What is Order of the Elephant?
[[File:Order of the Elephant (heraldry).svg|thumb|Collar of the Order of the Elephant.]] The '''Order of the Elephant''' ({{lang-da|Elefantordenen}}) is a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[order of chivalry]] and is Denmark's highest-ranked honour. It has officially existed since 1693. The honor is usually given to presidents and heads of state.<ref>{{Cite web| title =The Royal Orders of Chivalry| work =The Danish Monarchy| date =14 January 2011| url =http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_his_ord| access-date =1 March 2011| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110309034918/http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_his_ord| archive-date =9 March 2011}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{europe-stub}} [[Category:Danish culture]] [[Category:Orders, decorations, and medals|Den]]