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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric order grade ⓘ
order insignia class ⓘ
associatedOrderMotto Pro Patria ⓘ
associatedWith Swedish Armed Forces ⓘ
awardFor distinguished military merit ⓘ
outstanding military leadership ⓘ
awardingBody King of Sweden ⓘ
Swedish monarchy ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
eligibility members of royal families ⓘ
officers ⓘ
establishedBy Swedish Crown ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Knight of the Order of the Sword ⓘ
linked to: Order of the Sword
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 ⓘ
region Scandinavia ⓘ
relatedOrder Order of Vasa ⓘ
Order of the Polar Star ⓘ
Order of the Seraphim ⓘ
status historic distinction ⓘ
symbol sword ⓘ
traditionallyAwardedTo royalty ⓘ
senior military officers ⓘ
wornWith sash ⓘ
star ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles XV of Sweden → honor → Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword ⓘ
James Saumarez → awardReceived → Order of the Sword, Commander Grand Cross (Sweden) ⓘ
subject linked to: Captain Sir James Saumarez
linked to: Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword
Victoria of Baden → honor → Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword ⓘ