Order of Jehova

{{Short description|Order of Sweden}} {{Infobox order |title= Order of Jehova |image= 200px |caption= The collar of the order. |awarded_by = Charles IX of Sweden |type= Chivalric order in one class |established= 1606 |for = |status = Disestablished |grades = Commander Grand Cross<br>Commander<br>Knight |motto = ''Iehovah solatium meum'' |image2 = |caption2 = |total awarded = }}

The '''Order of Jehova''' ({{langx|sv|Jehovaorden}}) was a Swedish dynastic order of knighthood instituted in 1606 by King Charles IX of Sweden. The collar of the order was worn by the king alone, as head, although a report indicates that three Swedish princes<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldik.se/artiklar/dubba.html |title=Svenska riddare dubbade |access-date=2010-02-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216131842/http://www.heraldik.se/artiklar/dubba.html |archive-date=2010-02-16 }}</ref> wore a collar at the coronation of King Charles IX on 15 March 1606.<ref>Karl Löfström</ref>

The kings motto was ''Jehovah "Iehovah solatium meum"'' ({{langx|sv|Gud är min tröst}}).

== References == {{Reflist}}

==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== {{commonscat|Royal Order of Jehova}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090203095314/http://lrk.lsh.se/default.asp?id=4891&ptid=&refid=4891&filename=&xmlfilename= The Swedish Royal armoury]

Category:Orders of chivalry of Sweden Category:1606 establishments in Sweden