List of titles and honours of Beatrix of the Netherlands

Beatrix of the Netherlands has held numerous titles and honours, both during, before, and after her reign, including a number of historical titles.

Royal styles of
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands
Reference styleHer Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness

Royal and noble titles and styles edit

  • 31 January 1938 – 30 April 1980: Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld[1]
  • 30 April 1980 – 30 April 2013: Her Majesty The Queen
  • 30 April 2013 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld[1]

Beatrix's full regnal title was:

Beatrix, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Lady of Amsberg, Marquise of Veere and Flushing, Countess of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Spiegelberg, Buren, Leerdam and Culemborg, Burgravine of Antwerp, Baroness of Breda, Diest, Beilstein, the town of Grave and the lands of Cuyk, IJsselstein, Cranendonk, Eindhoven, Liesveld, Herstal, Warneton, Arlay and Nozeroy, Hereditary and Free Lady of Ameland, Lady of Borculo, Bredevoort, Lichtenvoorde, Het Loo, Geertruidenberg, Clundert, Zevenbergen, Hooge and Lage Zwaluwe, Naaldwijk, Polanen, St Maartensdijk, Soest, Baarn, Ter Eem, Willemstad, Steenbergen, Montfort, St Vith, Bütgenbach, Dasburg, Niervaart, Turnhout and Besançon[2]

It was usually shortened to: "Beatrix, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, etc, etc, etc."[1][3]

Dutch honours edit

National honours edit

Country Date Honour Ribbon Post-nominal letters
  The Netherlands 31 January 1956 – 30 April 1980
30 April 2013 – present
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion  
30 April 1980 – 30 April 2013 Grand Master of the Military Order of William  
Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion  
Grand Master of the Order of Orange-Nassau  

House honours edit

Country Date Honour Ribbon Post-nominal letters
  The Netherlands
  Luxembourg
30 April 1980 – 30 April 2013 Joint Grand Master of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau  
  The Netherlands Grand Master of the Order of the House of Orange  
Grand Master of the Order for Loyalty and Merit  
Grand Master of the Order of the Crown  

Other honours edit

Country Date Honour Ribbon Post-nominal letters
  The Netherlands 1959 Honorary Commander of the Order of Saint John in the Netherlands[4]  
Patron of the Bailiwick of Utrecht of the Teutonic Order  
30 April 1980 – 30 April 2013 Grand Master of the Order of the Golden Ark  

Honorary degree edit

Foreign honours, decorations and awards edit

Foreign honours edit

Country Date Honour Ribbon Post-nominal letters
  Austria 1961 Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[6]  
  Belgium Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold  
  Brazil 2003 Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross[7]  
  Brunei 2013 Recipient of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei   DKMB
  Bulgaria Order of the Balkan Mountains with Sash  
  Chile Collar of the Order of the Merit  
  Denmark 29 October 1975 Knight of the Order of the Elephant   RE
  Estonia 14 May 2008 Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana[8]  
  Ethiopian Empire Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Queen of Sheba  
  Finland Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland  
  France Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour  
  Germany 1 March 1983 Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany  
  Ghana 2008 Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana   CSG
  Kingdom of Greece Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Saints Olga and Sophia, Special Class  
  Greece Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer  
  Iceland Collar with Grand Cross Breast Star of the Order of the Falcon  
  Indonesia Star of the Republic of Indonesia, First Class  
Star of Mahaputera, First Class  
  Imperial State of Iran Member 1st Class of the Order of the Pleiades  
  Italy 27 March 1985 Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[9][10]   OMRI
  Sovereign Military Order of Malta 1960 Dame Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta[11]  
  Ivory Coast Grand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory Coast  
  Japan Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum  
  Jordan Collar of the Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali  
  Latvia 17 May 2006 Commander Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Three Stars  
  Liberia Grand Cordon of the Grand Order of the Most Venerable Order of the Knighthood of the Pioneers of the Republic of Liberia  
  Lithuania 24 June 2008 Order of Vytautas the Great with the Golden Chain  
  Luxembourg Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau  
Grand Cross of the Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau  
Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown  
  Mexico 2009 Collar of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle[12]  
  Norway 1964 Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav  
  Oman 10 January 2012 Collar of the Order of Al-Said[13]  
  Peru Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru  
  Poland Knight of the Order of the White Eagle  
  Portugal 14 May 1991 Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry[14]   GColIH
  Philippines 1979 Member of the Order of Gabriela Silang[15]  
  Qatar Member Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of Independence of the State of Qatar[16]  
  Romania 2001 Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania[17]  
  Senegal Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion  
  Slovakia 2007 Member 1st Class of the Order of the White Double Cross[18]  
  South Africa 1996 Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope  
  Spain 1980 Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic[19]   GYC
1985 Lady of the Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece[20]  
  Suriname Grand Cordon of the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star  
  Sweden 6 October 1976 Member with Collar of the Royal Order of the Seraphim   LSerafO
  Thailand 24 October 1960 Dame of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri[21]   MChK
26 December 2003 Dame of the Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn[22]   RMBh
  Tunisia Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic  
  Turkey 2012 Order of the State of Republic of Turkey  
  United Arab Emirates 2012 Collar of the Order of Zayed[23]  
  United Kingdom 1958 Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order   GCVO
1989 Stranger Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter[24][25]   LG
  Venezuela Grand Collar of the Order of the Liberator  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Grand Cross of the Order of the Yugoslav Star  

Foreign decorations edit

Country Date Decoration Ribbon Post-nominal letters
  Sweden 30 April 1996 King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal  
30 April 2016 King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal III  
  United Kingdom 1982 Royal Victorian Chain  

Foreign awards edit

Country Date Award
  Germany 16 May 1996 Charlemagne Prize[26]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c H.M. (koningin Beatrix) Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard (Parlement.nl)
  2. ^ "The Netherlands: Princely and Royal Style: 1813–2013". archontology.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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  4. ^ Utrechtsch Nieuwsblad (19-06-1959), pag. 1 van 20 - website Het Utrechts Archief
  5. ^ "Eredoctoraat voor Beatrix".
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  7. ^ "Diário Oficial da União". 19 March 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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  15. ^ "Roster of Recipients of Presidential Awards". Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  16. ^ "Global Arab Network | Netherland: Qatar Emir Receives Queen Beatrix | Qatar Politics | Politics". english.globalarabnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  17. ^ (in Romanian) Recipients of the order (Excel sheet) Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, Presidency of Romania website (Romanian)
  18. ^ Slovak republic website, State honours : 1st Class received in 2007 (click on "Holders of the Order of the 1st Class White Double Cross" to see the holders' table)
  19. ^ Real Decreto 754/1980 - BOE website (Spanish)
  20. ^ Real Decreto 1818/1985 - BOE website (Spanish)
  21. ^ Royal Thai Government Gazette (28 December 1960). "แจ้งความสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์" (PDF) (in Thai). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2015. Retrieved 2019-05-08. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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  23. ^ H.H Sheikh Khalifa welcomes HM Queen Beatrix of Netherlands Archived 2013-04-29 at the Wayback Machine - website of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  24. ^ "No. 51806". The London Gazette. 11 July 1989. p. 8095.
  25. ^ "Image: 51349757-members-of-european-royalty-taking-part-in-gettyimages.jpg, (594 × 458 px) – WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM: Members of European Royalty taking part in the Most Noble Order of the Garter ceremony at Windsor Castle, 17 June 2002,(L-R) Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, King Juan Carlos of Spain, Queen Margrethe of Denmark, alongside the Grand Duke Jean of Luxemburg. Queen Elizabeth II installed her second cousin, King Harald of Norway, as a Knight of the Garter. The Order of the Garter is the most senior and the oldest British Order of Chivalry and was founded by Edward III in 1348. The Order, consisting of the King and twenty-five knights, was intended by Edward III to be reserved as the highest reward for loyalty and for military merit. AFP PHOTO/ MARTYN HAYHOW/ROYAL ROTA (Photo credit should read MARTYN HAYHOW/AFP/Getty Images)". cache2.asset-cache.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  26. ^ Der Karlspreisträger 1996 - Königin Beatrix der Niederlande Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine - website of the Internationalen Karlspreises zu Aachen