The Danish order of precedence is a symbolic hierarchy of Danish officials used to direct protocol. It has no official status and entails no special privileges, but has been established in practical use, e.g. determining seating arrangements at formal occasions in the royal house. The order of precedence is very elaborate, and especially the lower classes include many relatively obscure civil servant positions; the following is only an excerpt.
Members of the royal family are not part of the official order of precedence, but are traditionally placed on top of the hierarchy. Their order is as follows:
When the King is out of the country or otherwise unable to perform his duties, the heir apparent becomes regent. If the heir apparent is also out of the country or otherwise not able to be regent, one of three people, whom the King has chosen,[note 1] can become 'rigsforstander'.[note 2][1] These people are:
The 1st Class is the highest, and 5th Class is the lowest. Classes 1 and 2 are exhaustively listed here by the most recent officially published ranking,[3] while classes 3–5 are summarized and only an excerpt. Within the individual classes themselves there are also secondary orders of precedence, shown here with the numbers.
Statutory basisedit
The Danish order of precedence is decided by royal regulation, which was first published in 1671. The current ranking is from 1746 – The Royal Regulation of 14 October 1746. Throughout time, there have been multiple revisions and changes to the order of precedence, the most recent being on 16 December 1971.[3]
Lord Master of the Horse (Danish: Overstaldmester). Lord Master of the Royal Hunt (Danish: Overjægermester). Lord Master of Ceremonies (Danish: Overceremonimester). Lord Pourer (Danish: Overskænk).[6]
^And also follows the "Law on government conduct in the event of the king's immaturity, illness or absence" of 1871
^While the titles 'regent' and 'rigsforstander' are different, the responsibilities of the person are the same; thus, the only difference is who functions as the acting regent.
Referencesedit
^"H.K.H. Kronprinsessen bliver rigsforstander". Kongehuset (in Danish). 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
^"The royal family has gone on winter vacation". B.T. 10 February 2024.
^ ab"The Regulation of the Order of Precedence of 16. December 1971", Kongehuset (The Royal House), Pursuant to Article 24 of the Royal Law of 1665, Retrieved 5/6 2020.
^"453 (Salmonsens konversationsleksikon / Anden Udgave / Bind XIII: Jernbaneret—Kirkeskat)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-05.
^Bille-Hansen, A. C, "Hof- og Statskalender 1943", retrieved 5/6 2020
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Danish order of precedence news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message The Danish order of precedence is a symbolic hierarchy of Danish officials used to direct protocol It has no official status and entails no special privileges but has been established in practical use e g determining seating arrangements at formal occasions in the royal house The order of precedence is very elaborate and especially the lower classes include many relatively obscure civil servant positions the following is only an excerpt Contents 1 The royal family 2 The order of precedence 2 1 Statutory basis 2 2 1st Class 2 3 2nd Class 2 4 3rd Class 2 5 4th Class 2 6 5th Class 3 Notes 4 ReferencesThe royal family editMembers of the royal family are not part of the official order of precedence but are traditionally placed on top of the hierarchy Their order is as follows The King The Queen Queen Margrethe The Crown Prince Princess Isabella Prince Vincent Princess Josephine Prince Joachim Princess Marie Count Nikolai Count Felix Count Henrik Countess Athena Princess Benedikte When the King is out of the country or otherwise unable to perform his duties the heir apparent becomes regent If the heir apparent is also out of the country or otherwise not able to be regent one of three people whom the King has chosen note 1 can become rigsforstander note 2 1 These people are Queen Margrethe 2 Prince Joachim of Denmark Princess Benedikte of DenmarkThe order of precedence editThe 1st Class is the highest and 5th Class is the lowest Classes 1 and 2 are exhaustively listed here by the most recent officially published ranking 3 while classes 3 5 are summarized and only an excerpt Within the individual classes themselves there are also secondary orders of precedence shown here with the numbers Statutory basis edit The Danish order of precedence is decided by royal regulation which was first published in 1671 The current ranking is from 1746 The Royal Regulation of 14 October 1746 Throughout time there have been multiple revisions and changes to the order of precedence the most recent being on 16 December 1971 3 1st Class edit Counts of Rosenborg and the Countess of Frederiksborg The Queen s Chief Court Mistress Danish Overhofmesterinde none since 1952 The Prime Minister and the other Government ministers The Queen s Maid of the Bedchamber The Princesses ladies in waiting The President of the Supreme Court Knights of the Elephant Grand Commanders of the Dannebrog The Lord Chamberlain of Denmark Danish Overkammerherre not in current use 4 Generals and admirals the Chief of Defence is the only military officer of this rank in Denmark at any given time The Chancellor of the Order Lord Marshal of the Court Danish Overhofmarskal Lieutenant generals and vice admirals Lord Groom of the Chamber Danish Overkammerjunker 5 Lord Master of the Horse Danish Overstaldmester Lord Master of the Royal Hunt Danish Overjaegermester Lord Master of Ceremonies Danish Overceremonimester Lord Pourer Danish Overskaenk 6 Counts Danneskiold Samsoe and their male descendants The Mother Superior for the noble Diocese of Vallo 2nd Class edit Grand Crosses of the Dannebrog Counts Ambassadors The Court Marshal of Denmark Danish Hofmarskal The male descendants of the Counts of Rosenborg The private secretary to the Queen Danish Kabinetssekretaer The female descendants of the Counts and Lensgrever Danneskiold Samsoe both the unmarried and married rank in the 2nd class No 2 The Comtesses of Rosenborg Extraordinary and authorized ambassadors in salary bracket 40 The Queen s Chief of Staff Danish Hofchef The Royal Family s court marshals and chief of staffs according to seniority The eldest son of a Lensgreve when they are the chamberlains The Queen s ladies in waiting The Princesses maids of honour The 3 female court members Danish Hofstiftsdame of the noble Diocese of Vallo Chamberlains Danish Kammerherre The Captain of the Royal Yacht Danish Jagtkaptajn The Chief of the Queen s aides de camp Danish Chefen for Dronningens adjudantstab Supreme Court judges Presidents of the High courts The Permanent Secretaries The Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Director general of the Danish Railways The Postmaster General Major generals and rear admirals The Attorney General The National Police Commissioner The Lord Mayor of Copenhagen The Managing Director of the National Bank of Denmark Bishops in the Church of Denmark The Rector of the University of Copenhagen The Royal Danish high commissioner in Greenland The Customs Director The High Commissioner of the Faeroe Islands The Surgeon general The Judge Advocate General The Chief Public Prosecutor The Director General of the National Board of Health The Prioress of Vemmetofte Convent The 35 ladies beneficiary of the noble Diocese of Vallo The Master of the Horse Danish Staldmester The Master of the Royal Hunt Danish Hofjaegermester The Master of Ceremonies Danish Ceremonimester The Royal Konfessionarius Danish Kongelig Konfessionarius equivalent to Chaplain in Ordinary Junior ministry secretaries Consuls general University rectors The Bishop of the Faroe Islands 3rd Class edit Barons High Court judges Colonels and naval captains Directors at Rigshospitalet Regents Professor at the University of Copenhagen Rectors of Business schools and Dental schools Managing Directors of the National Museum of Denmark the Danish National Archive and the Royal Danish Theatre The Master of the Royal Mint The High Court judge of Greenland County Court judges Lieutenant colonels and commanders Chief Constables Senior hospital physicians Provosts in the Church of Denmark University Professors Gymnasium rectors 4th Class edit Chief inspectors Majors and Lieutenant Commanders Senior vicars Managing directors at the regional archives University associate professors 5th Class edit Gymnasium associate professors University assistant professors Police inspectors Junior vicars Captains and naval lieutenants Lieutenants and naval lieutenants junior gradeNotes edit And also follows the Law on government conduct in the event of the king s immaturity illness or absence of 1871 While the titles regent and rigsforstander are different the responsibilities of the person are the same thus the only difference is who functions as the acting regent References edit H K H Kronprinsessen bliver rigsforstander Kongehuset in Danish 2019 09 30 Retrieved 2020 06 05 The royal family has gone on winter vacation B T 10 February 2024 a b The Regulation of the Order of Precedence of 16 December 1971 Kongehuset The Royal House Pursuant to Article 24 of the Royal Law of 1665 Retrieved 5 6 2020 453 Salmonsens konversationsleksikon Anden Udgave Bind XIII Jernbaneret Kirkeskat runeberg org in Danish Retrieved 2020 06 05 overkammerjunker ODS ordnet dk Retrieved 2020 06 05 Bille Hansen A C Hof og Statskalender 1943 retrieved 5 6 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Danish order of precedence amp oldid 1220778888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
