl Högberg. Date of death added 1896 by the same artist. other …
