# Order of Jehova

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{{Short description|Order of Sweden}}
{{Infobox order
|title= Order of Jehova
|image= 200px
|caption= The [collar](/source/Collar_(Order_of_Knighthood)) of the order.
|awarded_by = [Charles IX of Sweden](/source/Charles_IX_of_Sweden)
|type= [Chivalric order](/source/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](/source/Sweden) [dynastic order of knighthood](/source/dynastic_order_of_knighthood) instituted in 1606 by [King](/source/King) [Charles IX of Sweden](/source/Charles_IX_of_Sweden). The [collar](/source/Collar_(Order_of_Knighthood)) 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](/source/coronation) of King Charles IX on 15 March 1606.<ref>Karl Löfström</ref>

The kings [motto](/source/motto) was ''[Jehovah](/source/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]

{{Swedish orders, decorations, and medals}}

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

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