Editing Christian IX (section)

== Titles, styles, honours, and arms ==
=== Titles and styles ===
During his reign, [[Style of the Danish sovereign|the King's full style]] was: ''[[Majesty|His Majesty]] Christian IX, [[By the Grace of God]], [[King of Denmark]], of [[King of the Wends|the Wends]] and of [[King of the Goths|the Goths]], [[Duke of Schleswig]], [[Duke of Holstein|Holstein]], [[Duke of Stormarn|Stormarn]], [[Duke of Dithmarschen|Dithmarschen]], [[Duke of Lauenburg|Lauenburg]] and [[Duke of Oldenburg|Oldenburg]].''{{efn|In spite of the fact that Denmark lost the duchies as a consequence of the [[Treaty of Vienna (1864)|Treaty of Vienna]] in 1864, this style continued to be used until the 1972 accession of Queen [[Margrethe II]].<ref name="Titles of European hereditary rulers"/>}}<ref name="Titles of European hereditary rulers">{{cite web |url=http://eurulers.altervista.org/denmark.html |title=Denmark |website=Titles of European hereditary rulers|access-date=23 July 2023 |archive-date=10 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210010251/http://eurulers.altervista.org/denmark.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Honours===
[[King Christian IX Land]] in Greenland is named after him.

'''National orders and decorations'''<ref name="Statskalendar">{{cite book |year=1863 |orig-year=1st pub.:1801 |editor1-last=Bille-Hansen |editor1-first=A. C. |editor2-last=Holck |editor2-first=Harald |title=Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1863 |trans-title=State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1863 |url=https://dis-danmark.dk/bibliotek/910077.pdfpage=33 |series=Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender |language=da |location=Copenhagen |publisher=J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri |pages=3, 5 |access-date=30 April 2020 |via=[[:da:DIS Danmark]] }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Order of the Dannebrog|Grand Cross of the Dannebrog]], ''28 June 1840''; Grand Commander in Diamonds, ''15 November 1863''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tallinnmuseum.com/2018/06/15/order-of-the-dannebrog-dannebrogordenen-denmark/ |title=Order of the Dannebrog (Dannebrogordenen). Denmark |last=Levin |first=Sergey |date=15 June 2018 |website=Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood |access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref>
* [[Order of the Elephant|Knight of the Elephant]], ''22 June 1843''
* [[Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog]]

'''Foreign orders and decorations'''<ref name="Statskalendar02">{{cite book |year=1906 |orig-year=1st pub.:1801 |editor1-last=Bille-Hansen |editor1-first=A. C. |editor2-last=Holck |editor2-first=Harald |title=Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1906 |trans-title=State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1906 |url=https://dis-danmark.dk/bibliotek/921842.pdf#page=38 |series=Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender |language=da |location=Copenhagen |publisher=J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri |pages=2–3 |access-date=30 April 2020 |via=[[:da:DIS Danmark]]}}</ref>
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* {{flagicon image|Flag of Anhalt Duchies.png}} [[House of Ascania|Ascanian duchies]]: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Albert the Bear]], ''18 January 1854''<ref>''Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt'' (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=TYEp3N5O48EC&pg=PA17 17]</ref>
* {{flagicon|Austrian Empire}} {{flagicon|Kingdom of Hungary|1867}} [[Austria-Hungary]]: Grand Cross of the [[Order of St. Stephen of Hungary|Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen]], ''1867''<ref>[http://tornai.com/rendtagok.htm "A Szent István Rend tagjai"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222022855/http://tornai.com/rendtagok.htm|date=22 December 2010}}</ref>
* {{flagu|Baden}}:<ref>''Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden'' (1888), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 61, 73</ref>
** Knight of the [[House Order of Fidelity]], ''1877''
** Knight of the [[Order of Berthold the First]], ''1877''
* {{flagu|Kingdom of Bavaria}}: [[Order of St. Hubert|Knight of St. Hubert]], ''1888''<ref>''Hof- und – Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern'' (1890), "Königliche Orden". [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hx3e6p&view=1up&seq=37 p. 9]</ref>
* {{flagu|Belgium}}: Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]], ''10 September 1862''<ref>{{citation|chapter-url=https://archives.bruxelles.be/almanach/watch/AR/ALMANACH%20ROYAL%20OFFICIEL_1863_R%20208/ALMANACH%20ROYAL%20OFFICIEL_1863_R%20208#page/26|title=Almanach Royal Officiel|year=1863|chapter=Liste des Membres de l'Ordre de Léopold|language=french|via=Archives de Bruxelles|page=52}}</ref>
* {{flagu|Empire of Brazil}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Pedro I]]
* {{flagicon|Saxe-Coburg and Gotha}} {{flagicon|Saxe-Altenburg}} {{flagicon|Saxe-Meiningen}} [[Ernestine duchies]]: Grand Cross of the [[Saxe-Ernestine House Order]], ''October 1838''<ref>''[https://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/rsc/viewer/jportal_derivate_00243961/Sachsen_Coburg_Gotha_165771801_1843_0043.tif?logicalDiv=jportal_jparticle_00473415 Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha]'' (1843), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 6</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg}} [[Second French Empire|France]]: Grand Cross of the [[Legion of Honour]]
* {{flagicon|Greece|royal}} [[Kingdom of Greece|Greece]]: [[Order of the Redeemer|Grand Cross of the Redeemer]]
* {{flagu|Kingdom of Hawaii}}: Grand Cross of the [[Royal Order of Kamehameha I (decoration)|Order of Kamehameha I]]
* {{flagicon image|Flagge Großherzogtum Hessen ohne Wappen.svg}} [[Hesse and by Rhine|Hesse-Darmstadt]]: Grand Cross of the [[Ludwig Order]], ''1 October 1863''<ref>''Hof- und Staats-Handbuch ... Hessen'' (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 11</ref>
* {{flagicon|Hesse}} [[Electorate of Hesse|Hesse-Kassel]]: [[House Order of the Golden Lion (Hesse)|Grand Cross of the Golden Lion]], ''22 September 1842''<ref>''Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen'' (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 44</ref>
* {{flagu|Kingdom of Italy}}: [[Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation|Knight of the Annunciation]], ''9 November 1864''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Notizia storica del nobilissimo ordine supremo della santissima Annunziata. Sunto degli statuti, catalogo dei cavalieri|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q2aP6enNFoYC&q=Ordine%20supremo%20della%20Santissima%20Annunziata&pg=PA112|publisher=Eredi Botta|date=1869|access-date=2019-03-04|language=it|first=Luigi|surname=Cibrario|page=120}}</ref>
* {{flagu|Empire of Japan}}: Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]], ''24 September 1886''<ref>{{cite book|author=刑部芳則|title=明治時代の勲章外交儀礼|url=http://meijiseitoku.org/pdf/f54-5.pdf|year=2017|publisher=明治聖徳記念学会紀要|language=ja|page=144}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Flagge Großherzogtümer Mecklenburg.svg}} [[Mecklenburg]]: [[House Order of the Wendish Crown|Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown]], with Crown in Ore, ''6 February 1872''<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/hof-und-staats-handbuch-des-grossherzogthums-mecklenburg-strelitz-fur-1878/page/n1/mode/2up |title=Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Mecklenburg-Strelitz: 1878 |chapter=Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen |location=Neustrelitz |publisher=Druck und Debit der Buchdruckerei von G. F. Spalding und Sohn |date=1878 |page=[https://archive.org/details/hof-und-staats-handbuch-des-grossherzogthums-mecklenburg-strelitz-fur-1878/page/n27/mode/2up 11]|language=German }}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Imperial Standard of Mexico (1864-1867).svg}} [[Second Mexican Empire|Mexico]]: [[Mexican Imperial Orders#Imperial Order of the Mexican Eagle|Grand Cross of the Mexican Eagle]], with Collar, ''1865''<ref>{{citation|title=Almanaque imperial para el año 1866|year=1866|language=es|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VOAxAQAAMAAJ|chapter=Seccion IV: Ordenes del Imperio|pages=214–236, 242–243|access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref>
* {{flagu|Monaco}}: [[Order of Saint Charles|Grand Cross of St. Charles]], ''7 February 1864''<ref>[https://journaldemonaco.gouv.mc/var/jdm/storage/original/application/85f531dc217b875f80ac4aab2c93bf36.pdf Sovereign Ordonnance of 7 February 1864]</ref>
* {{flagu|Principality of Montenegro}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Prince Danilo I]]
* {{flagu|Nassau}}: [[Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau|Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau]], ''September 1859''<ref>''[https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/view/bsb10021632?page=24 Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Nassau]'' (1866), "Herzogliche Orden" p. 8</ref>
* {{flagu|Netherlands}}: [[Order of the Netherlands Lion|Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion]]
* {{flagu|Ottoman Empire}}: [[Order of the Highest Privilege (Ottoman Empire)|Yüksek İmtiyaz Nişanı]], in Diamonds, ''1885''<ref>Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi: İ.DH. 957-75653, HR.TO.336–89</ref>
* {{flagu|Kingdom of Portugal}}:
** Grand Cross of the [[Order of Christ (Portugal)|Royal Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ]]
** [[Order of the Tower and Sword|Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword]]
** [[Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa|Grand Cross of Our Lady of Conception]]
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg}} [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]]:
** [[Order of the Black Eagle|Knight of the Black Eagle]], ''8 December 1866''<ref>{{citation|title=Königlich Preussische Ordensliste|volume=1|chapter-url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015049878831&view=1up&seq=5&skin=2021|page=[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015049878831&view=1up&seq=14&skin=2021 6]|language=German|chapter=Schwarzer Adler-orden|location=Berlin|year=1886}}</ref>
** [[Order of the Red Eagle|Grand Cross of the Red Eagle]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (1859 - 1862).svg}} [[United Principalities of Romania|Romania]]: [[Order of the Star of Romania|Grand Cross of the Star of Romania]]
* {{flagu|Russian Empire}}:
** [[Order of St. Andrew|Knight of St. Andrew]], ''1842''
** [[Order of St. Alexander Nevsky|Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky]]
** [[Order of the White Eagle (Russia)|Knight of the White Eagle]]
** [[Order of St. Anna|Knight of St. Anna]], 1st Class
** [[Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov)|Knight of St. Stanislaus]], 1st Class
* {{flagu|Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach}}: [[Order of the White Falcon|Grand Cross of the White Falcon]], ''1878''<ref>''[https://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/rsc/viewer/jportal_derivate_00185861/Staatshandbuch_Film_Nr_16_0244.tif Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730042047/https://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/rsc/viewer/jportal_derivate_00185861/Staatshandbuch_Film_Nr_16_0244.tif |date=30 July 2019 }}'' (1900), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 16</ref>
* {{flagu|Kingdom of Saxony}}: [[Order of the Rue Crown|Knight of the Rue Crown]], ''1888''<ref name="Sachsen1901">{{cite book|author=Sachsen|title=Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901|year=1901|publisher=Heinrich|chapter=Königlich Orden|page=[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015030492006&view=1up&seq=44&skin=2021 4]|location=Dresden|via=hathitrust.org}}</ref>
* {{flagu|Principality of Serbia}}: [[Order of the Cross of Takovo|Grand Cross of the Cross of Takovo]]
* {{flagicon|Thailand|1855}} [[Siam]]: [[Order of the White Elephant|Grand Cross of the White Elephant]]
* {{flagu|Restoration (Spain)}}: [[Order of the Golden Fleece|Knight of the Golden Fleece]], ''22 March 1864''<ref>{{citation |chapter-url=http://hemerotecadigital.bne.es/issue.vm?id=0000976079&search=&lang=es|chapter=Caballeros de la insigne orden del toisón de oro|title=Guóa Oficial de España |date=1900|access-date=4 March 2019|page=167|language=es}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Sweden|1844}} {{flagicon|Norway|1844}} [[Sweden-Norway]]:
** [[Order of the Seraphim|Knight of the Seraphim]], with Collar, ''8 June 1848''<ref>{{citation|title=Sveriges statskalender|year=1905|page=440|url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1905/0464.html|via=runeberg.org|access-date=2018-01-06|language=sv}}</ref>
** [[Order of St. Olav|Grand Cross of St. Olav]], ''29 July 1869''<ref>{{citation|title=Norges Statskalender|year=1890|pages=593–594 |url=https://runeberg.org/norkal/1890/0355.html|via=runeberg.org|access-date=2018-01-06|language=no}}</ref>
** [[Order of the Norwegian Lion|Knight of the Norwegian Lion]], ''10 September 1904''<ref>[http://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=33000&sek=32999 "The Order of the Norwegian Lion"], ''The Royal House of Norway''. Retrieved 10 August 2018.</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg}} [[Beylik of Tunis|Tunisia]]: Husainid Family Order, in Diamonds
* {{flagu|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}}:
** [[Order of the Bath|Honorary Grand Cross of the Bath]] (civil), ''20 March 1863''<ref name=p209>Shaw, Wm. A. (1906) ''The Knights of England'', '''I''', London, [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092537418#page/n299/mode/2up p. 209]</ref>
** [[Order of the Garter|Stranger Knight Companion of the Garter]], ''17 June 1865''<ref name=p63>Shaw, [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092537418#page/n151/mode/2up p. 63]</ref>
** Recipient of the [[Royal Victorian Chain]], ''8 April 1904''<ref name=p415>Shaw, [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092537418#page/n505/mode/2up p. 415]</ref>
* {{flagu|Württemberg}}: [[Order of the Crown (Württemberg)|Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown]], ''1888''<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Pc5CAAAAYAAJ/page/n63 Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg]'' (1907), "Königliche Orden" p. 28</ref>
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'''Honorary military appointments'''
* Honorary General of the [[Swedish Army]], ''1872'' ([[Sweden-Norway]])<ref>{{citation|title=Sveriges statskalender|year=1905|page=123 |url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1905/0147.html|via=runeberg.org|access-date=2018-01-06|language=sv}}</ref>

=== Arms ===

As Sovereign, Christian IX used the greater (royal) [[coat of arms of Denmark]]. The arms were changed in 1903, as Iceland from then was represented by a falcon rather than its traditional stockfish arms.
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!width=50% |[[File:Royal coat of arms of Denmark (1903–1948).svg|center|200px]]

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|style="text-align: center" |Royal arms from 1863 to 1903
|style="text-align: center" |Royal arms from 1903 to 1906
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