Royal Order of the Seraphim

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chivalric order order of merit

The Royal Order of the Seraphim is Sweden’s highest and most prestigious chivalric order, traditionally awarded by the monarch to royalty and heads of state for exceptional merit.

Aliases (5)

Order of the Seraphim ×8
Knight of the Order of the Seraphim ×1
Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim ×1
Order of the Seraphim collar ×1
Serafimerorden ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chivalric order → order of merit →
alsoKnownAs	Kungliga Serafimerorden NERFINISHED → Order of the Seraphim → Serafimerorden →
associatedWith	Swedish Royal Court →
awardedBy	King of Sweden → Monarch of Sweden →
awardedFor	exceptional merit →
centralMedallionDepicts	Christogram IHS → Seraphim →
ceremonialChapel	Riddarholmen Church →
ceremonialCity	Stockholm →
ceremonialPractice	coat of arms of knights hung in Riddarholmen Church →
country	Sweden →
eligibility	Swedish royalty → foreign heads of state → foreign royalty →
foundedBy	Frederick I NERFINISHED → King Frederick I of Sweden NERFINISHED →
governingBody	Swedish Royal Orders of Knighthood →
gradeStructure	single class →
gradeTitle	Knight → Member →
hasRankAbove	none →
highestRank	Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim →
inception	1748 →
insigniaIncludes	badge → sash → star →
insigniaShape	white-enamelled Maltese cross →
motto	Jesu Hominum Salvator →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
namedAfter	Seraphim →
notableRecipientCategory	Kings of Sweden NERFINISHED → Queens of Sweden → foreign monarchs → presidents →
orderPrecedenceInSweden	first →
rankInSwedishHonoursSystem	highest order of chivalry in Sweden →
religiousAffiliation	Lutheranism →
religiousServiceAssociated	Seraphim vigil →
religiousSymbolism	Seraphim as highest order of angels →
ribbonColor	light blue →
status	currently constituted →
typeOfAward	state order →
typicalRecipients	heads of state → royalty →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ("Order of the Seraphim") → Giorgio Napolitano ("Order of the Seraphim") → Sandro Pertini ("Order of the Seraphim") →	awardReceived
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ("Order of the Seraphim") → Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ("Knight of the Order of the Seraphim") → King Baudouin of Belgium ("Order of the Seraphim") →	honor
Royal Order of the Seraphim ("Serafimerorden") → Royal Order of the Seraphim ("Order of the Seraphim") →	alsoKnownAs
Greater coat of arms of Sweden ("Order of the Seraphim") →	associatedOrder
King of Sweden →	associatedWithInstitution
House of Bernadotte →	dynasticOrder
Greater coat of arms of Sweden ("Order of the Seraphim collar") →	hasComponent
Royal Order of the Seraphim ("Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim") →	highestRank
Karl XIII of Sweden ("Order of the Seraphim") →	memberOf
Order of the Polar Star →	relatedOrder