Nationality
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Military Rank
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Name
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Date
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Royal function(s)/Political offices(s)
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Military offices(s)
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Comments
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Admiral of the Fleet
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Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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1865
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Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth (1890–1893) Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet (1886–1889) Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet (1883–1884)
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Pasha
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Khedive Isma'il of Egypt
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1866
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Khedive of Egypt and Sudan (1863–1879)
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Field marshal
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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
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23 August 1878
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Governor General of Canada (1911–1916)
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Pasha
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Khedive Abbas II of Egypt
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1892
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Khedive of Egypt and Sudan (1892–1914)
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Lieutenant general
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Prince Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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7 February 1901
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Prince consort of the Netherlands (1901–1934)
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King Fuad I of Egypt
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1925
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King of Egypt (1922–1936) Sultan of Egypt (1917–1922)
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Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
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30 April 1927
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Queen of the Netherlands (1948–1980)
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Former Grand Master (04/09/1948–30/04/1980)
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General
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Tisavarakumarn, the Prince Damrong Rajanubhab
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8 August 1930
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Prince of Thailand (1862–1943)
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Commanders-in-chief of the Royal Siamese Army (1887–1890)
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Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
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7 October 1930
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Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)
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General Lieutenant admiral
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Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
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7 January 1937
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Prince consort of the Netherlands (1948–1980)
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Inspector General of the Armed forces of the Netherlands (1970–1976) Inspector General of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (1953–1970) Inspector General of the Royal Netherlands Navy (1946–1970) Inspector General of the Royal Netherlands Army (1945–1970) Commander-in-chief of the Armed forces of the Netherlands (1944–1945)
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Husband of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
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Admiral of the Fleet
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Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
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1948
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Governor-General of India (1947–1948) Viceroy of India (1947)
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Chief of the Defence Staff (1959–1965) Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (1960–1961) First Sea Lord (1955–1959) Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet (1952–1954) Fourth Sea Lord (1950–1952)
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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
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1950
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Queen consort of the United Kingdom (1936–1952) Empress consort of India (1936–1947)
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Wife of King George VI of the United Kingdom
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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
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1950
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Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)
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Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands
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31 January 1956
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Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013)
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Former Grand Master (30/04/1980–30/04/2013)
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Princess Irene of the Netherlands
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5 August 1957
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Field marshal Admiral of the Fleet
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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26 March 1958
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Consort of the United Kingdom (1952-2021)
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Lord High Admiral (2011-2021) Air commodore-in-chief of the Air Training Corps (1953–2015)
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Husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, died 9 April 2021
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Prince Claus of the Netherlands
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10 March 1966
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Prince consort of the Netherlands (1980–2002)
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Husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
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Field marshal Admiral of the fleet Marshal of the air force
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King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
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12 May 1960
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King of Thailand (1946–2016)
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Head of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (1946–2016)
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Field marshal Admiral of the fleet Marshal of the air force
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Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother
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12 May 1960
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Queen consort of Thailand (1950–2016)
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Special commander of the 21st Infantry Regiment, Queen's Guard (since 1959)
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Wife of King Rama IX of Thailand
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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
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19 January 1961
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King Hussein of Jordan
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1964
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King of Jordan (1952–1999)
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Princess Christina of the Netherlands
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18 February 1965
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Brigadier general Commodore
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King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
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27 April 1985
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King of the Netherlands (since 2013)
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Grand Master (30/04/2013)
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Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau
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25 September 1986
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Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
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11 October 1987
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Emperor Akihito of Japan
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22 October 1991
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Emperor Emeritus of Japan (1989-2019)
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Empress Michiko of Japan
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22 October 1991
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Empress consort Emerita of Japan (1989-2019)
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Wife of Emperor Akihito of Japan
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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
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2 February 2002
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Queen consort of the Netherlands (since 2013)
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Wife of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
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Captain
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Pieter van Vollenhoven
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29 April 2004
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Husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
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King Albert II of Belgium
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20 June 2006
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King of the Belgians (1993–2013)
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Queen Paola of Belgium
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20 June 2006
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Queen consort of the Belgians (1993–2013)
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Wife of King Albert II of Belgium
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Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar
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9 March 2011
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Emir of Qatar (1995–2013) Prime Minister of Qatar (1995–1996)
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Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
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7 December 2021
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Princess of Orange (since 2023)
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Princess Alexia of the Netherlands
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26 June 2023
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King Baudouin of Belgium
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Unknown
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King of the Belgians (1951–1993)
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Major
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Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
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Unknown
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King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
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Unknown
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King of Sweden (1950–1973)
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King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
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Unknown
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King of Sweden (since 1973)
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King George V of the United Kingdom
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Unknown
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King of the United Kingdom (1936–1952) Emperor of India (1936–1947)
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King Haakon VII of Norway
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Unknown
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King of Norway (1905−1957)
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King Harald V of Norway
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Unknown
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King of Norway (since 1991)
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Grand admiral
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Prince Henry of Prussia
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Unknown
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Commander-in-Chief of High Seas Fleet of the Imperial German Navy (1907−1909)
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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
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Unknown
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Queen of Denmark (since 1972)
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Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
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Unknown
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Prince consort of Denmark (since 1972)
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Husband of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
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Queen Ingrid of Sweden
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Unknown
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Queen consort of Denmark (1947–1972)
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Wife of King Frederick IX of Denmark
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