Jehova Order
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Charles IX of Sweden
Charles IX of Sweden also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, brother of Eric XIV and John III of Sweden, and uncle of Sigismund III Vasa king of both Sweden and Poland...
instituted the Royal Order of Jehova in 1606. The collar
Collar (Order of Knighthood)
A Collar is an ornate chain, often made of gold and enamel, and set with precious stones, which is worn about the neck as a symbol of membership in various chivalric orders. It is a particular form of the livery collar, the grandest form of the widespread phenomenon of livery in the Middle Ages and...
of this order of knighthood was worn by the king alone. There is a report that three Swedish princes wore a collar at the coronation
Coronation
A coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch and/or their consort with regal power, usually involving the placement of a crown upon their head and the presentation of other items of regalia...
of Charles IX in the 15th. of March 1606.
The king's motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
was Jehovah
Jehovah
Jehovah is an anglicized representation of Hebrew , a vocalization of the Tetragrammaton , the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible....
solatium meum or in Swedish Gud är min tröst.
Literature
- Karl Löfström; Sverges Riddarordnar (
- Arvid Berghman; Nordiska Ördnar og dekorationer (Malmö 1949)
- Rudolf Cederström; Katalog (Stockholm 1948)
- Rudolf Cederström; Svenskt Silversmide 1520 - 1850 (Stockholm 1941)
- Michael Conforti en Guy Walton; Royal treasures of Sweden 1500 - 1700 (Washington 1988)