List of honours of France awarded to heads of state and royalty
This is an article, which serves as an index – as complete as possible – of all the honorific orders or similar decorations awarded by France, classified by Monarchies chapter and Republics chapter, and, under each chapter, recipients' countries and the detailed list of recipients. |
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Awards
MONARCHIES
- European monarchies
British Royal Family
- HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother : 1937 – 30 March 2002 - Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- HM The Queen : 1948 – - Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- HRH The Duke of Edinburgh : 9 April 1957 – - Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- HRH The Prince of Wales : 1982 – - Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
Norwegian Royal Family
See also decorations pages (mark °) : Harald, Sonja, Haakon, Mette-Marit, Mârtha Louise, Astrid & Ragnhild
- Harald V of Norway: Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur°
- Queen Sonja of Norway: Grand Cross of the Ordre national du Mérite°
- Princess Astrid of Norway: Grand Cross of the Ordre national du Mérite°
Swedish Royal Family
- Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden : Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[1]
- Queen Silvia of Sweden : Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour [1]
- Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden : Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Danish Royal Family
- Margrethe II of Denmark: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark : Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, of the Order of Merit, Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit, Médaille d'commemorative Algeria
Dutch Royal Family
- King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands : Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands : Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1991)[2]
- late Prince Claus of the Netherlands : Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1991)[2]
- Princess Margriet of the Netherlands : Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Pieter van Vollenhoven : Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Belgian Royal Family
Former sovereign orders
- King Albert II : Knight of the Order of Saint Michael - (House of Bourbon)
Luxembourgish Grand-Ducal Family
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Spanish Royal Family
- Juan Carlos I of Spain :
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[3]
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Queen Sofía of Spain : Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[3]
- Felipe, Prince of Asturias : Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[3]
- Letizia, Princess of Asturias : Grand-Cross of the National Order of Merit[3]
Monegasque Princely Family
- Albert II, Prince of Monaco :
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (2006)[4]
- Grand Cross of the Ordre National du Mérite (25 July 1997) [4]
- Commander of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques (19 June 2009)[4][5]
Liechtenstein's Princely Family
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- Asian monarchies
Jordanian Royal Family
- Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, son of Queen Alia of Jordan, half-brother of Abdullah II of Jordan : Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour [6]
- Princess Rym, Prince Ali 's wife : Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour [6]
- Prince Muhammad bin Talal, eldest younger brother of King Hussein I of Jordan : Grand Cross of the Order of National Merit [7]
- Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, younger son of Muhammad bin Talal:[7]
- Grand Cross of the Order of National Merit (16.11.1999)
- Officer (10.3.1997), Commander (20.11.1997), Grand Officer (7.1.2000) of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
Thai Royal Family
- King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand : Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur
- Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand : Commander of Ordre des Palmes Academiques, 1989
Bruneian Royal Family
- Hassanal Bolkiah : Grand Croix of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (12.2.1996)
Japanese Imperial Family
- Emperor Akihito : Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur
REPUBLICS
to be completed
References
- 1 2 State visit of Mitterrand in Sweden (1984), Photo gallery
- 1 2 Volks krant, State visit of Netherlands in France (Mitterrand), 1991, Group Photo
- 1 2 3 4 "Noblesse et Royautés" (French), Sarkozy's visit in Madrid, in April 2009, Photo
- 1 2 3 Official Website Prince Albert II wore the miniature of the Order on his uniform during the evening gala dinner after the wedding
- ↑ Official website, Biography, mention of receiving the Order
- 1 2 Royal Ark, Jordanian genealogy details
- 1 2 Royal Ark, Jordanian genealogy details - p.2
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