Grand Master of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav

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The Grand Master of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav is the ceremonial head and highest-ranking official of Norway’s prestigious chivalric order, traditionally held by the reigning monarch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial office
chivalric order office
monarchical title
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Norway NERFINISHED
associatedWith Norwegian honours system
Norwegian monarchy NERFINISHED
ceremonialFunction presiding over investiture ceremonies
signing letters patent for appointments to the order
confers Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav NERFINISHED
country Norway
currentOfficeHolder Harald V of Norway NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver Chancellor of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav NERFINISHED
Council of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav NERFINISHED
hasInsignia badge of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
star of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
hasJurisdictionOver members of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
hasRole ceremonial head of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
highest-ranking official of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
hasTitleInNorwegian Stormester av Den Kongelige Norske St. Olavs Orden NERFINISHED
honorificOrder Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav NERFINISHED
inception 1847
isHighestOfficeIn Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav NERFINISHED
isNonHereditary true
isPositionIn Norwegian royal household
isSimilarTo Grand Master of the Order of the Seraphim
Sovereign of the Order of the Garter NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle Norwegian
legalBasis statutes of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
linkedToOrderFoundedBy King Oscar I of Norway and Sweden NERFINISHED
linkedToOrderFoundedIn 1847
officeHolderSince 1991
oversees appointments to the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
promotion within the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
partOf Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav NERFINISHED
positionHeldBy reigning monarch of Norway
rankComparedTo higher than all other ranks of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
residence Royal Palace, Oslo NERFINISHED
seat Royal Court of Norway NERFINISHED
styleOfAddress Her Majesty
His Majesty NERFINISHED
successionMethod accession of a new monarch of Norway
symbolizes sovereign authority over the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
traditionallyHeldBy King of Norway NERFINISHED
Queen of Norway NERFINISHED
typeOfMonarchicalRole sovereign of an order of chivalry

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Commander with Star administeredBy Grand Master of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav