The Order of Jehova () was a Swedish

dynastic order of knighthood A dynastic order, monarchical order, or house order is an honorific distinction under royal patronage. This type of order is bestowed by a reigning sovereign or by the head of a formerly ruling family, recognized as a legitimate source of hono ...

instituted in 1606 by

King King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...

Charles IX of Sweden Charles IX, also Carl (; 4 October 1550 – 30 October 1611), reigned as King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I () and of his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, the brother of King Eric XIV and of ...

. The collar of the order was worn by the king alone, as head, although a report indicates that three Swedish princes wore a collar at the

coronation A coronation ceremony marks the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power using a crown. In addition to the crowning, this ceremony may include the presentation of other items of regalia, and other rituals such as the taking of special v ...

of King Charles IX on 15 March 1606.Karl Löfström The kings

motto A motto (derived from the Latin language, Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian language, Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a Sentence (linguistics), sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of a ...

was ''

Jehovah Jehovah () is a Romanization, Latinization of the Hebrew language, Hebrew , one Tiberian vocalization, vocalization of the Tetragrammaton (YHWH), the proper name of the God in Judaism, God of Israel in the Hebrew BibleOld Testament. The Tetr ...

"Iehovah solatium meum"'' ().

References

Literature

* Karl Löfström: Sverges riddarordnar (Stockholm 1948) * Arvid Berghman: Nordiska riddareordnar och 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)

External links

The Swedish Royal armoury
Orders of chivalry of Sweden 1606 establishments in Sweden {{Orders-medals-stub