List of recipients of the Order of the Three Stars

Here is a classification of the most notable recipients of Order of the Three Stars, the highest order of the Republic of Latvia.
Mainly Heads of State, members of Royal families & international VIPs :

Chronology of recipients

Commander Grand Cross (with Chain) - Pre-World War II (1924 - 1940)[1]
N°RecipientsQualityCountry Rank
1Konstantin Päts State Elder (1921-1922; 1923-1924)    Estonia Commander GC with Chain
2Jaan Tõnisson State Elder (1927-1928)    Estonia Commander GC with Chain
3Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk President (1918-1935)    Czechoslovakia Commander GC with Chain
4Gaston Doumergue President (1924-1931)    France Commander GC with Chain
5Antanas Smetona President (1926 – 1940)    Lithuania Commander GC with Chain
6Ignacy Mościcki President (1926 – 1939)    Poland Commander GC with Chain
7Lauri Kristian Relander President (1925 – 1931)    Finland Commander GC with Chain
8Gustaf V of Sweden King (1907-1950)    Sweden Commander GC with Chain
9Gustavs Zemgals President (1927 – 1930)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain
10Albert I of Belgium King (1909-1934)    Belgium Commander GC with Chain
11Alberts Kviesis President (1930 – 1936)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain
12Pehr Evind Svinhufvud President (1931–1937)    Finland Commander GC with Chain
13Kārlis Ulmanis President (1936-1940)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain
14Miklós Horthy Regent (1920-1944 )    Hungary Commander GC with Chain

Commander Grand Cross (with Chain) - Modern era (1994 - Present)
N°RecipientsQualityCountry RankDate
Presidency of Guntis Ulmanis (1993–1999)
1François Mitterrand President (1981-1995)    France Commander GC with Chain 12 April 1995
Co-Prince (1981-1995)    Andorra
2Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden King (15/09/1973 - )    Sweden Commander GC with Chain 25 September 1995
3Queen Silvia of Sweden Queen Consort    Sweden Commander Grand Cross 25 September 1995
4Algirdas Brazauskas President (1993-1988)    Lithuania Commander Grand Cross 22 April 1996
5Lennart Meri President (1992 – 2001)    Estonia Commander GC with Chain 9 October 1996
6Elizabeth II Queen (6/02/1952 - )    United Kingdom Commander GC with Chain 30 October 1996
7Margrethe II of Denmark Queen (14/01/1972 - )    Denmark Commander GC with Chain 12 March 1997
8Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Crown Prince    Denmark Commander Grand Cross 12 March 1997
9Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark Prince Consort    Denmark Commander Grand Cross 12 March 1997
10Jacques Chirac President (1995-2007)    France Commander Grand Cross 8 April 1997
Co-Prince (1995-2007)    Andorra
11Aleksander Kwaśniewski President (1995-2005)    Poland Commander Grand Cross 23 April 1997
12Oscar Luigi Scalfaro President (1992–1999)    Italy Commander Grand Cross 23 April 1997
13Martti Ahtisaari President (1994-2000)    Finland Commander Grand Cross 17 October 1997
14Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson President (1996-2016 )    Iceland Commander Grand Cross 5 June 1998
15Harald V of Norway King (17/01/1991 - )    Norway Commander GC with Chain 22 July 1998
16Queen Sonja of Norway Queen Consort    Norway Commander Grand Cross 22 July 1998
17Guntis Ulmanis President (1993–1999)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 26 October 1998
18Konstantinos Stephanopoulos President (1995–2005)    Greece Commander Grand Cross 22 March 1999
19Roman Herzog President (1994–1999)    Germany Commander Grand Cross 19 May 1999
20Václav Havel President (1994–1999)    Czech Republic Commander GC with Chain 6 July 1999
Presidency of Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1999-2007)
N°RecipientsQualityCountryRankDate
21Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga President (1999-2007)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 8 July 1999
22Boris Yeltsin President (1992-2000)    Russia Commander GC with Chain 18 February 2000
23Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway Crown Prince    Norway Commander Grand Cross 15 September 2000
24Valdas Adamkus President (1998-2003/2004–09)    Lithuania Commander GC with Chain 12 March 2001
25Alma Adamkienė President's wife    Lithuania Commander Grand Cross 12 March 2001
26Tarja Halonen President (2000–2012)    Finland Commander GC with Chain 12 April 2001
27Pentti Arajärvi President's husband    Finland Commander Grand Cross 12 April 2001
28Ferenc Mádl President (2000–2005)    Hungary Commander GC with Chain 10 October 2001
29Milan Kučan President (1991–2002)    Slovenia Commander GC with Chain 12 April 2002
30Johannes Rau President (1999–2004)    Germany Commander GC with Chain 10 March 2003
31Christina Rau President's wife    Germany Commander Grand Cross 10 March 2003
32Jorge Sampaio President (1996–2006)    Portugal Commander GC with Chain 8 May 2003
33Maria José Ritta President's wife    Portugal Commander Grand Cross 8 May 2003
34Georgi Parvanov President (2002–2012)    Bulgaria Commander GC with Chain 25 November 2003
35Zorka Parvanova President's wife    Bulgaria Commander Grand Cross 25 November 2003
36Guido de Marco President (1999–2004)    Malta Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
37Edward Fenech Adami Pr. Min. (1998–03/2004)
President (2004-2009)		    Malta Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
38Violet de Marco President's wife    Malta Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
39Carlo Azeglio Ciampi President (1999–2006)    Italy Commander GC with Chain 31 March 2004
Orders administered by the Chapter
40Juan Carlos I of Spain King (22/11/1975 –19/06/2014) now former King    Spain Commander GC with Chain 16 October 2004
N°RecipientsQualityCountryRankDate
41Queen Sofía of Spain Queen Consort (1975-2014) now former Queen    Spain Commander GC with Chain 16 October 2004
42Felipe, Prince of Asturias Crown Prince now King (19/06/2014- )    Spain Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
43Letizia, Princess of Asturias Crown Princess C. now Queen consort (19/06/2014- )    Spain Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
44Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Secretary General of NATO    Netherlands Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
45Günter Verheugen European Commissioner    Germany Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
46Romano Prodi Pr. of Eur. Commission    Italy Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
47Pat Cox Pr. of the Eur. Parliament    Ireland Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
48George Robertson Secretary General of NATO    United Kingdom Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
49Ivan Gašparovič President (2004 - 2014 )    Slovakia Commander Grand Cross 28 February 2005
50George W. Bush President (2001–2009)    United States Commander GC with Chain 3 May 2005
51Jolanta Kwaśniewska President's wife    Poland Commander Grand Cross 4 July 2005
52Arnold Rüütel President (2001–2006)    Estonia Commander GC with Chain 30 November 2005
53Ingrid Rüütel President's wife    Estonia Commander Grand Cross 30 November 2005
54Viktor Yushchenko President (2005–2010)    Ukraine Commander GC with Chain 24 April 2006
55Beatrix of the Netherlands Queen (30/04/1980 - 30/04/2013) now Princess    Netherlands Commander GC with Chain 17 May 2006
56Alexy II of Moscow Patriarch of Moscow (1990-2008)    Russia Commander Grand Cross 25 May 2006
57Mary Fenech Adami President's wife    Malta Commander Grand Cross 15 June 2006
58László Sólyom President (2005 –2010)    Hungary Commander GC with Chain 31 August 2006
59Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke (2000 - )    Luxembourg Commander GC with Chain 4 December 2006
60Maria Teresa, Gr.D. of Luxembourg Grand Duchess Consort    Luxembourg Commander Grand Cross 4 December 2006
N°RecipientsQualityCountryRankDate
61Jean-Claude Juncker Pr. Minister (1995 - 2013)    Luxembourg Commander Grand Cross 4 December 2006
62Imants Freibergs President's husband    Latvia Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
63Albert II of Belgium King (09/08/1993 - 21/07/2013) now former King    Belgium Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007
64Queen Paola of Belgium Queen Consort (1993-2013) now former Queen    Belgium Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
65Mohammed VI of Morocco King (23/07/1999 - )    Morocco Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007
66Akihito Emperor (7/01/1989 - 30/04/2019) now former Emperor    Japan Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007
67Tassos Papadopoulos President (2003–2008)    Cyprus Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007
68Foteini Papadopoulou President's wife    Cyprus Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
Presidency of Valdis Zatlers (2007–2011)
69Valdis Zatlers President (2007–2011)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 11 April 2008
70Kateryna Yushchenko President's wife    Ukraine Commander Grand Cross 19 June 2008
71Stjepan Mesić President (2000–2010)    Croatia Commander GC with Chain 1 September 2008
72Nursultan Nazarbayev President (1990-2019)    Kazakhstan Commander GC with Chain 1 October 2008
73Islam Karimov President (1990 - 2016 )    Uzbekistan Commander GC with Chain 1 October 2008
74Matthew Festing Prince & Gr.Mast. (2008-2017)    Order of Malta Commander Grand Cross 14 October 2008
75Hans-Gert Pöttering Pr. of the Eur. Parliament    Germany Commander Grand Cross 12 January 2009
76Toomas Hendrik Ilves President (2006-2016)    Estonia Commander GC with Chain 30 March 2009
77Evelin Ilves President's wife    Estonia Commander Grand Cross 30 March 2009
78Emomalii Rahmon President (1992 - )    Tajikistan Commander GC with Chain 9 July 2009
79Ilham Aliyev President (2003 - )    Azerbaijan Commander GC with Chain 6 August 2009
80Dalia Grybauskaitė President (2009-2019 )    Lithuania Commander GC with Chain 4 February 2011
81Traian Băsescu President (2004-2012)    Romania Commander GC with Chain 28 February 2011
Presidency of Andris Bērziņš (2011 - 2015 )
82Andris Bērziņš President (2011-2015 )    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 7 July 2011
83Ivo Josipović President (2010-2015)    Croatia Commander GC with Chain 29 March 2012
84Mikheil Saakashvili President (2008 - 2013)    Georgia Commander GC with Chain 28 May 2012
85Bronisław Komorowski President (2010-2015)    Poland Commander GC with Chain 22 November 2012
86Anna Komorowska President's wife    Poland Commander Grand Cross 22 November 2012
87Joachim Gauck President (2012 - 2017)    Germany Commander GC with Chain 3 July 2013
88Daniela Schadt President's domestic partner    Germany Commander Grand Cross 3 July 2013
89Sauli Niinistö President (2012 - )    Finland Commander GC with Chain 9 September 2013
90Jenni Haukio President's wife    Finland Commander Grand Cross 9 September 2013
91Heinz Fischer President (2004 - 2017)    Austria Commander GC with Chain 2 April 2015
N°RecipientsQualityCountryRankDate

Grand Officier
N°RecipientsQualityCountry RankDate
.Victoria, Cr. Pr. of Sweden Crown Princess    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 25 September 1995
.Princess Lilian, D. of Halland Princess    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 25 September 1995
.Prince Carl Philip Prince    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 22 March 2005
.Princess Madeleine Princess    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 22 March 2005

By regime and country

Monarchies
N°RecipientsQualityCountry RankDate
UNITED KINGDOM
6Elizabeth II Queen (6/02/1952 - )    United Kingdom Commander GC with Chain 30 October 1996
NORWAY
15Harald V of Norway King (17/01/1991 - )    Norway Commander GC with Chain 22 July 1998
16Queen Sonja of Norway Queen Consort    Norway Commander Grand Cross 22 July 1998
23Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway Crown Prince    Norway Commander Grand Cross 15 September 2000
SWEDEN
2Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden King (15/09/1973 - )    Sweden Commander GC with Chain 25 September 1995
3Queen Silvia of Sweden Queen Consort    Sweden Commander Grand Cross 25 September 1995
.Victoria, Cr. Pr. of Sweden Crown Princess    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 25 September 1995
.Prince Carl Philip Prince    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 22 March 2005
.Princess Madeleine Princess    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 22 March 2005
.Princess Lilian, D. of Halland Princess    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 25 September 1995
DENMARK
7Margrethe II of Denmark Queen (14/01/1972 - )    Denmark Commander GC with Chain 12 March 1997
8Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Crown Prince    Denmark Commander Grand Cross 12 March 1997
9Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark Prince Consort (1972-2018)    Denmark Commander Grand Cross 12 March 1997
N°RecipientsQualityCountryRankDate
NETHERLANDS
55Beatrix of the Netherlands Queen (30/04/1980 - 30/04/2013 then Princess )    Netherlands Commander GC with Chain 17 May 2006
.Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands King ( 30/04/2013 - )    Netherlands Commander GC with Chain 6 June 2018
.Máxima of the Netherlands Queen Consort    Netherlands Commander Grand Cross 6 June 2018
BELGIUM
63Albert II of Belgium King (09/08/1993 - 21/07/2013 then Former King)    Belgium Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007
64Queen Paola of Belgium (Queen Consort 1993-2013 then Former Queen)    Belgium Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
LUXEMBOURG
59Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke (2000 - )    Luxembourg Commander GC with Chain 4 December 2006
60Maria Teresa, Gr.D. of Luxembourg Grand Duchess Consort    Luxembourg Commander Grand Cross 4 December 2006
61Jean-Claude Juncker Pr. Minister (1995 - 2013 )    Luxembourg Commander Grand Cross 4 December 2006
ANDORRA
1François Mitterrand Co-Prince (1981-1995)    Andorra Commander GC with Chain 12 April 1995
10Jacques Chirac Co-Prince (1995-2007)    Andorra Commander Grand Cross 8 April 1997
SPAIN
40Juan Carlos I of Spain King (22/11/1975 – 19/06/2014 then Former King)    Spain Commander GC with Chain 16 October 2004
41Queen Sofía of Spain (Queen Consort 1975- 2014 then Former Queen)    Spain Commander GC with Chain 16 October 2004
42Felipe, Prince of Asturias Crown Prince then (King 19/06/2014-)    Spain Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
43Letizia, Princess of Asturias Crown Princess Consort then (Queen Consort 19/06/2014-)    Spain Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
MOROCCO
65Mohammed VI of Morocco King (23/07/1999 - )    Morocco Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007
JAPAN
66Akihito Emperor (7/01/1989 - 30/04/2019) then former Emperor    Japan Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007

Republics
N°RecipientsQualityCountry RankDate
LATVIA
17Guntis Ulmanis President (1993–1999)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 26 October 1998
21Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga President (1999-2007)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 8 July 1999
62Imants Freibergs President's husband    Latvia Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
69Valdis Zatlers President (2007–2011)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 11 April 2008
82Andris Bērziņš President (2011 -2015 )    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 7 July 2011
.Raimonds Vējonis President (2015 -2019 )    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 8 July 2015
.Egils Levits President (2019 - )    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 8 July 2019
Estonia
5Lennart Meri President (1992 – 2001)    Estonia Commander GC with Chain 9 October 1996
52Arnold Rüütel President (2001–2006)    Estonia Commander GC with Chain 30 November 2005
53Ingrid Rüütel President's wife    Estonia Commander Grand Cross 30 November 2005
76Toomas Hendrik Ilves President (2006 -2016 )    Estonia Commander GC with Chain 30 March 2009
77Evelin Ilves President's wife    Estonia Commander Grand Cross 30 March 2009
.Kersti Kaljulaid President (2016 - )    Estonia Commander GC with Chain 8 April 2019
.Georgi-Rene Maksimovski President's husbands    Estonia Commander Grand Cross 8 April 2019
Lithuania
4Algirdas Brazauskas President (1993-1998)    Lithuania Commander Grand Cross 22 April 1996
24Valdas Adamkus President (1998-2003/2004–09)    Lithuania Commander GC with Chain 12 March 2001
25Alma Adamkienė President's wife    Lithuania Commander Grand Cross 12 March 2001
80Dalia Grybauskaitė President (2009 - 2019)    Lithuania Commander GC with Chain 4 February 2011
N°RecipientsQualityCountryRankDate
Austria
91Heinz Fischer President (2004 -2016 )    Austria Commander GC with Chain 2 April 2015
Azerbaijan
79Ilham Aliyev President (2003 - )    Azerbaijan Commander GC with Chain 6 August 2009
Bulgaria
34Georgi Parvanov President (2002–2012)    Bulgaria Commander GC with Chain 25 November 2003
35Zorka Parvanova President's wife    Bulgaria Commander Grand Cross 25 November 2003
Croatia
71Stjepan Mesić President (2000–2010)    Croatia Commander GC with Chain 1 September 2008
83Ivo Josipović President (2010 -2015 )    Croatia Commander GC with Chain 29 March 2012
Cyprus
67Tassos Papadopoulos President (2003–2008)    Cyprus Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007
68Foteini Papadopoulou President's wife    Cyprus Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
Czech Republic
20Václav Havel President (1994–1999)    Czech Republic Commander GC with Chain 6 July 1999
Finland
13Martti Ahtisaari President (1994-2000)    Finland Commander Grand Cross 17 October 1997
26Tarja Halonen President (2000–2012)    Finland Commander GC with Chain 12 April 2001
27Pentti Arajärvi President's husband    Finland Commander Grand Cross 12 April 2001
89Sauli Niinistö President (2012 - )    Finland Commander GC with Chain 9 September 2013
90Jenni Haukio President's wife    Finland Commander Grand Cross 9 September 2013
France
1François Mitterrand President (1981-1995)    France Commander GC with Chain 12 April 1995
10Jacques Chirac President (1995-2007)    France Commander Grand Cross 8 April 1997
Georgia
84Mikheil Saakashvili President (2008 -2013)    Georgia Commander GC with Chain 28 May 2012
Germany
19Roman Herzog President (1994–1999)    Germany Commander Grand Cross 19 May 1999
30Johannes Rau President (1999–2004)    Germany Commander GC with Chain 10 March 2003
31Christina Rau President's wife    Germany Commander Grand Cross 10 March 2003
87Joachim Gauck President (2012 -2017 )    Germany Commander GC with Chain 3 July 2013
88Daniela Schadt President's domestic partner    Germany Commander Grand Cross 3 July 2013
.Frank-Walter Steinmeier President (2017- )    Germany Commander GC with Chain 19 February 2019
.Elke Büdenbender President's wife    Germany Commander Grand Cross 19 February 2019
Greece
18Konstantinos Stephanopoulos President (1995–2005)    Greece Commander Grand Cross 22 March 1999
Hungary
28Ferenc Mádl President (2000–2005)    Hungary Commander GC with Chain 10 October 2001
58László Sólyom President (2005 –2010)    Hungary Commander GC with Chain 31 August 2006
Iceland
14Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson President (1996-2016 )    Iceland Commander Grand Cross 5 June 1998
.Guðni Th. Jóhannesson President (2016- )    Iceland Commander GC with Chain 16 November 2018
Italy
12Oscar Luigi Scalfaro President (1992–1999)    Italy Commander Grand Cross 23 April 1997
39Carlo Azeglio Ciampi President (1999–2006)    Italy Commander GC with Chain 31 March 2004
.Sergio Mattarella President (2015-)    Italy Commander GC with Chain 3 July 2018
.Laura Mattarella President Mattarella daughter    Italy Commander Grand Cross 3 July 2018
Kazakhstan
72Nursultan Nazarbayev President (1990 - )    Kazakhstan Commander GC with Chain 1 October 2008
Malta
36Guido de Marco President (1999–2004)    Malta Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
38Violet de Marco née Saliba President's wife    Malta Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
37Eddie Fenech Adami Pr. Min. (1998–03/2004)
President (2004-2009)		    Malta Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
57Mary Fenech Adami President's wife    Malta Commander Grand Cross 15 June 2006
Poland
11Aleksander Kwaśniewski President (1995-2005)    Poland Commander Grand Cross 23 April 1997
51Jolanta Kwaśniewska President's wife    Poland Commander Grand Cross 4 July 2005
85Bronisław Komorowski President (2010 -2015 )    Poland Commander GC with Chain 22 November 2012
86Anna Komorowska President's wife    Poland Commander Grand Cross 22 November 2012
Portugal
32Jorge Sampaio President (1996–2006)    Portugal Commander GC with Chain 8 May 2003
33Maria José Ritta President's wife    Portugal Commander Grand Cross 8 May 2003
N°RecipientsQualityCountryRankDate
Romania
81Traian Băsescu President (2004 -2014 )    Romania Commander GC with Chain 28 February 2011
Russia
22Boris Yeltsin President (1991–1999)    Russia Commander GC with Chain 18 February 2000
Slovakia
49Ivan Gašparovič President (2004 -2014 )    Slovakia Commander Grand Cross 28 February 2005
Slovenia
29Milan Kučan President (1991–2002)    Slovenia Commander GC with Chain 12 April 2002
Tajikistan
78Emomalii Rahmon President (1992 - )    Tajikistan Commander GC with Chain 9 July 2009
Ukraine
54Viktor Yushchenko President (2005–2010)    Ukraine Commander GC with Chain 24 April 2006
70Kateryna Yushchenko President's wife    Ukraine Commander Grand Cross 19 June 2008
United States
50George W. Bush President (2001–2009)    United States Commander GC with Chain 3 May 2005
Uzbekistan
73Islam Karimov President (1990 -2016 )    Uzbekistan Commander GC with Chain 1 October 2008
N°RecipientsQualityCountryRankDate

International V.I.P.s
Orders administered by the Chapter
NATO
48George Robertson Secretary General of NATO    United Kingdom Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
44Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Secretary General of NATO    Netherlands Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
EUROPEAN UNION
46Romano Prodi Pr. of Eur. Commission    Italy Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
45Günter Verheugen European Commissioner    Germany Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
47Pat Cox Pr. of the Eur. Parliament    Ireland Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
75Hans-Gert Pöttering Pr. of the Eur. Parliament    Germany Commander Grand Cross 12 January 2009
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
56Alexy II of Moscow Patriarch of Moscow (1990–2008)    Russia Commander Grand Cross 25 May 2006
74Matthew Festing Prince & Gr.Mast. (2008-2017)    Order of Malta Commander Grand Cross 14 October 2008

References
  1. Vigups, Jānis; Pranks, Raimonds; Balašovs, Valdimirs (2014). Latvijas Valsts Apbalvojumi (Latvian National Awards). Rīga: Balt Art Group. p. 106. ISBN 978-9934-14-296-3.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.