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HDMS Elephanten (1703)
HDMS ''Elephanten'' (, from the Order of the Elephant) was a ship of the line of the The Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy, Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy that served from 1703 to 1728. There were three other Danish ships-of-the line of the same name, dating from 1684, 1741 and 1773. The ship was sometimes referred to as ''Nye Elefant'' () to differentiate from others of similar name. For much of her service career, which coincided with the Great Northern War, ''Elephanten'' was the flagship of the Danish fleet active in the Baltic Sea. Ship's career In 1710 ''Elephanten'' participated in the Battle of Køge Bay (1710), Battle of Køge Bay, where she served as flagship for Admiral Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø, Ulrik Gyldenløve. ''Elephanten'' remained Gyldenløve's flagship until 1712 when the Danish fleet was heavily involved in the ongoing Siege of Stralsund (1711–1715), siege of Stralsund. Captain was the flag captain during 1711 and 1712. In 1712 Jacob Dos had been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Elephant
The Order of the Elephant ( da, Elefantordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry and is Denmark's highest-ranked honour. It has origins in the 15th century, but has officially existed since 1693, and since the establishment of constitutional monarchy in 1849, is now almost exclusively used to honour royalty and heads of state. History A Danish religious confraternity called the Fellowship of the Mother of God, limited to about fifty members of the Danish aristocracy, was founded during the reign of Christian I during the 15th century. The badge of the confraternity showed the Virgin Mary holding her Son within a crescent moon and surrounded with the rays of the sun, and was hung from a collar of links in the form of elephants much like the present collar of the Order. After the Reformation in 1536 the confraternity died out, but a badge in the form of an elephant with his profile on its right side was still awarded by Frederick II. This latter badge may have been inspired b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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