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===Honours=== The [[:da:Kronprins Frederiks Bro|Kronprins Frederiks Bro]] in [[Frederikssund]] and [[King Frederick VIII Land]] in Greenland are named after him. '''National orders and decorations'''<ref name="Statskalendar">{{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=39 |format=PDF |series=Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender |language=da |location=Copenhagen |publisher=J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri |pages=3, 6 |access-date=30 April 2020 |via=[[:da:DIS Danmark]]}}</ref> * [[Order of the Elephant|Knight of the Elephant]], ''3 June 1861'' * [[Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog]], ''3 June 1861'' * [[Order of the Dannebrog|Grand Commander of the Dannebrog]], ''28 July 1869'' * Commemorative Medal for the Golden Wedding of King Christian IX and Queen Louise, ''1892'' '''Foreign orders and decorations'''<ref name="Statskalendar2">{{cite book |year=1912 |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 1912 |trans-title=State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1912 |url=https://dis-danmark.dk/bibliotek/918019.pdf#page=40 |format=PDF |series=Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender |language=da |location=Copenhagen |publisher=J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri |page=2 |access-date=30 April 2020 |via=[[:da:DIS Danmark]]}}</ref> {{columns-list|colwidth=25em| * {{flagicon image|Flag of Anhalt Duchies.png}} [[House of Ascania|Ascanian duchies]]: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Albert the Bear]], ''4 April 1863''<ref>''Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt'' (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=TYEp3N5O48EC&pg=PA18 18]</ref> * {{flagicon|Austrian Empire}} {{flagicon|Kingdom of Hungary|1872}} [[Austria-Hungary]]: Grand Cross of the [[Order of St. Stephen of Hungary|Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen]], ''1873''<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> * {{flag|Baden}}:<ref name = "HandbuchBaden">''Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden'' (1896), "Großherzogliche Orden" [https://digital.blb-karlsruhe.de/blbihd/periodical/pageview/1878736 pp. 62], [https://digital.blb-karlsruhe.de/blbihd/periodical/pageview/1878750 76]</ref> ** Knight of the [[House Order of Fidelity]], ''1881'' ** Knight of the [[Order of Berthold the First]], ''1881'' * {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Bavaria}}: [[Order of St. Hubert|Knight of St. Hubert]], ''1908''<ref>{{citation|title=Hof- und – Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern|year=1910|language=German|chapter=Königliche Orden|chapter-url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hx3n9k&view=1up&seq=38&skin=2021|location=Munich|publisher=Druck and Verlag|page=[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hx3n9k&view=1up&seq=40&skin=2021 8]|via=hathitrust.org}}</ref> * {{flag|Belgium}}: Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]] (military), ''23 May 1866''<ref>{{cite book|title=Almanach royal officiel: 1867|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kqBCAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA52|year=1867|page=52|author1 = Belgien}}</ref> * {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Bulgaria}}: ** [[Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius|Knight of Saints Cyril and Methodius]], with Collar ** [[Order of St. Alexander|Grand Cross of St. Alexander]] * {{flagicon|Saxe-Coburg and Gotha}} {{flagicon|Saxe-Altenburg}} {{flagicon|Saxe-Meiningen}} [[Ernestine duchies]]: Grand Cross of the [[Saxe-Ernestine House Order]] * {{flagcountry|French Third Republic}}: Grand Cross of the [[Legion of Honour]] * {{flagicon|Greece|royal}} [[Kingdom of Greece|Greece]]: [[Order of the Redeemer|Grand Cross of the Redeemer]] * {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Hawaii}}: Grand Cross of the [[Royal Order of Kalākaua|Order of Kalākaua]] * {{flagicon image|Flagge Großherzogtum Hessen ohne Wappen.svg}} [[Grand Duchy of Hesse|Hesse and by Rhine]]: Grand Cross of the [[Ludwig Order]], ''5 May 1865''<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/hofundstaatshan00gergoog/page/n36 Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen]'' (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 12</ref> * {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}: [[Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation|Knight of the Annunciation]], ''10 May 1875''<ref name="dell'interno1898">{{cite book|author=Italia : Ministero dell'interno|title=Calendario generale del Regno d'Italia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0dnhcmSJ6FcC&pg=PP5|year=1898|publisher=Unione tipografico-editrice|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=0dnhcmSJ6FcC&pg=PA54 54]}}</ref> * {{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}: Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]], ''18 May 1888''<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 and in Diamonds, ''28 May 1884''<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/grossherzoglich-mecklenburg-strelitzscher-staatskalender-fur-1907/mode/2up |title=Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Mecklenburg-Strelitz: 1907 |chapter=Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen |location=Neustrelitz |publisher=Druck und Debit der Buchdruckerei von G. F. Spalding und Sohn |date=1907 |page=[https://archive.org/details/grossherzoglich-mecklenburg-strelitzscher-staatskalender-fur-1907/page/n65/mode/2up 14]|language=German }}</ref> * {{flagicon|Nassau}} [[House of Nassau-Weilburg|Nassau Ducal Family]]: [[Order of the Golden Lion of Nassau|Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau]] * {{flag|Netherlands}}: [[Order of the Netherlands Lion|Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion]] * {{flag|Oldenburg}}: [[House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis|Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig]], with Golden Crown * {{flag|Ottoman Empire}}: [[Order of Osmanieh]], 1st Class in Diamonds * {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Portugal}}: ** Grand Cross of the [[Order of Christ (Portugal)|Royal Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ]]<ref name="Statskalendar"/> ** [[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]] ** Grand Cross of the [[Sash of the Three Orders]] * {{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]|lang=German|chapter=Schwarzer Adler-orden|location=Berlin|year=1886}}</ref> ** [[Order of the Red Eagle|Grand Cross of the Red Eagle]] * {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}: ** [[Order of the Star of Romania|Grand Cross of the Star of Romania]] ** [[Order of the Crown of Romania|Grand Cross of the Crown of Romania]] * {{flagcountry|Russian Empire|1858}}: ** [[Order of St. Andrew|Knight of St. Andrew]], ''1864'' ** [[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]] ** [[Order of St. Vladimir|Knight of St. Vladimir, 4th Class]] * {{flag|Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach}}: [[Order of the White Falcon|Grand Cross of the White Falcon]], ''1882''<ref>''[https://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/rsc/viewer/jportal_derivate_00185861/Staatshandbuch_Film_Nr_16_0245.tif Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906150133/https://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/rsc/viewer/jportal_derivate_00185861/Staatshandbuch_Film_Nr_16_0245.tif |date=6 September 2020 }}'' (1900), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 16</ref> * {{flagicon|Thailand|1855}} [[Siam]]: ** Knight of the [[Order of the Royal House of Chakri]], ''15 July 1897''<ref name="Copenhagen">{{cite journal |author=Royal Thai Government Gazette |author-link=Royal Thai Government Gazette |date=19 March 1898 |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2441/051/559.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508043649/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2441/051/559.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 May 2019 |title=พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ ที่ประเทศยุโรป|language=th |access-date=8 May 2019 }}</ref> ** [[Order of the White Elephant|Grand Cross of the White Elephant]] * {{flagcountry|Restoration (Spain)}}: [[Order of the Golden Fleece|Knight of the Golden Fleece]], ''19 April 1883''<ref>{{cite book|url=http://hemerotecadigital.bne.es/issue.vm?id=0000976079&search=&lang=es|chapter=Caballeros de la insigne orden del toisón de oro|title=Guía Oficial de España|date=1900|access-date=21 March 2019|page=167|language=es}}</ref> * {{flagicon|Sweden|1844}} {{flagicon|Norway|1844}} [[Sweden-Norway]]: ** [[Order of St. Olav|Grand Cross of St. Olav, with Collar]], ''18 July 1862''<ref>{{citation|title=Norges Statskalender|year=1890|url=https://runeberg.org/norkal/1890/0355.html|via=runeberg.org|access-date=6 January 2018|language=sv|pages=593–594}}</ref> ** [[Order of the Seraphim|Knight of the Seraphim, with Collar]], ''7 August 1862''<ref>{{citation|title=Sveriges Statskalender|year=1905|url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1905/0464.html|via=runeberg.org|access-date=6 January 2018|language=sv|page=440}}</ref> ** Knight of the [[Order of Charles XIII]], ''4 November 1871''<ref>{{cite book|author=Anton Anjou|year=1900|title=Riddare af Konung Carl XIII:s orden: 1811–1900: biografiska anteckningar|chapter-url=http://www.archive.org/stream/riddareafkonung00anjogoog#page/n10/mode/1up|chapter=Utländske Riddare|page=[http://www.archive.org/stream/riddareafkonung00anjogoog#page/n186/mode/2up 178]|publisher=Eksjö, Eksjö tryckeri-aktiebolag|language=sv}}</ref> ** [[Order of the Sword|Commander Grand Cross of the Sword]] * {{Flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}}: ** [[Order of the Bath|Honorary Grand Cross of the Bath (civil)]], ''10 March 1888''<ref name=p212>Shaw, Wm. A. (1906) ''The Knights of England'', '''I''', London, [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092537418#page/n303/mode/2up p. 212]</ref> ** Stranger Knight Companion of the [[Order of the Garter|Garter]], ''21 July 1896''<ref name=p70>Shaw, [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092537418#page/n159/mode/2up p. 70]</ref> ** Honorary Grand Cross of the [[Royal Victorian Order]], ''8 March 1901''<ref name=p424>Shaw, [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092537418#page/n515/mode/2up p. 424]</ref> ** Recipient of the [[Royal Victorian Chain]], ''9 August 1902''<ref name=p415>Shaw, [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092537418#page/n505/mode/2up p. 415]</ref> }} ;Honorary military appointments * [[Colonel-in-Chief]] of [[The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)]], ''1906 – 1914'' ([[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]])<ref name=fallen>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20reports/BUFFS%20DATES.pdf|title=The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)|publisher=Kent Fallen|access-date=30 December 2015}}</ref> * ''[[À la suite]]'' of the [[Imperial German Navy]]<ref name="p33">Justus Perthes, ''Almanach de Gotha'' (1912) [https://archive.org/details/almanachdegotha00unse_18/page/32 p. 33]</ref> * Honorary General of the [[Swedish Army]], ''1891'' ([[Sweden-Norway]])<ref>{{citation|title=Svensk rikskalender|year=1909|page=155|url=https://runeberg.org/rikskal/1909/0239.html|via=runeberg.org|access-date=6 January 2018|language=sv}}</ref>
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