Until 1975 the sons of the Swedish monarch were borne knights of the Order. A Knight of the Order may be styled "Herr" + surname, which used to be the formal style for Swedish secular Knights (untitled high-ranking noblemen) appointed by the Swedish King, a practice that ceased in the 17th Century. Foreign Knights are for the greater part Knights of the Order of the Seraphim. This form is used because the Swedish word orden is an old plural form which indicates that a knight has to be a Commander Grand Cross or 1st Class of at least one of the other Swedish Orders. A Swedish Knight (Member/of the Cloth) of the Order of the Seraphim is not referred to as a Knight (Member/of the Cloth) of the Seraphim, but rather as a Knight and Commander of the Orders of His Majesty the King ( Swedish: Riddare och Kommendör av Kunglig Majestäts Orden). Maj:ts Orden), a term also used for the chancellery of the Orders in the Royal Palace. The three above mentioned Orders together with the Order of Vasa form the Orders of His Majesty the King ( Swedish Kungl. The order has only one class with the dignity of Knight ( Member for women and Member of the Cloth for clergymen), and is the foremost order of Sweden. After the reorganization of the orders in 1975 the order is only awarded to foreign heads of state and members of the royal family (the last non-royal Swedish holder was Sten Rudholm). The Royal Order of the Seraphim ( Swedish Kungliga Serafimerorden) ( Seraphim being a category of Angels) is a Swedish Royal order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Polar Star. Ribbon bar of the Royal Order of the Seraphim Knight/Member and Commander (RoKavKMO/LoKavKMO) His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden Since 1975: Foreign heads of state or other foreigners of equivalent rank, members of the Swedish Royal Family
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