List of Grand Cordons of the Order of Leopold

The Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold is the highest rank of award the Kingdom of Belgium can give to someone.

19th Century

Leopold I, Founder, until 1865

Name Date Function
Mgr. Pecci.1846 [1]Nonce Apostolique
Ferdinand II1847 [2] King of the Two Sicilies
Baron Pierre de Schiervel1857[3]President of the Senate
Alphonse O'Sullivan de Grass[4]1859Ambassador
Louis Philippe Leopold I Father in Law
Queen VictoriaLeopold INiece
Maximilian, Emperor of MexicoLeopold I Son-in-Law
General Laurent-Mathieu BrialmontLeopold I
Baron Edouard d'HuartLeopold IMinister
Baron Emmanuel van der Linden d'HoogvorstLeopold IMinister
Count Barthélemy-Théodore de Theux de MeylandtLeopold IMinister
Baron Charles LiedtsLeopold IMinister
Baron Pierre de ChazalLeopold IMinister
Baron Adolphe de VriereLeopold IMinister
Prince Eugene de LigneLeopold IMinister
Luitenant-Generaal de LiemLeopold IOfficier
Alphonse vanden PeereboomLeopold IMinister
Baron Étienne Constantin de Gerlache Leopold I Minister
Count Félix de MérodeLeopold I Minister
Victor TeschLeopold IMinister
Giustino FortunatoLeopold I

Leopold II, 1865-1909

Name Year Function
Emperor Alexander III1865Emperor of All the Russias
Henri de Brouckère[5] 1866 Minister
Viscount Charles Vilain XIIII[6] 1866 Minister
Amadeo, Prince of Asturia1866 [7]Crown Prince of Spain
Barthélémy du Mortier1870 [8] botanist and Minister of State
Count Bloudoff1878[9]Ambasador of the Tsar.
Bohuslav, Count Chotek1878[10]Ambasador of the Emperor.
Rafael Carlos Merry del Val1878[11]Ambassador to the King of Spain.
Mgr. Vincenzo Vannutelli1878[12]Cardinal, Nonce Apostolique.
von Brandenburg1878[13]Ambassador to the Emperor.
Charles Duchatel1878[14]Ambassador to the French Republic.
Archduke Rudolf1880[15]Son in Law
Walthère Frère-Orban 1881[16] Prime Minister
Louis Gallait1881[17]Painter
Jules Malou1882[18]Minister
the Duke of Clarence1885 [19]Cousin, Once removed
Prince Baudouin1887 [20] Heir to the Belgian Throne
baron Auguste Lambermont1888 [21] Minister of State
Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern1894 [22] Nephew
Auguste Beernaert1894 [23] Prime Minister.
Prince Itō Hirobumi1897Minister
the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein1898 [24] Wedding Gift of the King
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands1898[25]Queen of the Netherlands
Queen Emma of the Netherlands1898[26]Queen Mother
Theophile Delclassé1900 [27]Minister
Cardinal Goossens1900 [28]Cardinal
Cardinal Granito di Belmonte 1904 [29]Nonce Apostolique
count of Wallwitz1904 [30]Ambassador of the German Emperor
Sunjong of Korea1904 [31]Imperial Crown Prince
Mgr. Merry del val 1906[32]Cardinal
Tōgō Heihachirō1907 [33]Japanese Marshal-Admiral
Count Charles WoesteLeopold IIMinister
Count Edmond de Sélys LongchampsLeopold IIPresident of Senate
Baron Jules-Joseph d'AnethanLeopold IIMinister
Count Paul de Smet de Naeyer Leopold II Minister
Jules GreindlLeopold IIMinister Of state
Count Charles John d'OultremontLeopold IIMarschall to the Royal Court
Baron Auguste GoffinetLeopold IIGrand Master of the Imperial Household of Empress Charlotte

20th Century

Albert I, 1909-1934

Name King Function
Abbas II of Egypt1911
Joseph Marie Hellenbout1912Minister
Johne, Earl of Ypres1916Field Marshall
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig1916Field Marshall
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe1917
Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier[34]1918Belgian Primate
Ernest Solvay[35]1918
Gérard Cooreman1918
General Gérard Leman1918
Baron Paul-Louis de Favereau [36]1919Minister of State
Lieutenant-General Louis Bernheim[37] 1919 General
Lieutenant-General Louis Ruquoy 1919 General
Lieutenant-General Baron Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude[38]1919 General
Lieutenant-General Baron de Ceuninck 1919 General
Lieutenant-General Baron Édouard Michel du Faing d'Aigremont 1919 General
Lieutenant-General Gillain 1919 General
Lieutenant-General Biebuyck 1919 General
Lieutenant-General Baron Drubbel1919General
Emile Verhaeren[39]1920Post Mortem
Count Maurice Maeterlinck[40]1920
Emperor Haile Selassie[41]1924Emperor of Eth.
Fuad I of Egypt1927King of Egypt
Ferdinand FochAlbert IFrench Marshal
Charles de BroquevilleAlbert IMinister
Armand De CeuninckAlbert IMinister
Aloys Van de VyvereAlbert IMinister

Leopold III 1934-1951

Winston Churchill1945Prime Minister
Dwight D. Eisenhower[42]1945
Queen JulianaLeopold IIIQueen of the Netherlands
Irene of Orange-NassauLeopold IIIDutch Princess

21st Century

King Baudouin 1951-1993

Name Year Function
Shah Reza Pahlevi of Persia1960[43]Sjah of Persia
Rama IX1960King of Thailand
Queen Sirikit1960Consort of Thailand
Queen Elizabeth II 1963Queen of the UK
Duke of Edinburgh1963Consort of the UK
Josip Broz Tito1970
Hirohito1971Emperor of Japan
HIM Kōjun1971Empress Consort of Japan.
Edmond Leburton1977 [44]Minister
Juan Carlos1978King of Spain
Queen Sofia1978Consort of Spain
Mstislav Rostropovich1989Solist
AkihitoEmperor of Japan

Note : Laurent of Belgium was created By Counsel of Ministers on 6 augustus 1993.

King Albert II 1993- 2013

Name year Function
Queen Paola[45]1994Wife
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg1994First Cousin
Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg1994Consort of Luxemburg
Felipe VI of Spain1994King of Spain
Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo1994Infanta of Spain
Cristina, Infanta of Spain1994Infanta of Spain
Andries Kinsbergen[46]1995 Minister
Infanta Cristina of Spain1994Infanta of Spain
Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan1996Crown prince
Lucien Buysse [47]1997Grand Marshal of the Royal Court
Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este [48]1997Daughter
Stranard [49]1998president Court of Cassatie
Eliane Liekendael[50]1998procureur-generaal bij het Hof van Cassatie
Aleksander Kwaśniewski1999President of Poland
Jolanta Kwaśniewska1999Consort of Poland
Roger Lallemand[51]1999Minister of State
Leo Tindemans[52]1999Minister
Louis De Grève1999Pres. Arbitragehof
Frank Swaelen[53]1999Minister
Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este[54]2000Son-in-Law
Jean-Marie Piret[55]2000emeritus-procureur-generaal bij het Hof van Cassatie
Mathilde of Belgium[56]2000Daughter in Law
Jorge Sampaio2000President of Portugal
Maria Jose Ritta 2000Consort of Portugal
Victoria of Sweden2001
Jan Willems[57]2001Grand Marshal of the Royal Court
Georgi Parvanov2003
Zorka Parvanova2003
Princess Claire[58]2004Daughter in Law
Tarja Halonen[59]2004President of Finland
Roman Herzog2005
General Mertens[60]2005Chief of the Military Household of the King
J. du Jardin2005procureur-generaal bij het Hof van Cassatie
Frank de Conick [61]2006Grand Marshal of the Royal Court
Roland Gillet[62] 2006Member of Senate
Valdas Adamkus[63]2006President of Lithuania
Alex Arts [64] 2007President of Constitutionial Court
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga2007
Marc Lahousse [65]2008First President Court of Cassastion
László Sólyom2008Presindent of Hungary
Toomas Hendrik Ilves2008
Guy Verhofstadt[66]2008Minister
Count Herman Van Rompuy [67]2009Minister
Michel Melchior [68] 2010President of Constitutionial Court
Count Jean-Pierre de Launoit[69]2012President Queen Elisabeth Concours
Countess Solange de Liedekerke de Pailhe[70]2012Lady-in-Waiting of Queen Fabiola.

King Philippe 2013-

Name Year Function
Baron Marc Bossuyt[71] 2013 President of the Constitutional Court
Count Jacques Rogge2013Honorary President IOC
General Major Wilfried Van Kerckhove [72]2013 Grand Master of Queen Fabiola´s Household
Xi Jinping2015 President of China
president Erdogan [73]2015President Of Turkey
Joachim Gauck2016President of Germany
Daniela Schadt2016Consort of Germany
Abdullah II of Jordan2016King of Jordan
Queen Rania2016Consort of Jordan
Masako2016Crown Princess of Japan
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands2016King of the Netherlands
Maxima of the Netherlands2016Consort of the Netherlands

Unknown

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References

  1. ↑ Laatste Nieuws (Het) 01-01-1910
  2. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 16-04-1847
  3. ↑ RD 26.02.1857 / Met gezag bekleed, p.65.
  4. ↑ RD of 21.6.1859
  5. ↑ Bien Public (Le) 11-06-1866/ RD of 10.6.1866
  6. ↑ Bien Public (Le) 11-06-1866/ RD of 10.6.1866
  7. ↑ Koophandel (De) 02-03-1866
  8. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 25-07-1870
  9. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 28-08-1878
  10. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 28-08-1878
  11. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 28-08-1878
  12. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 28-08-1878
  13. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 28-08-1878
  14. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 28-08-1878
  15. ↑ Koophandel (De) 06-03-1880
  16. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 11-06-1881 / Wedding honour of Princess Stephanie in Vienna
  17. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 15-05-1881
  18. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 12-06-1882
  19. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 12-02-1885
  20. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 02-06-1887, RD of 8th Jun 1887
  21. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 21-07-1888
  22. ↑ Nieuws Van Den Dag (Het) 03-02-1894
  23. ↑ Laatste Nieuws (Het) 29-03-1894
  24. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 27-07-1898
  25. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 01-09-1898
  26. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 01-09-1898
  27. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 03-11-1900
  28. ↑ Golden Priesthood / Handelsblad (Het) 07-03-1905
  29. ↑ Nieuws Van Den Dag (Het) 31-01-1904
  30. ↑ Nieuws Van Den Dag (Het) 02-02-1904
  31. ↑ Nieuws Van Den Dag (Het) 02-06-1904
  32. ↑ Handelsblad (Het) 27-04-1906
  33. ↑ Tōgō Heihachirō
  34. ↑ RD 8.12.1918
  35. ↑ RD 8.12.1918
  36. ↑ RD of 15.11.1919
  37. ↑ http://www.ars-moriendi.be/DE_EERSTE_WERELDOORLOG.HTM
  38. ↑ http://www.ars-moriendi.be/DE_EERSTE_WERELDOORLOG.HTM
  39. ↑ RD of 27.01.1920
  40. ↑ RD of 27.01.1920
  41. ↑ The Fulfillment of the Prophetic Scriptures Pertaining to The Christ in His ....
  42. ↑ https://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/all_about_ike/awards_medals.html
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  44. ↑ RD 16.04.1977
  45. ↑ RD 2 maart 1994
  46. ↑ 1995 http://www.odis.be/lnk/PS_38494 /RD of 21 december 1995
  47. ↑ RD 12 juni 1997
  48. ↑ RD 6 juli 1997
  49. ↑ RD 2 april 1998
  50. ↑ RD 26 november 1998
  51. ↑ https://www.senate.be/www/?MIval=/showSenator&ID=92&LANG=nl
  52. ↑ RD 13 april 1999
  53. ↑ RD 19 oktober 1999
  54. ↑ RD 20 december 2000
  55. ↑ 26 juni 2000
  56. ↑ RD 19 september 2000
  57. ↑ 19 december 2001
  58. ↑ RD 14 juli 2004
  59. ↑ state visit of 2004
  60. ↑ RD 2 maart 2005
  61. ↑ RD 3 oktober 2006
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  65. ↑ RD 23 april 2008
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  67. ↑ RD 17 december 2009
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  69. ↑ 13 juli 2012
  70. ↑ royal decree of 10 oktober 2012
  71. ↑ Royal decree of 8 december 2013
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