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Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (Bertil Gustaf Oskar Carl Eugén; 28 February 1912 – 5 January 1997), was a member of the
Swedish royal family
The Swedish royal family ( sv, Svenska kungafamiljen) since 1818 has consisted of members of the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the King of Sweden. Today those who are recognized by the government are entitled to royal ti ...
. He was the third son of King
Gustaf VI Adolf
Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf Ado ...
and his first wife,
Princess Margaret of Connaught
Princess Margaret of Connaught (Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah; 15 January 1882 – 1 May 1920) was Crown Princess of Sweden as the first wife of the future King Gustaf VI Adolf. She was the elder daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke ...
, as well as the uncle of
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973.
He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, D ...
, Queen
Margrethe II of Denmark
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and
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
Anne-Marie, ( el, Άννα-Μαρία ; born 30 August 1946) is a Greek and Danish royal who was the last Queen of Greece from 1964 to 1973 as the wife of King Constantine II. The Greek monarchy was abolished with the 1974 Greek Republic R ...
. From 1973 to 1979 he was
heir presumptive
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...
to his nephew King Carl XVI Gustaf and the
Swedish throne
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.
Early life
Bertil was born 28 February 1912 at
Stockholm
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, as the fourth of five children born to Princess Margaret of Connaught and Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden.
His siblings included:
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Vasterbotten,
Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland
Sigvard Oscar Fredrik, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (7 June 1907 – 4 February 2002) born as, and until 1934 known as, Prince Sigvard of Sweden, Duke of Uppland, was a member of the Swedish Royal Family and a successful industrial desi ...
,
Princess Ingrid and
Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna
Carl Johan Arthur, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg, (31 October 1916 – 5 May 2012) was the fourth son and fifth and youngest child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife Princess Margaret of Connaught.
He was born a Prince ...
.
The family lived in apartments at
Stockholm Palace
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in
Stockholm
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, at
Ulriksdal Palace
Ulriksdal Palace ( sv, Ulriksdals slott) is a royal palace situated on the banks of the Edsviken in the Royal National City Park in Solna Municipality, 6 km north of Stockholm. It was originally called ''Jakobsdal'' for its owner Jacob De ...
near the capital in
Ulriksdal and at the summer residence:
Sofiero Castle
Sofiero Palace or just Sofiero ( sv, "Sofiero slott" or just "Sofiero") in Helsingborg Municipality, Scania was one of the Swedish royal family's country mansions, located north of Helsingborg. It was originally a Scanian farm called Skabelycke, ...
in
Helsingborg
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in the southernmost province of Sweden,
Scania
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.
Royal role
Bertil was granted a very old dukedom, one that was bestowed in the
Middle Ages
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on various Danish and Swedish royal relatives, such as
Benedict, Duke of Halland
Duke Benedict of Halland and Finland (c. 1330 – c. 1360), aka ''Bengt Algotsson'', was a medieval Swedish lord, and royal favourite.
He was born to a family who descended from Svantepolk of Skarsholm and his wife Benedikta Sunadotter. Svantepol ...
. After his eldest brother,
Prince Gustaf Adolf, died in 1947, leaving an infant son,
Prince Carl Gustaf, in the line of succession, and because his elder brother
Sigvard had already given up his place in the
succession (owing to a constitutionally unacceptable marriage), it seemed likely that Bertil could one day become
regent
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. After Carl Gustaf became king, Bertil remained the next in line to the throne (until the birth of
Prince Carl Philip
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...
in 1979), and continued to act as the King's deputy.
When the
Act of Succession was changed in 1980, rights to the throne were restricted to Carl XVI Gustaf and his descendants; however, a special addendum was made for Bertil's case, so that he became third (and, after the birth of Princess
Madeleine in 1982, fourth) in line to the throne.
Personal life
Bertil became a naval officer; and, during the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, he served as Swedish naval attaché at the
embassy in London.
In 1943, Bertil had met his long-term partner,
Welsh
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* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
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* Welsh (surname)
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commoner
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Lilian Craig. However, in order to preserve his place in the royal succession, Bertil and Lilian did not marry for decades. They lived together discreetly, as a fully private arrangement, from the 1940s until their marriage was announced and took place in 1976. Their common base was a home in
Sainte-Maxime
Sainte-Maxime (; Occitan and Provençal: ''Santa Maxima'') is a commune in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera (''Côte d'Azur''), west from Nice and east from M ...
, in the
south of France
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.
Since his life with Craig was not official, Prince Bertil's single status meant he was suggested as a match for, among others,
Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom. After the death of Gustaf VI Adolf in 1973, the new king, Carl XVI Gustaf, married a non-royal woman and approved the marriage of Bertil and Lilian, which took place at
Drottningholm Palace
The Drottningholm Palace ( sv, Drottningholms slott) is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. Drottningholm is near the capital Stockholm. Built on the island Lovön (in Ekerö Municipality of Stockholm County), it is one of Sweden ...
on 7 December 1976.
Bertil was fond of cars, owning a rare
Aston Martin DB2
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and a
Chevrolet Corvette
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.
Volvo
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asked him to open the
Volvo Halifax Assembly
The Volvo Halifax Assembly Plant located in Halifax, Nova Scotia was opened on 11 June 1963 by Prince Bertil. It was the second assembly plant Volvo opened outside of Sweden and the second non-domestic auto plant in North America after Rolls-Roy ...
plant in 1963 in
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
. A parking garage in Sainte-Maxime is named after him.
Prince Bertil was a keen supporter and practitioner of various sports, notably
tennis
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and
boules
''Boules'' () is a collective name for a wide range of games similar to bowls and bocce (In French: jeu or jeux, in Croatian: boćanje and in Italian: gioco or giochi) in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls (called in France, ...
. In 1947, he was elected Chairman of both the
Swedish Sports Confederation and Sweden's Olympic Committee. He was also a member of the fine-dining society La Chaine des Rotisseurs.
He died at his home the Villa Solbacken in Stockholm in 1997, with Princess Lilian at his side. His remains were buried at the
Royal Cemetery in
Haga Park.
Military ranks
* 4 October 1934:
Acting Sub-Lieutenant (''Fänrik'')
* 1936:
Acting Sub-Lieutenant (''Underlöjtnant'')
* 1937:
Sub-Lieutenant (''Löjtnant'')
* 13 February 1942:
Lieutenant
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The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...
* 1 April 1948:
Lieutenant commander
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* ????:
Commander
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...
* 1952:
Captain
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* 1956:
Rear Admiral
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* 1956:
Major General
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in the
Army
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* 1956:
Major General
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in the
Air Force
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* 17 October 1969:
Admiral
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* 1969:
General
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in the Army
* 1969:
General
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in the Air Force
Honours
National Honours
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![Order of the Seraphim - Ribbon bar](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Order_of_the_Seraphim_-_Ribbon_bar.svg)
Knight of the
Royal Order of the Seraphim
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(1912)
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![Royal Order of the Sword - Commander Grand Cross BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Royal_Order_of_the_Sword_-_Commander_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg)
Commander Grand Cross of the
Order of the Sword
The Royal Order of the Sword (officially: ''Royal Order of the Sword''; Swedish: ''Kungliga Svärdsorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry and military decoration created by King Frederick I of Sweden on February 23, 1748, together with the Or ...
(1912)
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![Order of the Polar Star - Ribbon bar, pre 1975](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Order_of_the_Polar_Star_-_Ribbon_bar%2C_pre_1975.svg)
Commander Grand Cross of the
Order of the Polar Star
The Royal Order of the Polar Star ( Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim.
The Order of t ...
(1912)
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![SWE Order of Charles XIII BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/SWE_Order_of_Charles_XIII_BAR.png)
Knight of the
Order of Charles XIII
The Royal Order of Charles XIII ( sv, Kungliga Carl XIII:s orden) is a Swedish order of merit, founded by King Charles XIII in 1811.
Membership
The Lord and Master of the Order is the King of Sweden, currently King Carl XVI Gustaf. Membership o ...
(1912)
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![Order of the Vasa - Ribbon bar](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Order_of_the_Vasa_-_Ribbon_bar.svg)
Commander Grand Cross of the
Order of Vasa
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(28 February 1952)
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![Seraphimerorden ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Seraphimerorden_ribbon.svg)
Recipient of the
King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal (1948)
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![Seraphimerorden ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Seraphimerorden_ribbon.svg)
Recipient of the
King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal (1948)
**
![Seraphimerorden ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Seraphimerorden_ribbon.svg)
Recipient of the
King Gustaf VI Adolf's Commemorative Medal (1967)
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![SWE King Carl XVI Gustaf Jubilee Medal III](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/SWE_King_Carl_XVI_Gustaf_Jubilee_Medal_III.png)
Recipient of the
Illis quorum
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The award was introduced in 1784 by King Gust ...
in gold of 18th size with chain (1969)
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![SWE HM The King's Medal ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/SWE_HM_The_King%27s_Medal_ribbon.png)
Recipient of the
H. M. The King's Medal, 12th size gold medal with diamonds worn around the neck on a chain of gold (silver-gilt) (1987)
**
![Seraphimerorden ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Seraphimerorden_ribbon.svg)
Recipient of the
King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal I (1996)
Foreign honours
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![ARG Order of the Liberator San Martin - Grand Cross BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/ARG_Order_of_the_Liberator_San_Martin_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png)
Grand Cross of the
Order of the Liberator General San Martín
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![Grand Crest Ordre de Leopold](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Grand_Crest_Ordre_de_Leopold.png)
Grand Cordon of the
Order of Leopold
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![CHL Order of Merit of Chile - Grand Cross BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg)
Grand Cross of the
Order of Merit
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![CHL Order of Bernardo O'Higgins - Grand Cross BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/CHL_Order_of_Bernardo_O%27Higgins_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png)
Grand Cross of the
Order of Bernardo O'Higgins
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![Order of Boyacá - Extraordinary Grand Cross (Colombia) - ribbon bar](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Order_of_Boyac%C3%A1_-_Extraordinary_Grand_Cross_%28Colombia%29_-_ribbon_bar.png)
Grand Cross of the
Order of Boyaca
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![Order of the Elephant Ribbon bar](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Order_of_the_Elephant_Ribbon_bar.svg)
Knight of the
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 ...
*
Egypt
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:
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![Order of Muhammad Ali (Egipt) - ribbon bar](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Order_of_Muhammad_Ali_%28Egipt%29_-_ribbon_bar.gif)
Grand Cross of the
Order of Muhammad Ali
The Royal Order of Muhammad Ali (''Nishan al-Muhammad'Ali'') was an order of chivalry and state honour in the Kingdom of Egypt.
History
The Order of Muhammad Ali was founded by Sultan Hussein Kamel to commemorate the Muhammad Ali dynasty on 14 ...
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![EST Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana - 1st Class BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/EST_Order_of_the_Cross_of_Terra_Mariana_-_1st_Class_BAR.png)
Grand Cross of the
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana ( et, Maarjamaa Risti teenetemärk, sometimes translated as the Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land) was instituted by the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri, on 16 May 1995 to honour the independence of ...
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![ETH Order of Solomon BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/ETH_Order_of_Solomon_BAR.png)
Grand Cross of the
Order of Solomon
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![ETH Order of Menelik II - Grand Cross BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/ETH_Order_of_Menelik_II_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png)
Grand Cross of the
Order of Menelik II
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![FIN Order of the White Rose Grand Cross BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/FIN_Order_of_the_White_Rose_Grand_Cross_BAR.png)
Grand Cross of the
Order of the White Rose of Finland
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![Legion Honneur GC ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Legion_Honneur_GC_ribbon.svg)
Grand Cross of the
Legion of Honour
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![GER Bundesverdienstkreuz 7 Grosskreuz](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/GER_Bundesverdienstkreuz_7_Grosskreuz.svg)
Grand Cross 1st class of the
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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![Order of the Two Rivers - Military (Iraq) - ribbon bar](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Order_of_the_Two_Rivers_-_Military_%28Iraq%29_-_ribbon_bar.png)
1st Class of the
Order of the Two Rivers
The Order of the Two Rivers ( ar, وسام الرافدين ''Wisam Al Rafidain'') was an Order awarded by the Kings of Iraq and then the Presidents of Iraq.
History
It was named after the two rivers the Euphrates and the Tigris that flow thro ...
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![Order of Pahlavi Ribbon Bar - Imperial Iran](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Order_of_Pahlavi_Ribbon_Bar_-_Imperial_Iran.svg)
2nd Class of the
Order of Pahlavi
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History
The Order was instituted in 1932 by Rezā Shāh, the founder of the Dynasty of the Pahlavi, and it w ...
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![Order of Crown Ribbon Bar - Imperial Iran](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Order_of_Crown_Ribbon_Bar_-_Imperial_Iran.svg)
Grand Cross of the
Order of the Crown
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![ISL Icelandic Order of the Falcon - Grand Cross BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/ISL_Icelandic_Order_of_the_Falcon_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png)
Grand Cross of the
Order of the Falcon
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![Cordone di gran Croce OMRI BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Cordone_di_gran_Croce_OMRI_BAR.svg)
Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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The highest-ranking ...
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![JPN Daikun'i kikkasho BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/JPN_Daikun%27i_kikkasho_BAR.svg)
Grand Cross of the
Order of the Chrysanthemum
is Japan's highest order. The Grand Cordon of the Order was established in 1876 by Emperor Meiji of Japan; the Collar of the Order was added on 4 January 1888. Unlike its European counterparts, the order may be conferred posthumously.
Apart fr ...
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![MEX Order of the Aztec Eagle 1Class BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/MEX_Order_of_the_Aztec_Eagle_1Class_BAR.png)
Grand Cross of the
Order of the Aztec Eagle
The Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle ( es, Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca) forms part of the Mexican Honours System and is the highest Mexican order awarded to foreigners in the country.
History
It was created by decree on December 29, 193 ...
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![NLD Order of the Dutch Lion - Grand Cross BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/NLD_Order_of_the_Dutch_Lion_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png)
Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Netherlands Lion
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![St_Olavs_Orden_storkors_stripe](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/St_Olavs_Orden_storkors_stripe.svg)
Grand Cross with Collar of the
Order of St. Olav (23 March 1953)
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Grand Cross of the
Order of St. Olav (1 March 1952)
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![PER Order of the Sun of Peru - Grand Cross BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/PER_Order_of_the_Sun_of_Peru_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png)
Grand Cross of the
Order of the Sun of Peru
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![PRT Order of Christ - Grand Cross BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg)
Grand Cross of the
Order of Christ
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![D-SAX Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/D-SAX_Sachsen-Ernestinischer_Hausorden_BAR.svg)
Grand Cross of the
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![ESP Charles III Order GC](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/ESP_Charles_III_Order_GC.svg)
Grand Cross of the
Order of Charles III
The Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III, originally Royal and Much Distinguished Order of Charles III ( es, Real y Distinguida Orden Española de Carlos III, originally es, Real y Muy Distinguida Orden de Carlos III) was establ ...
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![Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Thailand) ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Order_of_the_Royal_House_of_Chakri_%28Thailand%29_ribbon.svg)
Knight of the
(21 September 1960)
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![Order of the Bath UK ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg)
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Bath
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(June 1956)
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![US Legion of Merit Commander ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/US_Legion_of_Merit_Commander_ribbon.png)
Commander of the
Legion of Merit
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(4 June 1948)
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![VEN Order of the Liberator - Grand Cordon BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/VEN_Order_of_the_Liberator_-_Grand_Cordon_BAR.png)
Grand Cordon of the
Order of the Liberator
The Order of the Liberator was the highest distinction of Venezuela and was appointed for services to the country, outstanding merit and benefits made to the community. For Venezuelans the order ranks first in the order of precedence from other or ...
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Order of the Yugoslav Great Star
The Order of the Yugoslav Star sr, Орден југословенске звезде, ''Orden jugoslovenske zvezde'' sl, Red jugoslovanske zvezde mk, Орден на југословенската ѕвезда, ''Orden na jugoslovenskata zvezda'' ...
(29 March 1976)
Arms
![Prince Bertil de Suède](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Prince_Bertil_de_Su%C3%A8de.svg)
On his creation as Duke of Halland, Prince Bertil was granted use of a coat of arms based on the Arms of Dominion of Sweden, with the arms of Halland in the third quarter.
Ancestry
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