ST. OLAV GRAND CROSS CLASS WITH COLLAR 1906 - 2005
The Collar of the Order has been awarded as a Separate Distinction of the Order since 1906
The Collar was initially established in 1882 by King Oscar II and was automatically awarded as an additional insignia to all Grand Cross recipients until 1906. The Grand Cross with Collar has been bestowed to 100 persons from 1906 to 2005. Since 1906 the Collar has been awarded as a Separate Distinction of the Order.
The awards to Heads of State have not been bestowed based on merit but as a courtesy to the respective countries Head of State or Royalty.
Awards to civilian and military recipients both Norwegians and foreigners have been awarded based on merit.
(Image courtesy of The Royal Norwegian Court)
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of England and Northern Ireland. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor. St. Olav Grand Cross with Collar, 1955. (Image from the Queen's coronation on June 2, 1953)
One of the world's most well respected and highly regarded Sovereign was awarded the Order of St. Olav with Collar in 1955
HM Queen Elizabeth the Secondby the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of Her other Realms and Territories, Queen Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
Motto:
"Dieu Et Mon Droit"
God and My Right
"Gratitude, respect and pride, these words sum up how I feel about the people of this country and the Commonwealth - and what this Golden Jubilee means to me." - From HM Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Speech on June 2, 2002
HM Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Grand Cross of St. Olav as seen together with HM King Olav V of Norway wearing the British Order of the Garter during the Queen's state visit to Norway in 2002.
ST. OLAV GRAND CROSS WITH COLLAR CLASS
(Sorted by country and year of award)
***Norwegian Citizens Awarded the Collar***
Morten Didrik Emil Lambrechts, Justitiarius, GC and the Collar in 1891
Peder Christian Mikkelsen, Prime Minister, GC in 1905, Collar in 1907
Fredrik Hartvig Wedel Jarlsberg, Ambassador, GC in 1904, Collar in 1925
Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, Explorer, 1922 Nobel Peace Prize, GC in 1896, Collar in 1925
Otto Ruge, General of the Norwegian Armed Forces WW II, 1941 (Military version, awarded while being held prisoner of war in Germany)
***Royals and Heads of State Awarded the Collar***
Argentina
President J. C. Ongania, General Lieutenant, 1967
Austria
President Franz Jonas, 1966
Bavaria (Germany)
Lieutenant-General HRH Don Fernando Maria Luís Francisco d'Asissi Isabellus Adalberto Yldefonso Martin Bonaficio José Isidoro de Baviera y Borbón, Infante of Spain, Prince of Bavaria, 1910
Belgium
HM King Albert I, 1910 (Military version)
HRH Prince Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad, Duke of Brabant later HM King Léopold III, 1923
Colonel HRH Prince Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad, Count of Flanders, 1926
HM King Baudouin, 1960
Rear-Admiral HRH Prince Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Christian Eugène Marie, Prince of Liège now HM King Albert II, 1964
Burundi
HM King Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge, 1963
Brazil
Dr Epitacio da Silva Pessoa, President, 1922
President Joao Goulart, 1964
Marshal Arthur da Costa e Silva, President, 1967
Chile
Eduardo Frei Montalva, President, 1967
Denmark
General HRH Crown Prince Christian Frederik Wilhelm Carl, later HM King Frederik VIII, 1862
Admiral HRH Crown Prince Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Wilhelm Valdemar Gustav, later HM King Christian X, 1906
Lieutenant-General HRH Prince Harald Christian Frederick, 1906
Colonel HRH Prince Christian Frederik Vilhelm Valdemar Gustav, 1906
Admiral HRH Prince Valdemar, 1906
Rear-Admiral HRH Crown Prince Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg, later HM King Frederik IX, 1917
Admiral HRH Prince Knud Christian Frederik Michael, The Hereditary Prince of Denmark, 1924
Admiral HRH Prince Axel Christian Georg, 1924
Major-General HH Prince Viggo Chritian Adolf Georg, Count of Rosenborg, 1926
Commander HH Prince Flemming Valdemar Carl Axel, Count of Rosenborg, 1968
United Kingdom
Field Marshal HRH Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, KG, KT, PC, KP, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, VD, later HM King Edward VII, 1874*
Admiral HRH Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert, Prince of Wales, KG, KT, PC, KP, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, ISO, later HM King George V, 1906
Field Marshal HRH Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, KG, KT, PC, KP, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, GBE, VD, TD, 1906
Major-General HRH Prince Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert of Connaught, KG, KT, PC, KP, GCMG, GCVO, CB, 1906
Colonel The Most Noble John Douglas Sutherland (Campbell), 9th Duke of Argyll, KG, KT, PC, GCMG, GCVO, VD, 1906
Colonel The Most Noble Alexander William George (Duff), 1st Duke of Fife, KG, KT, PC, GCVO, VD, 1906
Admiral HRH Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George, Duke of York, KG, KT, PC, KP, GCMG, GCVO, TD, later HM King George VI, 1923
Field Marshal HRH Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester, KG, KT, PC, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, CD, 1924
Admiral of the Fleet HRH Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, Duke of Windsor, KG, KT, PC, KP, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, GBE, ISO, MC, 1914
General Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle, President, 1962
President François Maurice Marie Mitterrand, 1984
Greece
Lieutenant-General HRH Prince Andrew, 1908
Major-General HRH Prince Christopher, 1911
HM King Paul I, 1958
HM King Constantine II, 1964
Iceland
President Ásgier Ásgiersson, 1955
President Kristjan Eldjarn, 1968
President Vigdis Finbogadottir, 1982
Iran (Persia)
HM Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlevi, 1961
Italy
General HRH Prince Umberto Nicola Tommaso Giovani Maria, Prince of Piedmont, later HM King Umberto II, 1922
President Giuseppe Saragat, 1965
Japan
HM Emperor Yoshihito [Taisho],1922
General HRH Crown Prince Hirohito, later HM Emperor Hirohito [Showa], 1922
HRH Crown Prince Akihito, now HM Emperor Akihito [Heisei], 1953
H.M. Emperor Akihito, 2001
Luxemburg
General HRH Grand Duke Jean Benoit Guillaume Marie Robert Louis Antoine Adolphe Marc d’Aviano, 1964
HRH Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte Ingeborg Élisabeth Marie-José Marguerite Astrid, 1964
The Netherlands
Admiral HRH Prince Henrik Waldemar Albrecht Ernst, 1914
HRH Queen Wilhelmina, 1922
HM Queen Juliana, 1946
Admiral HRH Prince Bernhard Luitpold Fredrik Eberhard Julius Karel Kurt Gotfried Pieter, 1946
HM Queen Beatrix, 1964
HRH Prince Claus Georg Willem Otto Fredrik Gert, 1968
Norway (since 1906)
HM King Haakon VII, 1906 (Grand Master of St. Olav)
HRH Crown Prince Olav, 1905, later HM King Olav V (Grand Master of St. Olav)
HRH Crown Princess Märtha, 1942
HRH Crown Prince Harald, 1955, now HM King Harald V (Grand Master of St. Olav)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, 1956
HRH Crown Princess Sonja, 1972, now HRH Queen Sonja
HRH Crown Prince Haakon, 1991
Princess Märtha Louise, 1989
Poland
Former President Ignace Moscicki, 1936
Portugal
HM King Manoel II, 1909
Marshal HE António Oscar da Fragosa Carmona, President, 1939
General HE António Romalho dos Santos Eanes, President, 1978
Prussia (Germany)
General HIRH Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst, Crown Prince of the German Empire and Crown Prince of Prussia, 1906
Major-General HRH Prince EitelFriedrich Christian Karl, 1906
Grand Admiral HRH Prince Albert Wilhelm Heinrich, 1888*
Russia
Admiral HIH Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovitch, 1908
Schaumburg-Lippe (Germany)
Major-General HRH Prince Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Bruno, 1906
Slesvig-Holsten-Sonderborg-Augustenborg (Germany)
General HRH Prince Frederick Christian Charles Augustus of Schleswig-Holstein, KG, PC, GCVO, VD, 1906
Slesvig-Holsten-Sonderborg-Glucksborg (Germany)
Lieutenant-General HH Prince Johan Hans of Slesvig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Glucksborg, 1879
Spain
HM King Alfonso XIII, 1911
HM King Juan Carlos, 1982
Sweden
HM King Gustaf VI Adolf, 1952
Admiral HRH Prince Bertil Gustaf Oscar Carl Eugen, Duke of Halland, (GC 1952), 1953
HM King Carl XVI Gustaf, 1974
Thailand
HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 1960
Tunisia
President Al-Haj Habib bin Ali Bourguiba Abu Rukayba, 1963
Yugoslavia
Marshal Josip Broz Tito, President, 1965
Pirnce Charles wearing St. Olav in 2005
HM Queen Elizabeth II wearing St. Olav in 2005
A historic moment with five recipients of the Collar of St. Olav at the 25-year Jubilee of King Haakon VII in 1931 (The King of Denmark, center; King Haakon VII of Norway, next right; and Crown Prince Olav of Norway, far right)
HM Shah Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlevi of Persia, now Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlevi of Persia, now Iran
The Shah can be seen wearing the St. Olav Grand Cross with the Collar awarded in 1961. The Insignia of the Order is not correctly worn since the Collar and the Sash are not to be used together. When wearing the Collar, the Cross (badge) is to be attached to the front suspension point of the Collar instead of the Sash as in this case. With the revolution and the subsequent fall of the Pahlevi reigning, the Collar was reportedly seized by the authorities and melted down for its 18 carat gold content. The Shah is also wearing the Grand Cross Star of the Order of Pahlevi, Persia's highest Order.
King Olav 5 of Norway
Japanese State Visit 2005
Japanese State Visit 2005
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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. Til ordenen hører det også et Kjede som H.M. Kongen kan tildele innehavere av Storkorset - in Norwegian.
