The Order of The Elephant is an order of Knighthood in which European country?
"Order of the Elephant The Order of the Elephant () is a Danish order of chivalry and is Denmark's highest-ranked honour. It has origins in the 15th century, but has officially existed since 1693, and since the establishment of constitutional monarchy in 1849, is now almost exclusively used to honour royalty and heads of state. A Danish religious confraternity called the Fellowship of the Mother of God, limited to about fifty members of the Danish aristocracy, was founded during the reign of Christian I during the 15th century. The badge of the confraternity showed the Virgin Mary holding her Son"
"a Knight of Malta. He travels the world giving speeches on the European Union. During a visit to Ireland, d'Estaing was made an Honorary Patron of the University Philosophical Society, Trinity College, Dublin. President Giscard d'Estaing was granted a coat of arms by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark upon his appointment to the Order of the Elephant, which was recognised by King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden (Photo), for his installation as a Knight of the Seraphim. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing (; born 2 February 1926), also known as Giscard or VGE, is a French"
"the royal family are members of the order, and foreign heads of state are also inducted. In very exceptional circumstances a commoner may also be admitted. The most recent member of the order who was neither a current or former head of state nor royal was Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, a leading industrialist and philanthropist. The order of the Elephant has one class: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (""Ridder af Elefantordenen"", usually abbreviated as ""R.E."" in letters et cetera). Knights of the order are granted a place in the 1st Class of the Danish order of precedence. Upon the"
"Royal Order of the Elephant of Godenu The Royal Order of the Elephant of Godenu is a dynastic Order of Merit in the sub-national kingdom of Godenu, Volta Region of . The current Grand Master of the Order is the traditional ruler Togbe Osei III. The Order is awarded in three grades: The Order is usually granted for life in all grades. Only rarely, at the Grand Cross level, may it be granted as an hereditary dignity to reward exceptional service to the Royal House. All members of the Order are entitled to use the honorary title of ""Knight"" or"
"the Order of the Elephant, Denmark's highest public honour. Through his close personal relationship with the king von Scheele played an important part in bringing about the fall of the Ørsted government in December 1854. The period was one of heightened political turmoil, driven by tensions between ethnic Germans and ethnic Danes at a time of growing nationalist awareness. During 1853 the Ørsted-Bluhme government found itself entering into a state of confrontation with the parliament (""""Rigsdagen"""") after the leadership appeared minded to reduce the authority of the parliament and accord to the king the power to agree and issue the"
"United Kingdom. In addition, there still are a number of hereditary knights in Belgium (see below). In France and Belgium, one of the ranks conferred in some Orders of Merit, such as the Légion d'Honneur, the Ordre National du Mérite, the Ordre des Palmes académiques and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France, and the Order of Leopold, Order of the Crown and Order of Leopold II in Belgium, is that of ""Chevalier"" (in French) or ""Ridder"" (in Dutch), meaning Knight. In the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth the monarchs tried to establish chivalric orders but the hereditary lords who controlled"
"The Legion of Honour, which is the highest French order, has the same classes and award conditions. German orders have often different older honour systems, often with only 3 classes or less. The Order of Leopold is roughly equivalent to the following orders from other States. Order of Leopold (Belgium) The Order of Leopold (, ) is one of the three current Belgian national honorary orders of knighthood. It is the oldest and highest order of Belgium and is named in honour of its founder; King Leopold I. It consists of a military, a maritime and a civil division. The"
"current form on 1 December 1693 by King Christian V as having only one class consisting of only 30 noble knights in addition to the Grand Master (i.e., the king) and his sons. The statutes of the order were amended in 1958 by a Royal Ordinance so that both men and women could be members of the order. The elephant and castle design derives from an elephant carrying a howdah, the familiar castle replacing the unfamiliar howdah, and finds use elsewhere in European iconography, as discussed at howdah. The Danish monarch is the head of the order. The members of"
"Order of the Netherlands Lion The Order of the Netherlands Lion, also referred to as the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands (, ) is a Dutch order of chivalry founded by King William I of the Netherlands on 29 September 1815. The Order of the Netherlands Lion was until recently awarded upon eminent individuals from all walks of life, including generals, ministers of the crown, mayors of large towns, professors and leading scientists, industrialists, high-ranking civil servants, presiding judges and renowned artists. Since 1980 the Order has been primarily used to recognise merit in the arts, science, sport"
"Poland, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Venezuela). Together with the London-based Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (of which the British monarch is Sovereign Head), the Swedish ""Johanniterorden i Sverige"", and the Dutch ""Johanniter Orde in Nederland"", the Order is a member of the Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem. Along with the Roman Catholic Sovereign Military Order of Malta (""SMOM""), these four ""Alliance Orders"" represent the legitimate heirs of the Knights Hospitaller. They consider other orders using the name of Saint John to be merely imitative, and"
"Order of Amarante The Order of Amarante, or Amarante Order (French: ""La frairie d'Amarante""; Swedish: ""Amaranterorden""), was a fraternal order of Swedish knights, founded in 1653 by Christina, Queen of Sweden at Epiphany. The Order was established in honor and memory of her meetings with the Spanish ambassador Don Antonio Pimentel, who originated from Amarante, Portugal. He was also the first to receive the award. The Order was limited to 15 knights, who had to remain unmarried. Order members were those ""who participated in the Queen's most intimate pleasures."" Among the original members were (besides the Spanish ambassador) the French"
"a monument to his own imperial power, he decreed that a colossal bronze elephant fountain be cast from guns captured at his victorious Battle of Friedland, for the site where the Bastille once stood. The Order of the Elephant () is the highest order of Denmark. This very select religious organization was founded by King Christian I in 1478, using the elephant as a symbol of docility, sobriety and piety; instituted in its current form in 1693 by King Christian V. The killing and eating of the elephants Castor and Pollux from the Botanical gardens during the 1870 Siege of"
"""Dame"". Recipients of the Grand Cross may use the prefix style of ""His or Her Excellency"". Recipients of the two other grades may use the prefix style of ""The Honourable"". Members may wear the appropriate Insignia for their grade and use the Insignia in their heraldry. Royal Order of the Elephant of Godenu The Royal Order of the Elephant of Godenu is a dynastic Order of Merit in the sub-national kingdom of Godenu, Volta Region of . The current Grand Master of the Order is the traditional ruler Togbe Osei III. The Order is awarded in three grades: The Order"
"Estonian Knighthood House The Estonian Knighthood House (Estonian: ""Eestimaa rüütelkonna hoone"", German: ""Haus der Estländischen Ritterschaft"") is a building in Toompea, the upper part of Vanalinn, the historic inner town of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Its address is Kiriku plats (Dome Square) 1. The Dome Church is situated at the same square. Estonia was occupied by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword, a religious order of German nobles, in the 13th century. Since then German nobles were the actual rulers in Estonia. They stayed in power when Estonia was occupied by Sweden in the 17th century and by the"
"is commonly known in German as the ""Deutscher Orden"" (official short name, engl. ""German Order""), historically also as ""Deutscher Ritterorden"" (""German Order of Knights""), ""Deutschherrenorden"", ""Deutschritterorden"" (""Order of the German Knights"") or ""Die Herren im weißen Mantel"" (""The lords in white capes""). The Teutonic Knights have been known as ""Zakon Krzyżacki"" in Polish (""Order of the Cross"") and as ""Kryžiuočių Ordinas"" in Lithuanian, ""Vācu Ordenis"" in Latvian, ""Saksa Ordu"" or, simply, ""Ordu"" (""The Order"") in Estonian, as well as various names in other languages. Knighthood was associated to feudalism and service. The knight was always required to help the sick"
"of the order is H.E. The Most Reverend Archbishop Michele Pennisi, EGCLJ (Sicily, Italy). The Orléans obedience enjoys as Spiritual Protector Cardinal Dominik Duka, and previously enjoyed Cardinal László Paskai, former Primate of Hungary, in the position. In the Czech Republic is spiritual prior , in Poland is spiritual prior , for Grandpriory of Monaco is Prelate Grand Cross Dominique Rey, bishop of Fréjus-Toulon. In Spain, the order received recognition from the state through a number of legal documents., however it should be noted that this organisation is not listed in the Orders, decorations, and medals of Spain. The Orleans"
"further limited it to Christian sovereigns and heads of state. That bull also denominated it the ""Order of the Golden Militia"", but the ""Annuario Pontificio"" lists it under two names, both as the ""Order of the Golden Spur"" and as the ""Order of the Golden Militia"". HRH Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg is the only living knight of the Order. The third highest Papal order is the Order of Pius IX, founded on 17 June 1847 by Pope Pius IX. The Order of Pius IX is the highest Papal order currently awarded. There previously existed an Order of Pian Knights,"
"Order of the Holy Sepulchre The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (, OESSH), also called Order of the Holy Sepulchre or Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, is a Roman Catholic order of knighthood under the protection of the Holy See. The Pope is sovereign of the Order. Founded as ""Milites Sancti Sepulcri"" attached to the Augustinian ""Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre"" in Jerusalem, recognised in 1113 by Papal bull of Pope Paschal II and of Pope Calistus II in 1122. It traces its roots to circa 1099 under the Frankish Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, ""Advocatus Sancti"
"royal protection; and the commandery separated from the German ""Johanniterorden"" in 1946. The commandery became an independent order in 1958 and is known as ""Johanniter Orde in Nederland"", now admitting noblewomen as well as noblemen. The Dutch monarch is an honorary commander. With the German and Swedish orders, the Dutch order helped found the Alliance of the Orders of St. John of Jerusalem on June 13, 1961. Dutch insignia of the ""Johanniter Orde in Nederland"" replace Prussian eagles with the Dutch lion. A Swedish commandery of the Order of Saint John had been established by 1185, but laicized in 1530"
"Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great. Also elevated into the Order of Saint Sylvester Pope and Martyr was the order's Herald for the Grand Priory of Bohemia, Chev. Zdirad Jan Krtitel Cech, who entered as a knight. The Order is accepted as catholic association in the Czech Republic , Poland and France . In 2008, the previously separate Malta and Paris obediences formally reunited into the Malta-Paris Obedience under the headship of Carlos Gereda y de Borbón and the Spiritual Protectorship of Gregory III Laham, the Melchite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch at that time. On 27 May"
"Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg) The Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Chivalric Order of Saint John of the Hospital at Jerusalem (), commonly known as the Order of Saint John or the Johanniter Order (German: ""Johanniterorden""), is the German Protestant branch of the Knights Hospitaller, the oldest surviving chivalric order, which generally is considered to have been founded in Jerusalem in the year 1099 AD. The Order is led by its thirty-seventh ""Herrenmeister"" (""Master of the Knights"" or Grand Master), Prince Oskar of Prussia. Each of its knights, about four thousand men worldwide, is either a Knight of"
"Order's collar over their military uniform or morning wear. When collars are worn (either on collar days or on formal occasions such as coronations), the badge is suspended from the collar. All collars which have been awarded since 1948 must be returned to the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood. The other insignia may be retained. The original home of the Order was the Palace of St. Michael and St. George in Corfu, the residence of the Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands and the seat of the Ionian Senate. Since 1906, the Order's chapel has been in"
"There are National Associations of Papal Knights in France, Great Britain, Ireland and the United States, as well as Diocesan Associations such as those in Milan and Los Angeles. Order of St. Sylvester The Pontifical Equestrian Order of Saint Sylvester Pope and Martyr (, ), sometimes referred to as the Sylvestrine Order, or the Pontifical Order of Pope Saint Sylvester, is one of five Orders of Knighthood awarded directly by the Pope as Supreme Pontiff and head of the Catholic Church and as the Head of State of Vatican City. This Order was at one time united with the Order"
"Recipients of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Recipients of the Order of the Netherlands Lion and, until 1830, its counterpart the Order of the Lion Belgium. The Order of the Netherlands Lion is a high order of chivalry of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Order of the Netherlands Lion was until recently awarded upon eminent individuals from all walks of life, including generals, ministers of the crown, mayors of large towns, professors and leading scientists, industrialists, high ranking civil servants, presiding judges and renowned artists. Since 1980 the Order has been primarily used to recognise merit in the"
"Commanderies of the Order of Saint John The Order of Saint John (Knights of Malta, Knights Hospitaller) was organised in a system of commandries during the high medieval to early modern periods, to some extent surviving as the organisational structure of the several descended orders that formed after the Reformation. In the Late Middle Ages, the bulk of possessions of the order were in the Holy Roman Empire, France, Castile, Aragon and Portugal, but they extended into Poland, Hungary, southern Italy, England and Denmark, with individual outliers in Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Greece (the main seat of the order was"
"Denmark–Netherlands relations Denmark–Netherlands relations are foreign relations between Denmark and the Netherlands. Denmark has an embassy in The Hague and the Netherlands has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of NATO and the European Union. Princess Beatrix is a Dame of the Order of the Elephant since 29 October 1975. On 31 January 1998, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands also received the Order of the Elephant. In 1521, king Christian II of Denmark invited 184 Dutch farmers to settle on the island of Amager in exchange for supplying the Palace of Copenhagen with vegetables. The Dutch immigrants"
"chivalry under the protection of the Federal Republic and with its ""Herrenmeister"" (""Lord of the Knights"") almost always a scion of the House of Hohenzollern (currently, Prince Oscar of Prussia). From Germany, this Protestant branch has spread by membership into other countries in Europe (including Belgium, Hungary, Poland, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, France, Austria, the United Kingdom, and Italy), North America (the United States, Canada, and Mexico), South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Chile), Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Asia, and Australia. The commanderies of the Bailiwick of Brandenburg in the Netherlands (which originated in the Middle Ages) and Sweden became independent of the"
"exalted ones each pertain to one constituent country only. The Order of the Thistle, which pertains to Scotland, is the second-most senior in precedence. Its equivalent in England, The Most Noble Order of the Garter, is the oldest documented order of chivalry in the United Kingdom, dating to the middle fourteenth century. In 1783 an Irish equivalent, The Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick, was founded, but has now fallen dormant. Claims that James VII was reviving an earlier Order is generally not supported by the evidence. The 1687 warrant states that during the 786 battle of Athelstaneford with Æthelstan"
"by Italy, and the same status is recognized by Malta to its historical headquarters, located in Fort St Angelo. The Order is the direct successor to the medieval Knights Hospitaller, also known as the Knights of Malta, and today operates as a largely charitable and ceremonial organization. It has permanent observer status at the United Nations and has full diplomatic relations, including embassies, with 100 states and it is in more informal relationships with five others. It issues its own stamps, coins, passports, and license plates, and has its own army medical corps. The wars of the French Revolution and"
"motto ""Virtus Nobilitat"" (English: Virtue Ennobles) on the reverse. The ribbon for Brothers was blue with a single orange central stripe. Order of the Netherlands Lion The Order of the Netherlands Lion, also referred to as the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands (, ) is a Dutch order of chivalry founded by King William I of the Netherlands on 29 September 1815. The Order of the Netherlands Lion was until recently awarded upon eminent individuals from all walks of life, including generals, ministers of the crown, mayors of large towns, professors and leading scientists, industrialists, high-ranking civil servants,"
"knighthood"" does not include the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which (although it is the only other order of chivalry recognised by the Holy See) it is internationally recognised as being itself sovereign. Of the papal orders, the highest and most infrequently awarded is the Supreme Order of Christ; the second order is the equally rare Order of the Golden Spur; the third is the Order of Pius IX; the fourth is the Order of Saint Gregory the Great; and the fifth is the Order of Saint Sylvester Pope and Martyr. Tracing its origins to the dissolution of the Knights"
"Royal Order of the Seraphim The Royal Order of the Seraphim (Swedish: ""Kungliga Serafimerorden""; ""Seraphim"" being a category of Angels) is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Polar Star. The order has only one class with the dignity of ""Knight"" (""Member"" for women and ""Member of the Cloth"" for clergymen), and is the foremost order of Sweden. The three above-mentioned Orders together with the Order of Vasa form the Orders of His Majesty the King (Swedish ""Kungl. Maj:ts Orden""). A"
"which happened to me nearly 100 years ago—and a 100 years is a heck of a long time. I am delighted that so many of the children are still about and are here to thank me."" Order of the White Lion The Order of the White Lion () is the highest order of the Czech Republic. It continues a Czechoslovak order of the same name created in 1922 as an award for foreigners. (Czechoslovakia had no civilian decoration for its citizens in the 1920s and 1930s). It was inspired by the Czech Nobility Cross created in 1814 by the Emperor"