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2 unusual facts about Order of the Crown of India


Maharani Swarnamoyee

The Maharani received the Order of the Crown of India on August 14, 1878 in recognition to her enormous charitable work.

Maharani Swarnamoyee, C.I. (1838 – August 25, 1897) was the Maharani of Cossimbazar Raj from years 1844 to 1997 a philanthropist in the period of Bengal Renaissance.


Elizabeth Campbell, Duchess of Argyll

Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower CI VA (née Leveson-Gower; 30 May 1824 – 25 May 1878) was the eldest daughter of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland by his wife Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard.

Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont

CI: Companion of the Order of the Crown of India
VA: Lady of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
RRC: Member of the Royal Red Cross
DJStJ: Dame of Justice of St John

Sultan Shah Jahan, Begum of Bhopal

Sultan Shahjahan Begum GCSI CI (July 29, 1838 – June 16, 1901) was the Begum of Bhopal (the ruler of the princely state of Bhopal in central India) for two periods: 1844–60 (her mother acting as regent), and secondly during 1868–1901.

Vijaya Mohana Muktamba Bai

Vijaya Mohana Muktamba Bai Ammani Raje Sahib Chhatrapati CI (1846- 31 January 1885) or Vijaya Mohana Mutumbar Bai as per British records, was a member of the Marathi Bhonsle royal family who succeeded Shivaji II as the ruler of the princely state of Tanjore.


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