List of current Knights of the Royal Order of the Seraphim

This is a list of the current Knights (men) and Members (women) of the Swedish order of chivalry, the Royal Order of the Seraphim.

Color Pattern
 .................... Living Swedish Royal Knight or Member
 .................... Living Foreign Royal Knight or Member
 .................... Living Foreign Republican Knight or Member

Europe

Royal family of Sweden
Gustaf V (1907–1950)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoStallplate
70030 April 1946
(birth)		Carl XVI Gustaf
(born 1946)		Duke of Jämtland (1946–1973)
Successor of Sweden (1946–1950)
Crown Prince of Sweden (1950–1973)
King of Sweden (1973–)		 SwedenFör Sverige i tiden
Gustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoStallplate
71422 March 1952Margaretha
(born 1934)		Princess of Sweden Sweden
71522 March 1952Birgitta
(born 1937)		Princess of Sweden and Hohenzollern Sweden
71622 March 1952Désirée
(born 1938)		Princess of Sweden Sweden
71722 March 1952Christina
(born 1943)		Princess of Sweden Sweden
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
7826 May 1976Silvia
(born 1943)		Queen consort of Sweden (1976–) Sweden
 Germany
78414 July 1995Victoria
(born 1977)		Princess of Sweden (1977-1980)
Crown Princess of Sweden (1980–)
Duchess of Västergötland		 Sweden
78613 May 1997Carl Philip
(born 1979)		Crown Prince of Sweden (1979–1980)
Prince of Sweden (1980–)
Duke of Värmland		 Sweden
79710 June 2000Madeleine
(born 1982)		Princess of Sweden
Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland		 Sweden
85819 June 2010Daniel
(born 1973)		Prince of Sweden (2010–)
Duke of Västergötland (2010–)		 Sweden
86123 February 2012Estelle
(born 2012)		Princess of Sweden
Duchess of Östergötland		 Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism 22 May 2012
86620 February 2014Leonore
(born 2014)		Princess of Sweden
Duchess of Gotland		 Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism 8 June 2014
86913 June 2015Sofia
(born 1984)		Princess of Sweden (2015–)
Duchess of Värmland (2015–)		 Sweden
87015 June 2015Nicolas
(born 2015)		Prince of Sweden
Duke of Ångermanland		 Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism 11 October 2015
8732 March 2016Oscar
(born 2016)		Prince of Sweden
Duke of Skåne		 Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism 27 May 2016
87419 April 2016Alexander
(born 2016)		Prince of Sweden
Duke of Södermanland		 Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism 9 September 2016
87831 August 2017Gabriel
(born 2017)		Prince of Sweden
Duke of Dalarna		 Sweden
Considered from birth, got insignia at baptism 1 December 2017
8809 March 2018Adrienne
(born 2018)		Princess of Sweden
Duchess of Blekinge		 SwedenConsidered from birth, got insignia at baptism 8 June 2018

Austria
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoStallplate
85120 November 2007Heinz Fischer
(born 1938)		President of Austria (2004–2016) Austria

Belgium
Gustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoStallplate
76231 March 1966Albert II
(born 1934)		King of the Belgians (1993–2013) BelgiumL'Union fait la Force
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
81418 March 1994Paola
(born 1937)		Queen consort of the Belgians (1993–2013) BelgiumL'Union fait la Force
83326 April 2001Philippe
(born 1960)		King of the Belgians (2013–) BelgiumL'Union fait la Force

Bulgaria
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoStallplate
83227 October 2000Petar Stoyanov
(born 1952)		President of Bulgaria (1997–2002) Bulgaria
85025 September 2007Georgi Parvanov
(born 1957)		President of Bulgaria (2002–2012) Bulgaria

Croatia
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoStallplate
8658 April 2013Ivo Josipović
(born 1957)		President of Croatia (2010–2015) Croatia

Denmark
Gustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
73510 April 1958Margrethe II
(born 1940)		Princess of Denmark (1940–1972)
Heir presumptive of Denmark (1953–1972)
Queen of Denmark
(1972–)		 DenmarkGuds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke
Frederick IX of Denmark's daughter
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
8092 June 1993Frederik
(born 1968)		Crown Prince of Denmark (1972–) Denmark

Estonia
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
85918 January 2011Toomas Hendrik Ilves
(born 1953)		President of Estonia (2006–2016) Estonia

Finland
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
81312 April 1994Martti Ahtisaari
(born 1937)		President of Finland (1994–2000) FinlandSe pystyy ken uskaltaa
Got the chain on 23/08/1996
83010 April 2000Tarja Halonen
(born 1943)		President of Finland (2000–2012) FinlandYhteisen kansan puolesta (Photo)
86217 April 2012Sauli Niinistö
(born 1948)		President of Finland (2012–) FinlandJuurista voimaa

France
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoStallplate
8682 December 2014François Hollande
(born 1954)		President of France (2012–2017) France

Germany
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
8765 October 2016Joachim Gauck
(born 1940)		President of Germany (2012–2017) Germany

Greece
Gustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
75814 September 1964Constantine II
(born 1940)		King of Greece (1964–1973) Greece
Rem : Philip : see United Kingdom ; Sophia : see Spain
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
85520 May 2008Karolos Papoulias
(born 1929)		President of Greece (2005–2015) Greece

Iceland
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
7958 October 1981Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
(born 1930)		President of Iceland (1980–1996) Iceland
Got the chain 11 June 1987.
82619 November 1998Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
(born 1943)		President of Iceland (1996–2016) IcelandVires Islandiae
[1]
87918 January 2018Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson
(born 1968)		President of Iceland (2016–) Iceland

Italy
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
85713 March 2009Giorgio Napolitano
(born 1925)		President of Italy (2006–2015) ItalyNo Arms painted yet
88113 November 2018Sergio Mattarella
(born 1941)		President of Italy (2015-) ItalyNo Arms painted yet

Latvia
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
81712 October 1995Guntis Ulmanis
(born 1939)		President of Latvia (1993–1999) Latvia
84631 March 2005Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
(born 1937)		President of Latvia (1999–2007) Latvia
[2]
86726 March 2014Andris Bērziņš
(born 1944)		President of Latvia (2011–2015) Latvia

Lithuania
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
8717 October 2015Dalia Grybauskaitė
(born 1956)		President of Lithuania (2009–2019) Lithuania

Luxembourg
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
79912 September 1983Henri
(born 1955)		Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–) LuxembourgJe maintiendrai
85315 April 2008Maria Teresa
(born 1956)		Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg (2000–) Luxembourg

Netherlands
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
7836 October 1976Beatrix
(born 1938)		Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013), Princess of the Netherlands (2013-present)  NetherlandsJe maintiendrai (Arms)
81224 November 1993Willem-Alexander
(born 1967)		King of the Netherlands (2013–) NetherlandsJe maintiendrai

Norway
Gustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
73410 April 1958Harald V
(born 1937)		Crown Prince of Norway (1957–1991)
King of Norway (1991–)		 NorwayAlt for Norge
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
77626 December 1974Sonja
(born 1937)		Queen consort of Norway (1991–) Norway
1st Member by Carl XVI Gustaf
8102 June 1993Haakon
(born 1973)		Crown Prince of Norway (1991–) NorwayAlt for Norge

Poland
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
81116 September 1993Lech Wałęsa
(born 1943)		President of Poland (1990–1995) PolandOdwaznie roztropnie
8604 May 2011Bronisław Komorowski
(born 1952)		President of Poland (2010–2015) PolandFrangas Non Flectes

Portugal
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
8545 May 2008Aníbal Cavaco Silva
(born 1939)		President of Portugal (2006–2016) Portugal

Romania
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
83925 March 2003Ion Iliescu
(born 1930)		President of Romania (1989–1996) RomaniaNo Arms painted yet[3]
85211 March 2008Traian Băsescu
(born 1951)		President of Romania (2004–2014) RomaniaNo Arms painted yet

Slovakia
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
83421 March 2002Rudolf Schuster
(born 1934)		President of Slovakia (1999–2004) Slovakia

Spain
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
7875 October 1979Juan Carlos I
(born 1938)		King of Spain (1975–2014) SpainNec plus ultra
7885 October 1979Sophia
(born 1938)		Queen consort of Spain (1975–2014)
Princess of Greece & Denmark		 Spain
 Kingdom of Greece
80817 December 1991Felipe VI
(born 1968)		Infante of Spain (1968–2014)
Prince of Asturias (1977–2014)
Heir apparent to the Spanish throne (1975–2014)
King of Spain (2014–)		 Spain

Turkey
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoStallplate
86411 March 2013Abdullah Gül
(born 1950)		President of Turkey (2007–2014) TurkeyNo arms painted yet

Ukraine
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoStallplate
82723 March 1999Leonid Kuchma
(born 1938)		President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
 Ukraine
856October 2008Viktor Yushchenko
(born 1954)		President of Ukraine (2005–2010)
 UkraineNo arms painted yet

United Kingdom
Gustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoStallplate
72226 May 1953Elizabeth II
(born 1926)		Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms (1952–) United KingdomDieu et mon droit
72523 June 1954Philip
(born 1921)		Prince of Greece & Denmark
Duke of Edinburgh (1947–)
Prince of the United Kingdom (1957–)		 United Kingdom
 Greece		God Is My Help
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
77923 May 1975Charles
(born 1948)		Prince of the United Kingdom
Heir apparent to the British throne (1952–)
Prince of Wales (1958–)
Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay (1952–)		 United KingdomIch dien

The Americas

Argentina
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoStallplate
82526 May 1998Carlos Menem
(born 1930)		President of Argentina (1989-1999) Argentina

Brazil
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoStallplate
84913 March 2009Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
(born 1945)		President of Brazil (2003-2011) Brazil

Chile
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
82115 November 1996Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
(born 1942)		President of Chile (1994–2000) Chile
87510 May 2016Michelle Bachelet
(born 1951)		President of Chile (2006–2010, 2014–2018) Chile

Mexico
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
83522 October 2002Vicente Fox
(born 1942)		President of Mexico (2000–2006) Mexico
[4]

Africa

Ethiopia
Gustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
74219 December 1959Mahisente
(born 1937)		Princess consort of Ethiopia EthiopiaWidow of Sahle Selassie

Asia

Bhutan
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
1994Jigme Singye Wangchuck
(born 1955)		King of Bhutan (1972–2006) Bhutan

Brunei
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
8438 February 2004Hassanal Bolkiah
(born 1946)		Sultan of Brunei (1967–) Brunei
NrDateImageNameTitle LandMottoRemarque
8448 February 2004Pengiran Anak Saleha
(born 1946)		Queen of Brunei (1967–) Brunei

Indonesia
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
87722 May 2017Joko Widodo
(born 1961)		President of Indonesia (2014–) IndonesiaBhinneka Tunggal Ika

Iran
Gustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
74529 April 1960Farah
(born 1938)		Shahbanu of Iran (1961–1979) Iran
76924 August 1970Reza Pahlavi
(born 1960)		Crown Prince of Iran (1960–1979) IranCurrent Head of the Imperial House

Japan
Gustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
72130 September 1952Akihito
(born 1933)		Crown Prince of Japan (1933–1989)
Emperor of Japan (1989–2019)
Emperor Emeritus of Japan
since 2019
 Japan
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
83118 May 2000[5]Michiko
(born 1934)		Crown Princess Consort of Japan (1959–1989)
Empress Consort of Japan (1989–2019)
Empress Emerita of Japan
since 2019
 Japan[6]
84816 March 2007[5]Naruhito
(born 1960)		Crown Prince of Japan (1989–2019)
Emperor of Japan
since 2019		 Japan
[7]

Jordan
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
80615 September 1989Noor
(born 1951)		Queen Consort of Jordan (1978–1999) JordanWidow of Hussein
84126 September 2003Abdullah II
(born 1962)		King of Jordan (1999–) Jordan
84226 September 2003Rania
(born 1970)		Queen Consort of Jordan (1999–) Jordan

South Korea
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
86330 May 2012Lee Myung-bak
(born 1941)		President of South Korea (2008–2013) South Korea
88114 June 2019Moon Jae-inPresident of South Korea
(2017–)		 South Korea

Thailand
NrDateImageNameTitle CountryMottoRemarque
Gustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973)
7473 September 1960Sirikit
(born 1932)		Queen Consort of Thailand (1950–2016) ThailandWidow of Bhumibol Adulyadej
Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
83625 February 2003Vajiralongkorn
(born 1952)		Crown Prince of Thailand (1972–2016)
King of Thailand (2016–)		 Thailand
83725 February 2003Sirindhorn
(born 1955)		Princess of Thailand Thailand
83825 February 2003Chulabhorn
(born 1957)		Princess of Thailand Thailand

See also

Sources
  • Per Nordenvall, Kungliga Serafimerorden 1748-1998 (1998)

References
  1. www.gp.se
  2. www.kungahuset.se
  3. Kungliga Hovstaternas versamhetsberättelse för år 2003, sid 8
  4. Kungliga Hovstaternas versamhetsberättelse för år 2002, sid 8
  5. State visit of Swedish royal couple to Japan in 2007
  6. Getty Images, State visit of Sweden in Japan, March 2007, Group photo
  7. "Noblesse et Royautés" Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (French), Guests to Victoria of Sweden's wedding, Photo
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