List of honours of France awarded to heads of state and royalty
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This article 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.
Awards[edit]
Monarchies[edit]
European[edit]
Belgian Royal Family[edit]
- King Philippe of Belgium: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Queen Mathilde of Belgium: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- King Albert II of Belgium: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Queen Paola of Belgium: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
British Royal Family[edit]
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- King Charles III:
- Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (23 October 1984)
- Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit (16 March 2017)
- Queen Camilla: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (6 June 2014)
Norwegian Royal Family[edit]
See also decorations pages (mark °) : Harald, Sonja, Haakon, Mette-Marit, Mârtha Louise, Astrid & Ragnhild
- King Harald V of Norway: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Queen Sonja of Norway: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Swedish Royal Family[edit]
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- King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Queen Silvia of Sweden:
- Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden:
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland: Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland: Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland: Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson: Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Tord Magnuson: Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
Danish Royal Family[edit]
- King Frederik X of Denmark: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Queen Mary of Denmark: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Queen Margrethe II of Denmark: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Prince Joachim of Denmark: Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Princess Marie of Denmark:
- Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters
Dutch Royal Family[edit]
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- King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands:
- Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Queen Máxima of the Netherlands:
- Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (1991)
- Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands: Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands: Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Princess Margriet of the Netherlands: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Pieter van Vollenhoven: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Spanish Royal Family[edit]
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- King Felipe VI of Spain: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Queen Letizia of Spain: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- King Juan Carlos I of Spain: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Queen Sofía of Spain: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
Monegasque Princely Family[edit]
- Albert II, Prince of Monaco :
- Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (2006)
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (25 July 1997)
- Commander of the Order of Academic Palms (19 June 2009)[1]
- Commander of the Ordre du Mérite Maritime (9 February 2015)
Asian[edit]
Jordanian Royal Family[edit]
- Queen Noor of Jordan: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein: Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Princess Rym Ali: Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad:
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (16 November 1999)
- Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (7 January 2000)
- Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (20 November 1997)
- Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (10 March 1997)
Thai Royal Family[edit]
- Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand : Commander of Ordre des Palmes Academiques, 1989[citation needed]
Bruneian Royal Family[edit]
- Hassanal Bolkiah: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (12 February 1996)[citation needed]
Japanese Imperial Family[edit]
- Emperor Emeritus Akihito: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour[citation needed]
- Empress Emerita Michiko: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Former[edit]
Bulgarian Royal Family[edit]
- Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
Iranian Imperial Family[edit]
- Farah Pahlavi: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
Nepalese Royal Family[edit]
- King Gyanendra of Nepal: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (2 May 1983)
- Queen Komal of Nepal: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (2 May 1983)
Republics[edit]
Bulgaria[edit]
- Rosen Plevneliev, former President: Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (15 March 2018)
Estonia[edit]
- Toomas Hendrik Ilves, former President: Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (2001)
Finland[edit]
- President Alexander Stubb: Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (2018)
- Tarja Halonen, former President: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Sauli Niinistö, former President: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (9 July 2013)
- Jenni Haukio, his wife: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (9 July 2013)
Germany[edit]
- President Frank-Walter Steinmeier: Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (26 January 2017)
- Joachim Gauck, former President: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (3 September 2013)
- Daniela Schadt, his partner: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (3 September 2013)
Hungary[edit]
- Katalin Novák, former President: Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (2019)
Liberia[edit]
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (7 November 2012)
Lithuania[edit]
- Valdas Adamkus, former President: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (2001)
Poland[edit]
- Lech Wałęsa, former President: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (1991)
- Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former President: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (1996)
- Bronisław Komorowski, former President: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (16 November 2012)
Portugal[edit]
- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (26 August 2016)
- António Ramalho Eanes, former President: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (5 March 1979)
References[edit]
- ^ Official website, Biography Archived 2012-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, mention of receiving the Order