Royal Order of the Intare

Royal Order of the Intare (Lion) is the dynastic order of the Rwandan Monarchy. It was founded by King Mutara III of Rwanda. Since 3 January 1998, King Kigeli V of Rwanda has affirmed right to bestow the order on certain individuals that have earned the right to be awarded this prestigious award. The Chancellor of the Royal House, H. E. Boniface Benzinge.

Levels of the Order

There are five grades to the Order: Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer and Chevalier.

Noteworthy Awardees

• H.R.H. Duarte Pio, Duke of Bragança - Portugal
• H.I.H. Prince Stefanos Mengesha Seyoum - of Ethiopia
• H.I.H. Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie of Ethiopia
• H.I.H. Prince Bao Vang of Vietnam
• H.H. Prince Nguyen-Phuc Qui Ly Luc
• H.I.H. Prince Philip Tafari Makonnen of Ethiopia
• Sir Conrad Swan, KCVO
• H.E. Timoor Daghistani, GCVO
• Sir James Carlisle, GCMG
• The Hon. William L. Eagleton
• Br. Dr. Carl Edwin Lindgren, FRSA, Former General Secretary of said order, Chancellor Emeritus, Order of the Dragon of Annam, and retired professor, American Military University
• Michael Anthony Suarez, Chairman of British Oil
• The Hon. Donald Rumsfeld, former U.S. Secretary of Defense
• The Hon. April Glaspie, former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Africa
• Lt Col George Navarini (ret) - former Director of Marketing & Public Affairs, Florida Wing, Civil Air Patrol
• The Hon. Walter H. Kannsteinner III, former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Africa
• Edward von Kloberg III
• The Hon. Richard Noyes VietsUnited States Ambassador to Portugal
• H.E. Don Francisco de Borbon y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville
• S.A.I.&R. l'Archduchesse Monika von Habsburg, duchesse de Maqueda
• S.A.S. le Prince Don Maurizio Gonzaga del Vodice
• S.E. le Prince Don Alberto Giovanelli
• S.E. Don Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila, Marques de la Floresta
• H.E. Eduardo Aguirre, U.S. ambassador to Spain and Andorra
• David M. Cvet, FRHSC (Hon), President of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada

References

• Heydel-Mankoo, Rafal. Royal Order of the Lion of Rwanda. World Orders of Knighthood & Merit. Guy Stair Sainty (editor) and Rafal Heydel-Mankoo (deputy editor). United Kingdom: Burke's Peerage & Gentry. 2 Vol. (2100 pp) p. 767.

External links

• The Royal Order of the Intare of Rwanda
• King Kigeli V Honors Von Kloberg, DuVal
• H.M. King Kigeli V's Royal Rwandan Association of Knighthood and Nobility
• H.M. King Kigeli V