List of honours of France awarded to heads of state and royalty
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
MONARCHIES
- European monarchies
- The Queen : 1948 – - Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- The Prince of Wales : 1982 – - Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
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°
- 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
- Margrethe II of Denmark: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- 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]
- Princess Margriet of the Netherlands : Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Pieter van Vollenhoven : Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
To be complete if any ...
- 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]
- 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
To be complete if any ...
- Asian monarchies
- 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 [citation needed]
- Princess Rym, Prince Ali 's wife : Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour [citation needed]
- Prince Muhammad bin Talal, eldest younger brother of King Hussein I of Jordan : Grand Cross of the Order of National Merit [citation needed]
- Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, younger son of Muhammad bin Talal:[citation needed]
- 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
- Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand : Commander of Ordre des Palmes Academiques, 1989
- Hassanal Bolkiah : Grand Croix of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (12.2.1996)
- Emperor Akihito : Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur
REPUBLICS
to be completed
See also
References
- ^ a b State visit of Mitterrand in Sweden (1984), Photo gallery Archived 2012-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Volks krant, State visit of Netherlands in France (Mitterrand), 1991, Group Photo Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d "Noblesse et Royautés" Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine (French), Sarkozy's visit in Madrid, in April 2009, Photo Archived 2012-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Official Website Archived 2013-01-16 at the Wayback Machine Prince Albert II wore the miniature of the Order on his uniform during the evening gala dinner after the wedding
- ^ Official website, Biography Archived 2012-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, mention of receiving the Order
