Order of St. Olav

chivalric order
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Order of St. Olav
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Order of St. Olav

Summary

Order of St. Olav is an order of chivalry[1]. It draws 592 Wikipedia views per month (order_of_chivalry category, ranking #20 of 64).[2]

Key Facts

  • Order of St. Olav is in the country of Norway[3].
  • Order of St. Olav's instance of is recorded as order of chivalry[4].
  • Olaf II of Norway is named after Order of St. Olav[5].
  • Order of St. Olav's Commons category is recorded as Order of St. Olav[6].
  • Order of St. Olav comprises Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav‎[7].
  • Order of St. Olav comprises Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎[8].
  • Order of St. Olav comprises Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav[9].
  • Order of St. Olav comprises Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎[10].
  • Order of St. Olav comprises Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[11].
  • Order of St. Olav comprises Knight of the Order of St. Olav‎[12].
  • August 21, 1847 marks the founding of Order of St. Olav[13].
  • Order of St. Olav's location of formation is recorded as Oslo[14].
  • Order of St. Olav's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Order of Saint Olav[15].
  • Order of St. Olav's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Order of St. Olav's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17].
  • Order of St. Olav's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Order of St. Olav recipients[18].
  • Order of St. Olav's Wikidata usage instructions is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Dette elementet må ha et tidspunkt'}[19].
  • Order of St. Olav's next lower rank is recorded as Royal Norwegian Order of Merit[20].
  • Order of St. Olav's next higher rank is recorded as Medal for Outstanding Civic Service[21].

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Founding

August 21, 1847 marks the founding of Order of St. Olav[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Oslo[14].

Why It Matters

Order of St. Olav draws 592 Wikipedia views per month (order_of_chivalry category, ranking #20 of 64).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Einar Myre · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Order of Saint Olav
    Next higher rank Medal for Outstanding Civic Service
    Setesdalwiki id St._Olavs_Orden
    Country Norway
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14247]]: St._Olavs_Orden"
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