Royal Order of the Intare
Royal Order of the Intare (Lion) is the dynastic order of the Rwandan Monarchy. It was founded by King Mutara III of Rwanda. Since 3 January 1998, King Kigeli V of Rwanda has affirmed right to bestow the order on certain individuals that have earned the right to be awarded this prestigious award. The Chancellor of the Royal House, H. E. Boniface Benzinge.
Levels of the Order
There are five grades to the Order: Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer and Chevalier.
Notable recipients
- Duarte Pio, Duke of Bragança of Portugal
- Prince Stefanos Mengesha Seyoum of Ethiopia
- Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie of Ethiopia
- Prince Bảo Vàng of Vietnam
- Sir Conrad Swan, KCVO
- Colonel Timoor Daghistani, GCVO
- Sir James Carlisle, GCMG
- William L. Eagleton
- Donald Rumsfeld, former U.S. Secretary of Defense
- April Glaspie, former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Africa
- Walter H. Kannsteinner III, former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Africa
- Edward von Kloberg III
- Richard Noyes VietsUnited States Ambassador to Portugal
- Archduchess Monika von Habsburg, duchesse de Maqueda
- Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila, Marques de la Floresta
- Eduardo Aguirre, U.S. ambassador to Spain and Andorra
References
- Heydel-Mankoo, Rafal. Royal Order of the Lion of Rwanda. World Orders of Knighthood & Merit. Guy Stair Sainty (editor) and Rafal Heydel-Mankoo (deputy editor). United Kingdom: Burke's Peerage & Gentry. 2 Vol. (2100 pp) p. 767.
External links
- The Royal Order of the Intare of Rwanda
- King Kigeli V Honors Von Kloberg, DuVal
- H.M. King Kigeli V's Royal Rwandan Association of Knighthood and Nobility
- H.M. King Kigeli V