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The badges of the Order of the Elephant issued in 1633, were on the reverse augmented by the badge of the Order of the Armed Arm. At the next year's issue, it was, however, removed. In 1634 Christian IV offered the two still living knights, Christen Friis and Albret Skeel, to exchange the Armed Arm
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for the Elephant. There is also one specimen of the order, with the monogram of Christian V, which suggest that he considered reviving the order. Instead he created the order of the Dannebrog in 1671.
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The order was bestowed for the first and only time on 2 December 1616, at the great celebrations that took place in
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The recipients dignities are those held during the Kalmar war, and at the time of the knighting.
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Rosenborg. Mindeblade fra de danske kongers kronologiske samling.
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in 1633–1634. The order is regarded as a predecessor of the
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hanging from a clasp; at the end of the chains were a
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"Den Væbnede Arm." 429:1616, swore the oath in Kolding. 271:1616, swore the oath in Kolding. 251:1616, swore the oath in Kolding. 156: 141:1616, when twelve noblemen were 116: 43: 32: 546:Salmonens konversationsleksikon 616:1616 establishments in Denmark 553: 1: 631:Orders of chivalry of Denmark 509: 494:-plated arm, holding a drawn 425:; Admiral of the Realm 1616, 196: 122:Order of the Armed Arm ribbon 596:Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. 456:This badge of the order has 226:at the knighting in Kolding. 7: 469: 10: 652: 576:"Den Væbnede Arms Orden". 559:Heiberg, Steffen (2009). 165:, on the occasion of the 115: 107: 102: 90: 82: 74: 66: 55: 40: 31: 21: 578:Ordenshistorisk Selskab. 222:1616, swore the oath as 135:(den Væbnede Arms Orden) 525:Andersen, Carl (1867). 439:(brother of the above). 435:, Lieutenant of Horse; 245:Chancellor of the Realm 139:Christian IV of Denmark 50:Christian IV of Denmark 482:. 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Christian IV of Denmark
Chivalric order
Ridder

Christian IV of Denmark
knighted
Order of the Elephant
Order of the Dannebrog
Kolding
enfeoffment
Slesvig
nephew
Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Kalmar War
knighted
noblemen
Anders Bille
Rittmester
Rigsråd
Christen Friis
Captain
of Foot
Quartermaster
Chancellor of the Realm
Jørgen Lunge
Colonel
Rigsmarsk
Marqvardt Pentz

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