# List of knights commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Victoria

The Royal Victorian Order is an order of knighthood awarded by the sovereign of the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth realms. It is granted personally by the monarch and recognises personal service to the monarchy, the Royal Household, royal family members, and the organisation of important royal events. The order was officially created and instituted on 23 April 1896 by letters patent under the Great Seal of the Realm by Queen Victoria. It was instituted with five grades, Knight Grand Cross (GCVO), Knight Commander (KCVO), Commander(CVO), Member (fourth class) and Member (fifth class), the last two of which were abbreviated to MVO. The two highest conferred the status of knighthood on holders; in 1984, the grade of Member (fourth class) was renamed Lieutenant(LVO), and holders of the fifth grade became Members. Women were not admitted until 1936; those receiving the highest two awards were styled Dames and those grades, when conferred on women, are Dame Grand Cross and Dame Commander (DCVO). The order could also be conferred on foreigners, who were typically appointed to honorary grades and were thus not entitled to the styles, such as Sir and Dame, associated with ordinary grades.

## Appointed by Queen Victoria

The list below is ordered by date of appointment. Full names, styles, ranks and titles are given where applicable, as correct at the time of appointment to the order. Branch of service or regiment details are given in parentheses to distinguish them from offices. The offices listed are those given in the official notice, printed in the London Gazette. Where applicable, the occasion is given that was listed either with the notices or in published material elsewhere, in which case that material is cited.
* This along with a * indicates that the appointment was Honorary.
| Name | Country | Date of appointment | Office |
| François, Count Alziary de Malaussena* | France | 8 May 1896 | Mayor of Nice |
| Colonel The Hon. William Colville | United Kingdom | 25 May 1896 | Her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies |
| Baron Vladimir Frederiks* | Russia | 30 June 1896 | Equerry to the Imperial Court and Assistant to the Minister of the Imperial Household, General Adjutant and Lieutenant-General |
| Count Paul Benkendorf* | Russia | 30 June 1896 | Acting Master of the Household and Major-General on the Staff of the Emperor of Russia. |
| Li Jingfang* | China | 5 August 1896 | In attendance on Li Hongzhang, the special ambassador to England from the Chinese Emperor |
| Loh Feng Luh* | China | 27 August 1896 | First Secretary of Li Hongzhang's Special Embassy |
| Sir Theodore Martin | United Kingdom | 16 September 1896 | |
| General Henry Gardiner | United Kingdom | 30 January 1897 | Colonel Commandant, Royal Horse Artillery, Groom in Waiting and Extra Equerry to the Queen |
| Hugo, Baron von Reischach* | German Empire | 28 March 1897 | Master of the Household to the Empress Frederick of Germany |
| Vice-Admiral Édouard Barrera* | France | 26 April 1897 | Commander-in-Chief and Maritime Prefect at Brest |
| Captain Prince Adolphus of Teck | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | (1st Life Guards) |
| Lieutenant-General Dudley FitzGerald-De Ros, 24th Baron De Ros | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | Late Lord in Waiting to the Queen |
| Major-General Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | Commanding the Home District at the Diamond Jubilee |
| John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | Late Lord in Waiting to the Queen |
| Montagu Lowry-Corry, 1st Baron Rowton | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | |
| Colonel The Hon. Henry Byng | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | Equerry to the Queen |
| Major-General Sir Henry Ewart | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | Crown Equerry |
| Major-General Arthur Ellis | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | Equerry to the Prince of Wales |
| Major-General Stanley Clarke | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | Equerry to the Prince of Wales |
| Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein* | Austria-Hungary | 30 June 1897 | |
| Luitbert, Baron von Pawel-Rammingen | United Kingdom | 24 August 1897 | |
| Admiral Baron Albert Seckendorff* | German Empire | 12 September 1897 | Master of the Household to Henry of Prussia |
| Prince Danilo Alexander* | Montenegro | 5 May 1898 | General in Montenegrin Army, Crown Prince of Montenegro |
| Prince Eduard of Leiningen* | Germany | 5 May 1898 | |
| Gustavus, Count of Erbach-Schoenberg* | Germany | 5 May 1898 | |
| General Paul Gebhart* | France | 5 May 1898 | Governor of Nice. Appointed on the occasion of the visit of the Queen to Cimiez |
| Gabriel Le Roux* | France | 5 May 1898 | Prefect of the Maritime Alps. Appointed on the occasion of the visit of the Queen to Cimiez |
| Sir William MacCormac | United Kingdom | 27 September 1898 | President of the Royal College of Surgeons, Surgeon-in-Ordinary to the Prince of Wales. Appointed in recognition of services in connection with the recent accident to the Prince of Wales |
| Sir Francis Laking | United Kingdom | 27 September 1898 | Surgeon-Apothecary to the Prince of Wales. Appointed in recognition of services in connection with the recent accident to the Prince of Wales |
| General Alexis Hagron* | France | 26 August 1898 | General de Division. Appointed to mark the attendance of the Duke of Connaught at the French military manoeuvres |
| Philippe Marius Crozier* | France | 26 August 1898 | Ministre Plenipotentiaire, Chef du Service du Protocole. Appointed to mark the attendance of the Duke of Connaught at the French military manoeuvres |
| Captain Prince Francis of Teck | United Kingdom | 8 December 1898 | (1st Royal Dragoons) |
| Second Lieutenant Prince Alexander of Teck | United Kingdom | 8 December 1898 | (7th (Queen's Own) Hussars) |
| Rear-Admiral John Fullerton | United Kingdom | 9 May 1899 | In command of the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert |
| Vice-Admiral Le Comte de Maigret* | France | 9 May 1899 | Commandant-en-Chef, Préfet Maritime, Cherbourg. Appointed on the occasion of the visit of the Queen to Cimiez |
| Carl von Strenge* | German Empire | 24 June 1899 | Minister of State of the Duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Major-General Friedrich von Scholl* | German Empire | 23 November 1899 | Aide-de-Camp to the German Emperor. Appointed on the occasion of the visit of the German Emperor to the Queen |
| Baron Bodo von dem Knesebeck* | German Empire | 23 November 1899 | Deputy Master of Ceremonies to the German Emperor. Appointed on the occasion of the visit of the German Emperor to the Queen |
| Hercules Rowley, 4th Baron Langford | United Kingdom | 26 April 1900 | Comptroller of the Household of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Appointed on the occasion of the visit of the Queen to Ireland |
| Sir David Harrel | United Kingdom | 26 April 1900 | Under-Secretary for Ireland. Appointed on the occasion of the visit of the Queen to Ireland |
| Major-General Ferdinand von Arnim* | German Empire | 7 May 1900 | Appointed on the occasion of the visit of the Duke of York to Berlin |
| Victor Spencer, 3rd Baron Churchill | United Kingdom | 24 May 1900 | Lord in Waiting to the Queen |
| Sir Alexander Condie Stephen | United Kingdom | 24 August 1900 | Her Majesty's Minister Resident at Dresden and Coburg |
| Geheimer Justizrath Professor Dr. Friedrich Haenel* | German Empire | 20 December 1900 | Professor at the University of Kiel |
| Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher | United Kingdom | 1 January 1901 | |