• Source: List of honours of Denmark 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 Denmark, classified by Monarchies chapter and Republics chapter, and, under each chapter, recipients' countries and the detailed list of recipients.




Awards






= Monarchies

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European monarchies




= Danish Royal Family
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Official website pages (click on "Decorations"): Margrethe - Henrik - Frederik - Mary - Joachim - Marie - Benedikte

King Frederik X:
Knight of the Order of the Elephant (14 January 1972)
Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
Queen Mary:
Knight of the Order of the Elephant (9 May 2004)
Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (26 May 2024)
Queen Margrethe:
Knight of the Order of the Elephant (20 April 1947)
Grand Commander of the Order of Dannebrog
Prince Joachim of Denmark:
Knight of the Order of the Elephant (14 January 1972)
Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
Princess Marie of Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (24 May 2008)
Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 November 1995)
Princess Benedikte of Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (20 April 1947)
Count Ingolf of Rosenborg, former Prince of Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 February 1961)



= British Royal Family
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King Charles III: 1974 - Knight of the Order of the Elephant - RE



= Norwegian Royal Family
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See also decorations pages (mark °): Harald, Sonja, Haakon, Mette-Marit, Mârtha Louise, Astrid & Ragnhild

King Harald V of Norway:
Knight with Collar of the Order of the Elephant (21 February 1958)
Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (28 October 1991)
Queen Sonja of Norway: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (12 February 1973)
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (20 July 1991)
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 May 2014)
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (21 January 2022)
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway: Knight of the Order of the Elephant° (13.10.1992)



= Swedish Royal Family
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King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden:
Knight with Collar of the Order of the Elephant (12 January 1965) - Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (10.4.1975)
Queen Silvia of Sweden: Knight with Collar of the Order of the Elephant (3 September 1985)
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (14 July 1995)
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (6 January 1973)



= Dutch Royal Family
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King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (31 January 1998)
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 March 2015)
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (29 October 1975)



= Belgian Royal Family
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King Philippe of Belgium: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (28 May 2002)
Queen Mathilde of Belgium: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (28 March 2017)
King Albert II of Belgium:
Knight of the Order of the Elephant (18 June 1968)
Queen Paola of Belgium: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (16 May 1995)



= Luxembourgish Grand-Ducal Family
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Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (20 October 2003)
Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (20 October 2003)



= Spanish Royal Family
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Juan Carlos I of Spain: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 March 1980)
Queen Sofía of Spain: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 March 1980)
Felipe VI of Spain: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (6 November 2023)
Queen Letizia of Spain: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (6 November 2023)



Asian monarchies




= Jordanian Royal Family
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Dowager Queen Noor al-Hussein: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (27 April 1998)
Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, son of Queen Alia of Jordan, half-brother of Abdullah II of Jordan: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (27 April 1998)
Prince Muhammad bin Talal, eldest younger brother of King Hussein I of Jordan: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog



= Thai Royal Family
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King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (7 February 2001)
Queen Sirikit of Thailand: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (6 September 1960)
Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog, 2001



= Japanese Imperial Family
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Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Elephant (8 August 1953)
Empress Emerita Michiko of Japan: Member of the Order of the Elephant (2 June 1998)
Emperor Naruhito of Japan: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (16 November 2004)
Masahito, Prince Hitachi: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (28 September 1965)




= Former Monarchies

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Greek Royal Family


Constantine II, former King of the Hellenes: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (4 January 1962)
Anne-Marie, former Queen of the Hellenes, Princess of Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (20 April 1947)
Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Prince of Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (14 January 1997)
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, Constantine II's sister: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (11 September 1964)
Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Prince Christopher's son: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (11 September 1964)



Iranian Imperial Family

Former Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (3 May 1963)




= Republics

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Brazil


Former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (3 May 1999)
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (12 September 2007)



Bulgaria


former President Petar Stoyanov: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 October 2000)
President Georgi Parvanov: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (29 March 2006)
Zorka Petrova Parvanova, his wife: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (2006)



Egypt

former President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (19 February 1986)



Finland


former President Martti Ahtisaari: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (7 September 1994)
President Tarja Halonen: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (3 April 2001)



France

Former President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974-1981): Knight of the Order of the Elephant (12 October 1978)



Greece

President Karolos Papoulias: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (24 May 2006)



Iceland


former President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (25 February 1981)
President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (18 November 1996)



Latvia

former President Guntis Ulmanis: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (18 March 1997)



Poland

Former President Lech Wałęsa: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (5 July 1993)



Mexico


President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (18 February 2008)
Margarita Zavala, his wife: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (18 February 2008)



Portugal

former President António Santos Ramalho Eanes: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (25 June 1984)



Romania

former President Emil Constantinescu: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (23 May 2000)
former President Ion Iliescu: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (16 March 2004)



Slovakia


President Ivan Gašparovič: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (October 2012)
Silvia Gašparovičová, his wife: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (October 2012)



Slovenia

former President Milan Kučan: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (10 October 2001)



South Korea

President Lee Myung-bak: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (11 May 2011)




See also


List of knights of the Order of the Elephant




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Harry, Adipati Sussex
• List of honours of Denmark awarded to heads of state and royalty
• List of honours of Luxembourg awarded to heads of state and royalty
• List of honours of Bulgaria awarded to heads of state and royalty
• List of honours of Japan awarded to heads of state and royalty
• List of honours of Belgium awarded to heads of state and royalty
• List of honours of Norway awarded to heads of state and royalty
• List of honours of France awarded to heads of state and royalty
• List of honours of Latvia awarded to heads of state and royalty
• List of honours of Finland awarded to heads of state and royalty
• List of honours of Jordan awarded to heads of state and royalty