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The Roll of Grand Cross Recipients 1847-2005

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Recipients of the Grand Cross Class of the Order of St. Olav

1847 - 2005

STORKORSET AV ST. OLAV

  • Storkorset av Sanct Olaf * Grand-Croix de l'Odre de Saint Olav  
  • Das Großkreutz der St. Olav * The Grand Cross of St. Olaf
  • Большой Крест Св.Олафа * La Magnífica Cruz de Santo Olav
  • Gran Croci di Sant' Olav * The Grand Cross of St. Olav

 

More than 500 Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav have been bestowed by six Kings since 1847

 

The Grand Master of the Order

The Reigning Monarch of Norway

HM King Harald V wearing the breast star of the Grand Cross for an official occasion.

Den kongelige norske St. Olavs orden ble stiftet av Kong Oscar I i 1847, og tildeles som «belønning for utmerkede fortjenster av fedrelandet og menneskeheten». St. Olavs Orden er oppkalt etter Norges helgenkonge, Olav den hellige, og er inndelt i fem grader: Storkors, Kommandør med stjerne, Kommandør, Ridder av 1. klasse og Ridder.

HM King Harald V of Norway

Links to Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order 1847-2005

  • COLLAR RECIPIENTS - Civilians and Heads of State
  • GRAND CROSS MILITARY RECIPIENTS
  • GRAND CROSS RECIPIENTS - Civilians
  • GRAND CROSS RECIPIENTS - Heads of State and Royals

Total Awards of the Order of St. Olaf 1847–1882

Source: N.R. Bull, The Chancery of the Order, September 30th, 1882

GC=Grand Cross   C=Commander   C1=Commander Class 1   C2=Commander Class 2   K=Knight

 

NORWEGIANS

SWEDES

FOREIGNERS

TOTAL FOR ALL CLASSES

Class

GC

C

K

Tot

GC

C

K

Tot

GC

C1

C2

K

Tot

GC

C1

C2

K

Total

Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1847

4

14

23

41

2

 

 

2

4

1

 

5

10

10

15

 

28

53

1848

 

 

12

12

3

2

1

6

 

1

 

2

3

3

3

 

15

21

1849

1

2

13

16

 

1

1

2

1

4

 

4

9

2

7

 

18

27

1850

1

 

4

5

 

1

2

3

3

8

 

11

22

4

9

 

17

30

1851

 

2

12

14

 

1

1

2

1

1

 

4

6

1

4

 

17

22

1852

 

3

1

4

2

 

2

4

 

1

 

1

2

2

4

 

4

10

1853

 

4

23

27

 

 

2

2

 

 

 

5

5

 

4

 

30

34

1854

 

 

7

7

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

2

5

1

2

 

9

12

1855

2

3

27