List of recipients of the Order of the Three Stars
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Here is a classification of the most notable recipients of Order of the Three Stars, the highest order of the Republic of Latvia.
Chronology of recipients[edit]
Commander Grand Cross (with Chain): Pre-World War II (1924–1940)[1][edit]
| N° | Recipients | Quality | Country | Rank | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konstantin Päts | State Elder (1921–1922; 1923–1924) |  Estonia | Commander GC with Chain | |
| 2 | Jaan Tõnisson | State Elder (1927–1928) | Estonia | Commander GC with Chain | |
| 3 | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk | President (1918–1935) |  Czechoslovakia | Commander GC with Chain | |
| 4 | Gaston Doumergue | President (1924–1931) |  France | Commander GC with Chain | |
| 5 | Antanas Smetona | President (1926–1940) |  Lithuania | Commander GC with Chain | |
| 6 | Ignacy Mościcki | President (1926–1939) |  Poland | Commander GC with Chain | |
| 7 | Lauri Kristian Relander | President (1925–1931) |  Finland | Commander GC with Chain | |
| 8 | Gustaf V of Sweden | King (1907–1950) |  Sweden | Commander GC with Chain | |
| 9 | Gustavs Zemgals | President (1927–1930) |  Latvia | Commander GC with Chain | |
| 10 | Albert I of Belgium | King (1909–1934) |  Belgium | Commander GC with Chain | |
| 11 | Alberts Kviesis | President (1930–1936) | Latvia | Commander GC with Chain | |
| 12 | Pehr Evind Svinhufvud | President (1931–1937) | Finland | Commander GC with Chain | 14 December 1931[2] |
| 13 | Kārlis Ulmanis | President (1936–1940) | Latvia | Commander GC with Chain | |
| 14 | Miklós Horthy | Regent (1920–1944 ) |  Hungary | Commander GC with Chain | |
| 15 | Antanas Merkys | Mayor of Kaunas (1933–1939) | Lithuania | Commander GC | 15 March 1937[3] |
Commander Grand Cross (with Chain): Modern era (since 1994)[edit]
| N° | Recipients | Quality | Country | Rank | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidency of Guntis Ulmanis (1993–1999) | |||||
| 1 | François Mitterrand | President (1981–1995) | France | Commander GC with Chain | 12 April 1995 |
| Co-Prince (1981–1995) |  Andorra | ||||
| 2 | Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden | King (1973–) | Sweden | Commander GC with Chain | 25 September 1995 |
| 3 | Queen Silvia of Sweden | Queen Consort | Sweden | Commander Grand Cross | 25 September 1995 |
| 4 | Algirdas Brazauskas | President (1993–1988) | Lithuania | Commander Grand Cross | 22 April 1996 |
| 5 | Lennart Meri | President (1992–2001) | Estonia | Commander GC with Chain | 9 October 1996 |
| 6 | Elizabeth II | Queen (1952–2022) |  United Kingdom | Commander GC with Chain | 30 October 1996 |
| 7 | Margrethe II of Denmark | Queen (1972–) |  Denmark | Commander GC with Chain | 12 March 1997 |
| 8 | Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark | Crown Prince | Denmark | Commander Grand Cross | 12 March 1997 |
| 9 | Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark | Prince Consort | Denmark | Commander Grand Cross | 12 March 1997 |
| 10 | Jacques Chirac | President (1995–2007) | France | Commander Grand Cross | 8 April 1997 |
| Co-Prince (1995–2007) | Andorra | ||||
| 11 | Aleksander Kwaśniewski | President (1995–2005) | Poland | Commander Grand Cross | 23 April 1997 |
| 12 | Oscar Luigi Scalfaro | President (1992–1999) |  Italy | Commander Grand Cross | 23 April 1997 |
| 13 | Martti Ahtisaari | President (1994–2000) | Finland | Commander Grand Cross | 17 October 1997 |
| 14 | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson | President (1996–2016) |  Iceland | Commander Grand Cross | 5 June 1998 |
| 15 | Harald V of Norway | King (1991–) |  Norway | Commander GC with Chain | 22 July 1998 |
| 16 | Queen Sonja of Norway | Queen Consort | Norway | Commander Grand Cross | 22 July 1998 |
| 17 | Guntis Ulmanis | President (1993–1999) | Latvia | Commander GC with Chain | 26 October 1998 |
| 18 | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos | President (1995–2005) |  Greece | Commander Grand Cross | 22 March 1999 |
| 19 | Roman Herzog | President (1994–1999) |  Germany | Commander Grand Cross | 19 May 1999 |
| 20 | Václav Havel | President (1994–1999) | Czech Republic | Commander GC with Chain | 6 July 1999 |
| Presidency of Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1999–2007) | |||||
| N° | Recipients | Quality | Country | Rank | Date |
| 21 | Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga | President (1999–2007) | Latvia | Commander GC with Chain | 8 July 1999 |
| 22 | Boris Yeltsin | President (1992–2000) |  Russia | Commander GC with Chain | 18 February 2000 |
| 23 | Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway | Crown Prince | Norway | Commander Grand Cross | 15 September 2000 |
| 24 | Valdas Adamkus | President (1998–2003/2004–09) | Lithuania | Commander GC with Chain | 12 March 2001 |
| 25 | Alma Adamkienė | President's wife | Lithuania | Commander Grand Cross | 12 March 2001 |
| 26 | Tarja Halonen | President (2000–2012) | Finland | Commander GC with Chain | 12 April 2001 |
| 27 | Pentti Arajärvi | President's husband | Finland | Commander Grand Cross | 12 April 2001 |
| 28 | Ferenc Mádl | President (2000–2005) | Hungary | Commander GC with Chain | 10 October 2001 |
| 29 | Milan Kučan | President (1991–2002) |  Slovenia | Commander GC with Chain | 12 April 2002 |
| 30 | Johannes Rau | President (1999–2004) | Germany | Commander GC with Chain | 10 March 2003 |
| 31 | Christina Rau | President's wife | Germany | Commander Grand Cross | 10 March 2003 |
| 32 | Jorge Sampaio | President (1996–2006) |  Portugal | Commander GC with Chain | 8 May 2003 |
| 33 | Maria José Ritta | President's wife | Portugal | Commander Grand Cross | 8 May 2003 |
| 34 | Georgi Parvanov | President (2002–2012) |  Bulgaria | Commander GC with Chain | 25 November 2003 |
| 35 | Zorka Parvanova | President's wife | Bulgaria | Commander Grand Cross | 25 November 2003 |
| 36 | Guido de Marco | President (1999–2004) |  Malta | Commander Grand Cross | 10 February 2004 |
| 37 | Edward Fenech Adami | Pr. Min. (1998–2003/2004) President (2004–2009) | Malta | Commander Grand Cross | 10 February 2004 |
| 38 | Violet de Marco | President's wife | Malta | Commander Grand Cross | 10 February 2004 |
| 39 | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | President (1999–2006) | Italy | Commander GC with Chain | 31 March 2004 |
| Orders administered by the Chapter | |||||
| 40 | Juan Carlos I of Spain | King (1975–2014) |  Spain | Commander GC with Chain | 16 October 2004 |
| N° | Recipients | Quality | Country | Rank | Date |
| 41 | Queen Sofía of Spain | Queen Consort (1975–2014) | Spain | Commander GC with Chain | 16 October 2004 |
| 42 | Felipe, Prince of Asturias | Crown Prince now King (2014–) | Spain | Commander Grand Cross | 16 October 2004 |
| 43 | Letizia, Princess of Asturias | Crown Princess C. now Queen consort (2014–) | Spain | Commander Grand Cross | 16 October 2004 |
| 44 | Jaap de Hoop Scheffer | Secretary General of NATO |  Netherlands | Commander Grand Cross | 16 October 2004 |
| 45 | Günter Verheugen | European Commissioner | Germany | Commander Grand Cross | 16 October 2004 |
| 46 | Romano Prodi | Pr. of Eur. Commission | Italy | Commander Grand Cross | 16 October 2004 |
| 47 | Pat Cox | Pr. of the Eur. Parliament |  Ireland | Commander Grand Cross | 16 October 2004 |
| 48 | George Robertson | Secretary General of NATO | United Kingdom | Commander Grand Cross | 16 October 2004 |
| 49 | Ivan Gašparovič | President (2004–2014 ) |  Slovakia | Commander Grand Cross | 28 February 2005 |
| 50 | George W. Bush | President (2001–2009) |  United States | Commander GC with Chain | 3 May 2005 |
| 51 | Jolanta Kwaśniewska | President's wife | Poland | Commander Grand Cross | 4 July 2005 |
| 52 | Arnold Rüütel | President (2001–2006) | Estonia | Commander GC with Chain | 30 November 2005 |
| 53 | Ingrid Rüütel | President's wife | Estonia | Commander Grand Cross | 30 November 2005 |
| 54 | Viktor Yushchenko | President (2005–2010) |  Ukraine | Commander GC with Chain | 24 April 2006 |
| 55 | Beatrix of the Netherlands | Queen (1980–2013) | Netherlands | Commander GC with Chain | 17 May 2006 |
| 56 | Alexy II of Moscow | Patriarch of Moscow (1990–2008) | Russia | Commander Grand Cross | 25 May 2006 |
| 57 | Mary Fenech Adami | President's wife | Malta | Commander Grand Cross | 15 June 2006 |
| 58 | László Sólyom | President (2005–2010) | Hungary | Commander GC with Chain | 31 August 2006 |
| 59 | Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | Grand Duke (2000–) |  Luxembourg | Commander GC with Chain | 4 December 2006 |
| 60 | Maria Teresa, Gr.D. of Luxembourg | Grand Duchess Consort | Luxembourg | Commander Grand Cross | 4 December 2006 |
| N° | Recipients | Quality | Country | Rank | Date |
| 61 | Jean-Claude Juncker | Pr. Minister (1995–2013) | Luxembourg | Commander Grand Cross | 4 December 2006 |
| 62 | Imants Freibergs | President's husband | Latvia | Commander Grand Cross | 15 March 2007 |
| 63 | Albert II of Belgium | King (1993–2013) | Belgium | Commander GC with Chain | 15 March 2007 |
| 64 | Queen Paola of Belgium | Queen Consort (1993–2013) now former Queen | Belgium | Commander Grand Cross | 15 March 2007 |
| 65 | Mohammed VI of Morocco | King (1999–) |  Morocco | Commander GC with Chain | 15 March 2007 |
| 66 | Akihito | Emperor (1989–2019) |  Japan | Commander GC with Chain | 15 March 2007 |
| 67 | Tassos Papadopoulos | President (2003–2008) |  Cyprus | Commander GC with Chain | 15 March 2007 |
| 68 | Foteini Papadopoulou | President's wife | Cyprus | Commander Grand Cross | 15 March 2007 |
| Presidency of Valdis Zatlers (2007–2011) | |||||
| 69 | Valdis Zatlers | President (2007–2011) | Latvia | Commander GC with Chain | 11 April 2008 |
| 70 | Kateryna Yushchenko | President's wife | Ukraine | Commander Grand Cross | 19 June 2008 |
| 71 | Stjepan Mesić | President (2000–2010) |  Croatia | Commander GC with Chain | 1 September 2008 |
| 72 | Nursultan Nazarbayev | President (1990–2019) |  Kazakhstan | Commander GC with Chain | 1 October 2008 |
| 73 | Islam Karimov | President (1990–2016 ) |  Uzbekistan | Commander GC with Chain | 1 October 2008 |
| 74 | Matthew Festing | Prince & Gr.Mast. (2008–2017) |  Order of Malta | Commander Grand Cross | 14 October 2008 |
| 75 | Hans-Gert Pöttering | Pr. of the Eur. Parliament | Germany | Commander Grand Cross | 12 January 2009 |
| 76 | Toomas Hendrik Ilves | President (2006–2016) | Estonia | Commander GC with Chain | 30 March 2009 |
| 77 | Evelin Ilves | President's wife | Estonia | Commander Grand Cross | 30 March 2009 |
| 78 | Emomalii Rahmon | President (1992–) |  Tajikistan | Commander GC with Chain | 9 July 2009 |
| 79 | Ilham Aliyev | President (2003–) |  Azerbaijan | Commander GC with Chain | 6 August 2009 |
| 80 | Dalia Grybauskaitė | President (2009–2019) | Lithuania | Commander GC with Chain | 4 February 2011 |
| 81 | Traian Băsescu | President (2004–2012) |  Romania | Commander GC with Chain | 28 February 2011 |
| Presidency of Andris Bērziņš (2011–2015) | |||||
| 82 | Andris Bērziņš | President (2011–2015) | Latvia | Commander GC with Chain | 7 July 2011 |
| 83 | Ivo Josipović | President (2010–2015) | Croatia | Commander GC with Chain | 29 March 2012 |
| 84 | Mikheil Saakashvili | President (2008–2013) |  Georgia | Commander GC with Chain | 28 May 2012 |
| 85 | Bronisław Komorowski | President (2010–2015) | Poland | Commander GC with Chain | 22 November 2012 |
| 86 | Anna Komorowska | President's wife | Poland | Commander Grand Cross | 22 November 2012 |
| 87 | Joachim Gauck | President (2012–2017) | Germany | Commander GC with Chain | 3 July 2013 |
| 88 | Daniela Schadt | President's domestic partner | Germany | Commander Grand Cross | 3 July 2013 |
| 89 | Sauli Niinistö | President (2012–) | Finland | Commander GC with Chain | 9 September 2013 |
| 90 | Jenni Haukio | President's wife | Finland | Commander Grand Cross | 9 September 2013 |
| 91 | Heinz Fischer | President (2004–2017) |  Austria | Commander GC with Chain | 2 April 2015 |
| N° | Recipients | Quality | Country | Rank | Date |
Grand Officer[edit]
| N° | Recipients | Quality | Country | Rank | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | 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 |
| . | Angela Merkel | Chancellor of Germany | Germany | Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) | 19 February 2019 |
By regime and country[edit]
Monarchies[edit]
| N° | Recipients | Quality | Country | Rank | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED KINGDOM | |||||
| 6 | Elizabeth II | Queen (1952–2022) | United Kingdom | Commander GC with Chain | 30 October 1996 |
| NORWAY | |||||
| 15 | Harald V of Norway | King (1991–) | Norway | Commander GC with Chain | 22 July 1998 |
| 16 | Queen Sonja of Norway | Queen Consort | Norway | Commander Grand Cross | 22 July 1998 |
| 23 | Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway | Crown Prince | Norway | Commander Grand Cross | 15 September 2000 |
| SWEDEN | |||||
| 2 | Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden | King (1973–) | Sweden | Commander GC with Chain | 25 September 1995 |
| 3 | Queen 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 | |||||
| 7 | Margrethe II of Denmark | Queen (1972–2024) | Denmark | Commander GC with Chain | 12 March 1997 |
| 8 | Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark | Crown Prince | Denmark | Commander Grand Cross | 12 March 1997 |
| 9 | Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark | Prince Consort (1972–2018) | Denmark | Commander Grand Cross | 12 March 1997 |
| N° | Recipients | Quality | Country | Rank | Date |
| NETHERLANDS | |||||
| 55 | Beatrix of the Netherlands | Queen (1980–2013 then Princess) | Netherlands | Commander GC with Chain | 17 May 2006 |
| . | Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands | King (2013–) | Netherlands | Commander GC with Chain | 6 June 2018 |
| . | Máxima of the Netherlands | Queen Consort | Netherlands | Commander Grand Cross | 6 June 2018 |
| BELGIUM | |||||
| 63 | Albert II of Belgium | King (1993–2013) | Belgium | Commander GC with Chain | 15 March 2007 |
| 64 | Queen Paola of Belgium | Queen Consort (1993–2013) | Belgium | Commander Grand Cross | 15 March 2007 |
| LUXEMBOURG | |||||
| 59 | Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | Grand Duke (2000–) | Luxembourg | Commander GC with Chain | 4 December 2006 |
| 60 | Maria Teresa, Gr.D. of Luxembourg | Grand Duchess Consort | Luxembourg | Commander Grand Cross | 4 December 2006 |
| 61 | Jean-Claude Juncker | Pr. Minister (1995–2013) | Luxembourg | Commander Grand Cross | 4 December 2006 |
| ANDORRA | |||||
| 1 | François Mitterrand | Co-Prince (1981–1995) | Andorra | Commander GC with Chain | 12 April 1995 |
| 10 | Jacques Chirac | Co-Prince (1995–2007) | Andorra | Commander Grand Cross | 8 April 1997 |
| SPAIN | |||||
| 40 | Juan Carlos I of Spain | King (1975–2014) | Spain | Commander GC with Chain | 16 October 2004 |
| 41 | Queen Sofía of Spain | Queen Consort (1975–2014) | Spain | Commander GC with Chain | 16 October 2004 |
| 42 | Felipe, Prince of Asturias | Crown Prince | Spain | Commander Grand Cross | 16 October 2004 |
| 43 | Letizia, Princess of Asturias | Crown Princess Consort | Spain | Commander Grand Cross | 16 October 2004 |
| MOROCCO | |||||
| 65 | Mohammed VI of Morocco | King (1999–) | Morocco | Commander GC with Chain | 15 March 2007 |
| JAPAN | |||||
| 66 | Akihito | Emperor (1989–2019) | Japan | Commander GC with Chain | 15 March 2007 |
Republics[edit]
| N° | Recipients | Quality | Country | Rank | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATVIA | |||||
| 17 | Guntis Ulmanis | President (1993–1999) | Latvia | Commander GC with Chain | 26 October 1998 |
| 21 | Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga | President (1999–2007) | Latvia | Commander GC with Chain | 8 July 1999 |
| 62 | Imants Freibergs | President's husband | Latvia | Commander Grand Cross | 15 March 2007 |
| 69 | Valdis Zatlers | President (2007–2011) | Latvia | Commander GC with Chain | 11 April 2008 |
| 82 | Andris 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 (2019–2023) | Latvia | Commander GC with Chain | 8 July 2019 |
| Estonia | |||||
| 5 | Lennart Meri | President (1992–2001) | Estonia | Commander GC with Chain | 9 October 1996 |
| 33 | Heiki Loot | State Secretary of the Republic of Estonia | Estonia | Commander Grand Cross | 30 November 2005 |
| 52 | Arnold Rüütel | President (2001–2006) | Estonia | Commander GC with Chain | 30 November 2005 |
| 53 | Ingrid Rüütel | President's wife | Estonia | Commander Grand Cross | 30 November 2005 |
| 76 | Toomas Hendrik Ilves | President (2006–2016) | Estonia | Commander GC with Chain | 30 March 2009 |
| 77 | Evelin 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 | |||||
| 4 | Algirdas Brazauskas | President (1993–1998) | Lithuania | Commander Grand Cross | 22 April 1996 |
| 24 | Valdas Adamkus | President (1998–2003/2004–09) | Lithuania | Commander GC with Chain | 12 March 2001 |
| 25 | Alma Adamkienė | President's wife | Lithuania | Commander Grand Cross | 12 March 2001 |
| 80 | Dalia Grybauskaitė | President (2009–2019) | Lithuania | Commander GC with Chain | 4 February 2011 |
| N° | Recipients | Quality | Country | Rank | Date |
| Austria | |||||
| 91 | Heinz Fischer | President (2004–2016) | Austria | Commander GC with Chain | 2 April 2015 |
| Azerbaijan | |||||
| 79 | Ilham Aliyev | President (2003–) | Azerbaijan | Commander GC with Chain | 6 August 2009 |
| Bulgaria | |||||
| 34 | Georgi Parvanov | President (2002–2012) | Bulgaria | Commander GC with Chain | 25 November 2003 |
| 35 | Zorka Parvanova | President's wife | Bulgaria | Commander Grand Cross | 25 November 2003 |
| Croatia | |||||
| 71 | Stjepan Mesić | President (2000–2010) | Croatia | Commander GC with Chain | 1 September 2008 |
| 83 | Ivo Josipović | President (2010–2015) | Croatia | Commander GC with Chain | 29 March 2012 |
| Cyprus | |||||
| 67 | Tassos Papadopoulos | President (2003–2008) | Cyprus | Commander GC with Chain | 15 March 2007 |
| 68 | Foteini Papadopoulou | President's wife | Cyprus | Commander Grand Cross | 15 March 2007 |
| Czech Republic | |||||
| 20 | Václav Havel | President (1994–1999) | Czech Republic | Commander GC with Chain | 6 July 1999 |
| Finland | |||||
| 13 | Martti Ahtisaari | President (1994–2000) | Finland | Commander Grand Cross | 17 October 1997 |
| 26 | Tarja Halonen | President (2000–2012) | Finland | Commander GC with Chain | 12 April 2001 |
| 27 | Pentti Arajärvi | President's husband | Finland | Commander Grand Cross | 12 April 2001 |
| 89 | Sauli Niinistö | President (2012–) | Finland | Commander GC with Chain | 9 September 2013 |
| 90 | Jenni Haukio | President's wife | Finland | Commander Grand Cross | 9 September 2013 |
| France | |||||
| 1 | François Mitterrand | President (1981–1995) | France | Commander GC with Chain | 12 April 1995 |
| 10 | Jacques Chirac | President (1995–2007) | France | Commander Grand Cross | 8 April 1997 |
| Georgia | |||||
| 84 | Mikheil Saakashvili | President (2008–2013) | Georgia | Commander GC with Chain | 28 May 2012 |
| Germany | |||||
| 19 | Roman Herzog | President (1994–1999) | Germany | Commander Grand Cross | 19 May 1999 |
| 30 | Johannes Rau | President (1999–2004) | Germany | Commander GC with Chain | 10 March 2003 |
| 31 | Christina Rau | President's wife | Germany | Commander Grand Cross | 10 March 2003 |
| 87 | Joachim Gauck | President (2012–2017) | Germany | Commander GC with Chain | 3 July 2013 |
| 88 | Daniela 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 | |||||
| 18 | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos | President (1995–2005) | Greece | Commander Grand Cross | 22 March 1999 |
| Hungary | |||||
| 28 | Ferenc Mádl | President (2000–2005) | Hungary | Commander GC with Chain | 10 October 2001 |
| 58 | László Sólyom | President (2005–2010) | Hungary | Commander GC with Chain | 31 August 2006 |
| Iceland | |||||
| 14 | Ólafur 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 | |||||
| 12 | Oscar Luigi Scalfaro | President (1992–1999) | Italy | Commander Grand Cross | 23 April 1997 |
| 39 | Carlo 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 | |||||
| 72 | Nursultan Nazarbayev | President (1990–2019) | Kazakhstan | Commander GC with Chain | 1 October 2008 |
| Malta | |||||
| 36 | Guido de Marco | President (1999–2004) | Malta | Commander Grand Cross | 10 February 2004 |
| 38 | Violet de Marco née Saliba | President's wife | Malta | Commander Grand Cross | 10 February 2004 |
| 37 | Eddie Fenech Adami | Pr. Min. (1998–2003/2004) President (2004–2009) | Malta | Commander Grand Cross | 10 February 2004 |
| 57 | Mary Fenech Adami | President's wife | Malta | Commander Grand Cross | 15 June 2006 |
| Poland | |||||
| 11 | Aleksander Kwaśniewski | President (1995–2005) | Poland | Commander Grand Cross | 23 April 1997 |
| 51 | Jolanta Kwaśniewska | President's wife | Poland | Commander Grand Cross | 4 July 2005 |
| 85 | Bronisław Komorowski | President (2010–2015) | Poland | Commander GC with Chain | 22 November 2012 |
| 86 | Anna Komorowska | President's wife | Poland | Commander Grand Cross | 22 November 2012 |
| Portugal | |||||
| 32 | Jorge Sampaio | President (1996–2006) | Portugal | Commander GC with Chain | 8 May 2003 |
| 33 | Maria José Ritta | President's wife | Portugal | Commander Grand Cross | 8 May 2003 |
| N° | Recipients | Quality | Country | Rank | Date |
| Romania | |||||
| 81 | Traian Băsescu | President (2004–2014) | Romania | Commander GC with Chain | 28 February 2011 |
| Russia | |||||
| 22 | Boris Yeltsin | President (1991–1999) | Russia | Commander GC with Chain | 18 February 2000 |
| Slovakia | |||||
| 49 | Ivan Gašparovič | President (2004–2014) | Slovakia | Commander Grand Cross | 28 February 2005 |
| Slovenia | |||||
| 29 | Milan Kučan | President (1991–2002) | Slovenia | Commander GC with Chain | 12 April 2002 |
| Tajikistan | |||||
| 78 | Emomalii Rahmon | President (1992–) | Tajikistan | Commander GC with Chain | 9 July 2009 |
| Ukraine | |||||
| 54 | Viktor Yushchenko | President (2005–2010) | Ukraine | Commander GC with Chain | 24 April 2006 |
| 70 | Kateryna Yushchenko | President's wife | Ukraine | Commander Grand Cross | 19 June 2008 |
| United States | |||||
| 50 | George W. Bush | President (2001–2009) | United States | Commander GC with Chain | 3 May 2005 |
| Uzbekistan | |||||
| 73 | Islam Karimov | President (1990–2016) | Uzbekistan | Commander GC with Chain | 1 October 2008 |
| N° | Recipients | Quality | Country | Rank | Date |
International V.I.P.s[edit]
| Orders administered by the Chapter | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATO | ||||||
| 48 | George Robertson | Secretary General of NATO | United Kingdom | Commander Grand Cross | 16 October 2004 | |
| 44 | Jaap de Hoop Scheffer | Secretary General of NATO | Netherlands | Commander Grand Cross | 16 October 2004 | |
| EUROPEAN UNION | ||||||
| 46 | Romano Prodi | Pr. of Eur. Commission | Italy | Commander Grand Cross | 16 October 2004 | |
| 45 | Günter Verheugen | European Commissioner | Germany | Commander Grand Cross | 16 October 2004 | |
| 47 | Pat Cox | Pr. of the Eur. Parliament | Ireland | Commander Grand Cross | 16 October 2004 | |
| 75 | Hans-Gert Pöttering | Pr. of the Eur. Parliament | Germany | Commander Grand Cross | 12 January 2009 | |
| RELIGIOUS LEADERS | ||||||
| 56 | Alexy II of Moscow | Patriarch of Moscow (1990–2008) | Russia | Commander Grand Cross | 25 May 2006 | |
| 74 | Matthew Festing | Prince & Gr.Mast. (2008–2017) | Order of Malta | Commander Grand Cross | 14 October 2008 | |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Latvialainen suurristi ketjuineen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 15 December 1931. p. 9. ISSN 0355-2047.
- ^ "Ar Triju zvaigžņu ordeni apbalvoto 22. saraksts" [Recipients of the Order of the Three Stars, No. 22]. Valdības Vēstnesis (in Latvian). No. 107. 1937-05-14. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-01-02.