Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1901 — Order of the Elephant. [ARTICLE]

Order of the Elephant.

The Danish order of the Elephant, whicn has lately been bestowed on President Loubet by the king of Denmark, is one of the most ancient' of European orders. It was founded by King Christian 1., of Denmark, in the year 1492, and was renewed by Christian V. in 1693. It is conferred on sovereigns and heads of states and occasionally on statesmen, but thers are not many knights of this order.