The 1st Class is the highest, and 5th Class is the lowest. Classes 1 and 2 are exhaustively listed here by the most recent officially published ranking, while classes 3–5 are summarized and only an excerpt. Within the individual classes themselves there are also secondary orders of precedence, shown here with the numbers.
Statutory basis The Danish order of precedence is decided by royal regulation, which was first published in 1671. The current ranking is from 1746 – The Royal Regulation of 14 October 1746. Throughout time, there have been multiple revisions and changes to the order of precedence, the most recent being on 16 December 1971. •
Generals and
admirals (the
Chief of Defence is the only
military officer of this rank in Denmark at any given time) •
The Chancellor of the Order. Lord
Marshal of the Court ().
Lieutenant generals and
vice admirals • Lord
Groom of the Chamber (). • Lord
Master of the Horse (). Lord
Master of the Royal Hunt (). Lord
Master of Ceremonies (). Lord Pourer (). • Counts
Danneskiold-Samsøe, and their male descendants. The
Mother Superior for the noble
Diocese of Vallø.
2nd Class •
Grand Crosses of the Dannebrog •
Counts.
Ambassadors. The
Court Marshal of Denmark (). The male descendants of the
Counts of Rosenborg. The private secretary to the Queen (). The female descendants of the Counts (and
Lensgrever)
Danneskiold-Samsøe, both the unmarried and married, rank in the 2nd class No. 2. The
Comtesses of Rosenborg. Extraordinary and authorized ambassadors in salary bracket 40. • The Queen's
Chief of Staff () •
The Royal Family's court marshals and chiefs of staff, according to
seniority. The eldest son of a
Lensgreve, when they are the
chamberlains. The Queen's
ladies-in-waiting. The Princesses'
maids of honour. The 3 female court members () of the noble
Diocese of Vallø. •
Chamberlains (). The Captain of the Royal Yacht (). The Chief of the Queen's
aides-de-camp ().
Supreme Court judges. Presidents of the
High courts. The
Permanent Secretaries. The Director of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The
Director-general of the
Danish Railways. The
Postmaster General.
Major generals and
rear admirals. The Attorney General. The
National Police Commissioner. The
Lord Mayor of Copenhagen. The Managing Director of the
National Bank of Denmark.
Bishops in the
Church of Denmark. The
Rector of the
University of Copenhagen. The Royal Danish
high commissioner in Greenland. The
Customs Director. The
High Commissioner of the
Faeroe Islands. The
Surgeon general. The
Judge Advocate General. The Chief Public Prosecutor. The
Director General of the
National Board of Health. The
Prioress of
Vemmetofte Convent. The 35 ladies-beneficiary of the noble
Diocese of Vallø. • The
Master of the Horse () • The
Master of the Royal Hunt (). The
Master of Ceremonies (). • -- • -- • -- • The Royal Konfessionarius () (equivalent to
Chaplain-in-Ordinary). • Junior ministry secretaries.
Consuls general.
University rectors. The Bishop of the
Faroe Islands 3rd Class •
Barons •
High Court judges.
Colonels and
naval captains. Directors at
Rigshospitalet.
Regents Professor at the
University of Copenhagen. Rectors of
Business schools and Dental schools.
Managing Directors of the
National Museum of Denmark, the Danish National Archive and the
Royal Danish Theatre. The Master of the Royal
Mint • The
High Court judge of
Greenland •
County Court judges.
Lieutenant colonels and
commanders.
Chief Constables. Senior
hospital physicians.
Provosts in the
Church of Denmark.
University Professors.
Gymnasium rectors
4th Class •
Chief inspectors.
Majors and
Lieutenant Commanders. Senior
vicars •
Managing directors at the regional archives.
University associate professors.
5th Class •
Gymnasium associate professors.
University assistant professors. • Police
inspectors. Junior
vicars •
Captains and naval
lieutenants. •
Lieutenants and naval
lieutenants, junior grade ==Former military order of precedence==