Order of the Royal House of Chakri

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The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri (มหาจักรีบรมราชวงศ์) was established in 1882 by King Rama V of Siam (now Thailand) to commemorate the Bangkok Centennial. The Order is awarded to members of the House of Chakri (the Thai Royal Family) and members of foreign royal houses.

Members of the order are entitled to use the postnominals ม.จ.ก.

[edit] Insignia

The decoration consists of a single class (Knight). The insignia is:

• Pendant of Chakri, suspended from collar
• Pendant of Chula Chakri, attached onto the yellow sash, to wear over the left shoulder to the right hip
• Star of Chakri, to wear on the left chest

[edit] Foreign recipients of the Order

• Raymond Poincaré - French Prime Minister and President
• Charles de Gaulle - French President
• Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth
• Dwight D. Eisenhower - U.S. President
• Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
• Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
• Queen Sofía of Spain

[edit] Thai Orders

See also: Thai Honours Order of Precedence

• The Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
• The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
• The Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems
• The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
• The Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit
• The Honourable Order of Rama
• The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
• The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
• The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn
• The Vallabhabhorn Order
• The Order of Ramkeerati
• The Vajira Mala Order

[edit] External links

• The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri, Secretariat to the Cabinet of Thailand