Order of the Royal House of Chakri

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The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
เครื่องขัตติยราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติคุณรุ่งเรืองยิ่งมหาจักรีบรมราชวงศ์
Collar and Star of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
Awarded by

the King of Thailand
TypeDynastic order
Established1882; 142 years ago (1882)
Royal houseHouse of Chakri
Seat25 (except for foreigner)
EligibilityMembers of the Thai Royal Family and foreign heads of state
CriteriaAt the monarch's pleasure
StatusCurrently constituted
FounderChulalongkorn
SovereignVajiralongkorn
GradesKnight/Dame
Statistics
First induction6 April 1882
Last induction5 May 2019
Total inductees232
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
Next (lower)Order of the Nine Gems

Ribbon bar of the Royal House of Chakri

The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri (

House of Chakri
(the Thai royal family), foreign heads of state and members of other royal houses.

Members of the order are entitled to use the postnominals ม.จ.ก.

Insignias

Sovereign

The Sovereign Grand Master of the order is Knight but the Star and Pendant have been decorated by diamonds and was called Maha Savamissaradhibodi. (Thai: มหาสวามิศราธิบดี)

Queen Consort

The Queen Consort of the Order is Dame but the Star have been decorated by diamonds and was called Maha Savamini. (Thai: มหาสวามินี)

Knight

The decoration consists of a single class (knight). The insignia is:

  • Pendant of Chakri, suspended from collar.
  • Pendant of Chula Chakri, attached onto the yellow sash, to wear over the left shoulder to the right hip.
  • Star of Chakri, to wear on the left breast.
  • Pendant of Chakri
    Pendant of Chakri
  • Pendant of Chula Chakri
    Pendant of Chula Chakri
  • Star of the Order
    Star of the Order
  • Insignias of the Secretary (Left), Chancellor (Collar), Officer (Right)
    Insignias of the Secretary (Left), Chancellor (Collar), Officer (Right)

Former officers

  • Chancellor (Thai: ลัญจกราภิบาล): Only held by Chao Phraya Phasakornwongse (Phon Bunnag), his insignia was a collar but with a different pendant.
  • Secretary (Thai: เลขานุการ): Only held by HSH Prince Prapakorn Malakul, his insignia was the same as the Chancellor but with ribbon.
  • Officer (Thai: มุทรานุการ): Only held by Phra Banroepakdi (Korn Kornsut), his insignia was a ribbon with Pendant decorated by the Coat of Arms.

Living recipients of the order

Rama IX (1946–2016)
Image Name Country Date Present age Notes Ref.
HM Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother MChK NR PCh MPCh MVM  Thailand 28 April 1950 92 [1]
HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark RMBh
MChK
 Denmark 6 September 1960 84 Former Queen of Denmark [2]
HM King Harald V of Norway MChK PChW
 Norway 19 September 1960 87 [3]
HRH Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands RMBh MChK  Netherlands 24 October 1960 86 Former Queen of the Netherlands [4]
Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya MChK PCh MPCh MVM  Thailand 6 December 1961 73 [5]
HM Emperor Akihito of Japan RMBh MChk  Japan 27 May 1963 90 Emperor Emeritus of Japan [6]
HM Empress Michiko of Japan MChK  Japan 27 May 1963 89 Empress Emerita of Japan [7]
HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn RMBh MChK NR PChW SR  Thailand 4 December 1965 72 Sovereign of the order since 13 October 2016. [8]
HIM Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran MChK  Imperial State of Iran
(now  Islamic Republic of Iran)
22 January 1968 85 Last Empress Consort of Iran
HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the Princess Royal MChK NR PCh MPCh MVM  Thailand 14 December 1971 69 [9]
HRH Princess Chulabhorn Walailak, the Princess Srisavangavadhana MChK NR PCh MPCh MVM  Thailand 27 May 1974 67 [10]
HRH Princess Soamsawali, the Princess Suddhanarinatha MChK NR PCh MPCh MVM  Thailand 3 January 1977 67 [11]
HM King Juan Carlos I of Spain RMBh MChK  Spain 22 February 2006 86 King Emeritus of Spain [12]
HM Queen Sofía of Spain MChK PCh  Spain 22 February 2006 85 Queen Emerita of Spain [13]
Rama X (2016–present)
Image Name Country Date Present age Notes Ref.
HM Queen Suthida MChK NR PCh MPCh MVM  Thailand 1 May 2019 46 [14]
HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the Princess Rajasarini Siribajra MChK NR PCh MPCh MVM  Thailand 5 May 2019 45 [15]
HRH Princess Sirivannavari MChK PCh MPCh MVM PBh  Thailand 5 May 2019 37 [16]
HRH Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti MChK BR1 VR1  Thailand 5 May 2019 19 [17]

Foreign recipients of the order

Name Nationality Known for Date of appointment Ref.
Queen Victoria  United Kingdom Queen of the United Kingdom 5 May 1887 [18]
King Edward VII (as Prince of Wales)  United Kingdom King of the United Kingdom 5 May 1887 [19]
Emperor William I  German Empire German Emperor 1 September 1887 [20]
Emperor Meiji  Empire of Japan
Emperor of Japan
22 December 1887 [21]
King Oscar II  Sweden
King of Sweden
29 October 1888
Emperor
Franz Josef I
 Austria-Hungary Emperor of Austria 4 January 1888
Emperor
Nicholas II (as Tsarevich
of Russia)
 Russian Empire
Emperor of Russia
20 March 1891 [22]
Emperor
William II
 German Empire German Emperor 15 July 1891
Emperor Alexander III  Russian Empire
Emperor of Russia
15 July 1891
King Christian IX  Denmark King of Denmark 15 July 1891
King Umberto I  Kingdom of Italy King of Italy 15 July 1891
Sultan Abdul Hamid II  Ottoman Empire Sultan of Ottoman Empire 18 December 1892 [23]
Prince
Thomas, Duke of Genoa
 Kingdom of Italy Duke of Genoa 14 May 1897 [24]
Prince
Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta
 Kingdom of Italy Duke of Aosta 1 June 1897 [25]
King
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
 Kingdom of Italy King of Italy 1 June 1897 [25]
Queen Margherita of Italy  Kingdom of Italy
Queen of Italy
6 June 1897 [25]
Archduke Ludwig Viktor  Austria-Hungary Archduke of Austria 23 June 1897 [26]
Archduke
Otto
 Austria-Hungary Archduke of Austria 23 June 1897 [26]
Archduke Eugen  Austria-Hungary Archduke of Austria 23 June 1897 [26]
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich  Russian Empire
Grand Duke of Russia
4 July 1897 [27]
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich  Russian Empire
Grand Duke of Russia
4 July 1897 [27]
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich  Russian Empire
Grand Duke of Russia
4 July 1897 [27]
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich  Russian Empire
Grand Duke of Russia
4 July 1897 [27]
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich  Russian Empire
Grand Duke of Russia
4 July 1897 [27]
Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich  Russian Empire
Grand Duke of Russia
4 July 1897 [27]
King
Gustaf V
(as Crown Prince of Sweden)
 Sweden
King of Sweden
13 July 1897 [28]
Prince Carl  Sweden
Duke of Västergötland
13 July 1897 [28]
Prince Eugen  Sweden
Duke of Närke
13 July 1897 [28]
Prince
Oscar
 Sweden Prince Bernadotte 13 July 1897 [28]
King
Frederik VIII
(as Crown Prince of Denmark)
 Denmark King of Denmark 15 July 1897 [29]
King Christian X (as Prince of Denmark)  Denmark King of Denmark 15 July 1897 [29]
Prince Valdemar  Denmark
Prince of Denmark
15 July 1897 [29]
King George V (as Duke of York)  United Kingdom King of the United Kingdom 30 July 1897 [30]
King Albert  Saxony
King of Saxony
24 August 1897 [31]
King George (as Prince of Saxony)  Saxony
King of Saxony
24 August 1897 [31]
King Frederick Augustus III (as Prince of Saxony)  Saxony
King of Saxony
24 August 1897 [31]
Duke John Albert  Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duke of Mecklenburg 29 August 1897 [32]
Queen Wilhelmina  Netherlands Queen of the Netherlands 7 September 1897 [33]
Queen Emma  Netherlands
Queen consort of the Netherlands
7 September 1897 [33]
King Leopold II  Belgium King of the Belgians 9 September 1897 [34]
Félix Faure  France
President of France
15 September 1897 [35]
Grand Duke Frederick I  Baden Grand Duke of Baden 5 October 1897
King
Alfonso XIII
 Spain King of Spain 18 October 1897 [36]
Queen Maria Christina  Spain
Queen consort of Spain
18 October 1897 [36]
King Carlos I  Portugal King of Portugal 23 October 1897 [37]
Prince Afonso  Portugal Duke of Porto 23 October 1897 [37]
Prince Vittorio Emanuele  Kingdom of Italy Count of Turin 10 December 1898 [38]
Empress Shōken  Empire of Japan
Empress of Japan
12 October 1899 [39]
Prince Henry  Prussia Prince of Prussia 24 December 1899 [40]
Emperor Taishō (as Crown Prince of Japan)  Empire of Japan
Emperor of Japan
26 October 1899 [41]
Grand Duke
Frederick Francis IV
 Mecklenburg-Schwerin Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 2 April 1902 [42]
Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich  Russian Empire
Grand Duke of Russia
22 May 1902 [43]
Archduke Franz Ferdinand  Austria-Hungary Archduke of Austria 1 June 1902 [44]
Prince Eitel Friedrich  Prussia Prince of Prussia 6 June 1902 [42]
Don Carlos  Two Sicilies Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 8 June 1902 [45]
Émile Loubet  France
President of France
29 August 1902 [46]
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich  Russian Empire
Grand Duke of Russia
7 September 1902 [47]
Prince Luigi Amedeo  Kingdom of Italy Duke of the Abruzzi 2 January 1904 [48]
Prince Adalbert  Prussia Prince of Prussia 26 November 1904 [49]
Prince Georg  Bavaria Prince of Bavaria 15 November 1906 [50]
Armand Fallières  France
President of France
20 June 1907 [51]
King
Gustaf VI Adolf
(as Crown Prince of Sweden)
 Sweden King of Sweden 25 October 1911 [52]
Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland  Sweden Prince of Sweden 25 October 1911 [53]
King
Frederik IX (as Crown Prince of Denmark)a
 Denmark King of Denmark 29 February 1917 [54]
Raymond Poincaré  France
President of France
1 August 1917 [55]
King Edward VIII (as Prince of Wales)  United Kingdom King of the United Kingdom 16 August 1917 [56]
Emperor Shōwa (as Crown Prince of Japan)  Japan
Emperor of Japan
30 January 1925 [57]
Gaston Doumergue  France
President of France
30 January 1925 [57]
Prince Knud  Denmark Prince of Denmark 13 February 1929 [58]
King Leopold III  Belgium King of the Belgians 16 February 1931 [59]
Empress
Kōjun
 Japan
Empress of Japan
8 April 1931 [60]
King Umberto II (as Prince of Piedmont)  Kingdom of Italy King of Italy 26 March 1933 [61]
Albert François Lebrun
 France
President of France
19 April 1934 [61]
King George VI  United Kingdom King of the United Kingdom 2 February 1937 [62]
King Fuad I  Kingdom of Egypt Muhammad Ali dynasty 1934
Prince Yasuhito  Japan Prince of Japan 28 June 1939 [63]
Prince Henry  United Kingdom Duke of Gloucester 17 July 1939 [64]
Prince Axel  Denmark Prince of Denmark 20 January 1949 [65]
King Norodom Sihanouk  Cambodia
King of Cambodia
15 December 1954 [66]
King Sisavang Vong  Kingdom of Laos King of Laos 1955
King Haile Selassie Ethiopian Empire Ethiopia Emperor of Ethiopia 1958
Dwight D. Eisenhower  United States
President of the United States
28 June 1960 [67]
Queen Elizabeth II  United Kingdom Queen of the United Kingdom 19 July 1960 [68]
Queen Ingrid  Denmark Queen of Denmark 6 September 1960 [69]
Queen Margrethe II (as Crown Princess of Denmark)  Denmark Queen of Denmark 6 September 1960 [69]
King
Olav V
 Norway King of Norway 19 September 1960 [70]
King
Harald V
(as Crown Prince of Norway)
 Norway King of Norway 19 September 1960 [69]
Queen Louise  Sweden
Queen consort of Sweden
21 September 1960 [69]
Prince Bertil  Sweden Duke of Halland 21 September 1960 [69]
King Baudouin  Belgium King of the Belgians 4 October 1960 [71]
Queen
Fabiola
 Belgium
Queen consort of the Belgians
1960
King Sisavang Vatthana  Kingdom of Laos King of Laos 1962
Charles de Gaulle  France
President of France
11 October 1960 [72]
Grand Duchess Charlotte  Luxembourg Grand Duchess of Luxembourg 17 October 1965 [73]
Prince Felix  Luxembourg
Prince consort of Luxembourg
17 October 1960 [69]
Grand Duke Jean (as Hereditary Grand Duke)  Luxembourg
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
17 October 1960 [69]
Queen Juliana  Netherlands Queen of the Netherlands 24 October 1960 [69]
Prince Bernhard  Netherlands
Prince consort of the Netherlands
24 October 1960 [69]
Queen Beatrix (as Princess Beatrix)  Netherlands Queen of the Netherlands 24 October 1960 [69]
Queen Frederica  Greece Queen consort of Greece 14 February 1963 [74]
King Constantine II of Greece  Greece King of Greece 14 February 1963 [75]
Emperor Akihito (as Crown Prince of Japan)  Japan
Emperor of Japan
27 May 1963 [76]
Empress Michiko (as Crown Princess of Japan)  Japan
Empress of Japan
27 May 1963
Empress Farah  Iran Empress consort of Iran 22 January 1968
King
Juan Carlos I
 Spain King of Spain 22 February 2006 [77]
Queen Sofía  Spain
Queen consort of Spain
22 February 2006 [77]
Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah  Malaysia
Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
30 January 2013 [78]

Notes

  • ^a Incorrectly referred to as Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark in the gazette.

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