Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword
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The Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword is the highest class of Sweden’s historic military order of chivalry, traditionally awarded to senior officers and royalty for distinguished military merit.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword canonical | 1 |
| Order of the Sword, Commander Grand Cross (Sweden) | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chivalric order grade
ⓘ
order insignia class ⓘ |
| associatedOrderMotto | Pro Patria ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Swedish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor |
distinguished military merit
ⓘ
outstanding military leadership ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
King of Sweden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish monarchy ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of royal families
ⓘ
officers ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Swedish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | military decorations ⓘ |
| gradeRank | highest class of the Order of the Sword ⓘ |
| hasInsigniaForm |
badge
ⓘ
breast star ⓘ sash badge ⓘ |
| hasLowerRank |
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword
ⓘ
Commander of the Order of the Sword NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight of the Order of the Sword NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | highest Swedish military distinction within the Order of the Sword ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| orderPrecedenceWithinOrder | highest grade ⓘ |
| orderType | military order of chivalry ⓘ |
| partOf | Order of the Sword NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOrder |
Order of Vasa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of the Polar Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Seraphim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | historic distinction ⓘ |
| symbol | sword ⓘ |
| traditionallyAwardedTo |
royalty
ⓘ
senior military officers ⓘ |
| wornWith |
sash
ⓘ
star ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
James Saumarez
this entity surface form:
Order of the Sword, Commander Grand Cross (Sweden)