List of recipients of the Order of the Three Stars explained

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

Commander Grand Cross (with Chain): Pre-World War II (1924–1940)[1]

width=3% N° !width=25% Recipients !width=19% Quality !width=17% Country width=20% Rank !width=16% Date
1 Konstantin PätsState Elder (1921–1922; 1923–1924)  Commander GC with Chain
2 Jaan TõnissonState Elder (1927–1928)  Commander GC with Chain
3 Tomáš Garrigue MasarykPresident (1918–1935)  Commander GC with Chain
4 President (1924–1931)  Commander GC with Chain
5 President (1926–1940)  Commander GC with Chain
6 President (1926–1939)  Commander GC with Chain
7 President (1925–1931)  Commander GC with Chain
8 King (1907–1950)  Commander GC with Chain
9 President (1927–1930)  Commander GC with Chain
10 King (1909–1934)  Commander GC with Chain
11 Alberts KviesisPresident (1930–1936)  Commander GC with Chain
12 President (1931–1937)  Commander GC with Chain 14 December 1931[2]
13 President (1936–1940)  Commander GC with Chain
14 Regent (1920–1944)  Commander GC with Chain
15 Mayor of Kaunas (1933–1939)  Commander GC 15 March 1937[3]

Commander Grand Cross (with Chain): Modern era (since 1994)

width=3% N° !width=25% Recipients !width=19% Quality !width=17% Country width=20% Rank !width=16% Date
Presidency of Guntis Ulmanis (1993–1999)
align=center rowspan=21 François MitterrandPresident (1981–1995)  align=center rowspan=2Commander GC with Chainalign=center rowspan=212 April 1995
Co-Prince (1981–1995) 
2 Carl XVI Gustaf of SwedenKing (1973–)  Commander GC with Chain25 September 1995
3 Queen Silvia of SwedenQueen Consort  Commander Grand Cross 25 September 1995
4 President (1993–1988)  Commander Grand Cross 22 April 1996
5 President (1992–2001)  Commander GC with Chain9 October 1996
6 Queen (1952–2022)  Commander GC with Chain30 October 1996
7 Queen (1972–)  Commander GC with Chain12 March 1997
8 Crown Prince  Commander Grand Cross 12 March 1997
9 Prince Consort  Commander Grand Cross 12 March 1997
align=center rowspan=210 President (1995–2007)  align=center rowspan=2Commander Grand Cross align=center rowspan=28 April 1997
Co-Prince (1995–2007) 
11 President (1995–2005)  Commander Grand Cross 23 April 1997
12 President (1992–1999)  Commander Grand Cross 23 April 1997
13 President (1994–2000)  Commander Grand Cross 17 October 1997
14 President (1996–2016)  Commander Grand Cross 5 June 1998
15 King (1991–)  Commander GC with Chain22 July 1998
16 Queen Consort  Commander Grand Cross 22 July 1998
17 President (1993–1999)  Commander GC with Chain26 October 1998
18 President (1995–2005)  Commander Grand Cross 22 March 1999
19 President (1994–1999)  Commander Grand Cross 19 May 1999
20 President (1994–1999)  Commander GC with Chain6 July 1999
Presidency of Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1999–2007)
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
21 President (1999–2007)  Commander GC with Chain8 July 1999
22 President (1992–2000)  Commander GC with Chain18 February 2000
23 Crown Prince  Commander Grand Cross 15 September 2000
24 President (1998–2003/2004–09)  Commander GC with Chain12 March 2001
25 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 12 March 2001
26 President (2000–2012)  Commander GC with Chain12 April 2001
27 President's husband  Commander Grand Cross 12 April 2001
28 President (2000–2005)  Commander GC with Chain10 October 2001
29 President (1991–2002)  Commander GC with Chain12 April 2002
30 President (1999–2004)  Commander GC with Chain10 March 2003
31 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 10 March 2003
32 President (1996–2006)  Commander GC with Chain8 May 2003
33 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 8 May 2003
34 President (2002–2012)  Commander GC with Chain25 November 2003
35 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 25 November 2003
36 President (1999–2004)  Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
37 Pr. Min. (1998–2003/2004)
President (2004–2009)
  Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
38 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
39 President (1999–2006)  Commander GC with Chain31 March 2004
Orders administered by the Chapter
40 King (1975–2014)  Commander GC with Chain16 October 2004
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
41 Queen Consort (1975–2014)  Commander GC with Chain16 October 2004
42 Crown Prince now King (2014–)  Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
43 Crown Princess C. now Queen consort (2014–)  Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
44 Secretary General of NATO  Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
45 European Commissioner  Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
46 Pr. of Eur. Commission  Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
47 Pr. of the Eur. Parliament  Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
48 Secretary General of NATO  Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
49 President (2004–2014)  Commander Grand Cross 28 February 2005
50 President (2001–2009)  Commander GC with Chain3 May 2005
51 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 4 July 2005
52 President (2001–2006)  Commander GC with Chain30 November 2005
53 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 30 November 2005
54 President (2005–2010)  Commander GC with Chain24 April 2006
55 Queen (1980–2013)  Commander GC with Chain17 May 2006
56 Patriarch of Moscow (1990–2008)  Commander Grand Cross 25 May 2006
57 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 15 June 2006
58 President (2005–2010)  Commander GC with Chain31 August 2006
59 Grand Duke (2000–)  Commander GC with Chain4 December 2006
60 Grand Duchess Consort  Commander Grand Cross 4 December 2006
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
61 Pr. Minister (1995–2013)  Commander Grand Cross 4 December 2006
62 President's husband  Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
63 King (1993–2013)  Commander GC with Chain15 March 2007
64 Queen Consort (1993–2013) now former Queen  Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
65 King (1999–)  Commander GC with Chain15 March 2007
66 Emperor (1989–2019)  Commander GC with Chain15 March 2007
67 President (2003–2008)  Commander GC with Chain15 March 2007
68 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
Presidency of Valdis Zatlers (2007–2011)
69 President (2007–2011)  Commander GC with Chain11 April 2008
70 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 19 June 2008
71 President (2000–2010)  Commander GC with Chain1 September 2008
72 President (1990–2019)  Commander GC with Chain1 October 2008
73 President (1990–2016)  Commander GC with Chain1 October 2008
74 Prince & Gr.Mast. (2008–2017)  Commander Grand Cross 14 October 2008
75 Pr. of the Eur. Parliament  Commander Grand Cross 12 January 2009
76 President (2006–2016)  Commander GC with Chain30 March 2009
77 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 30 March 2009
78 President (1992–)  Commander GC with Chain9 July 2009
79 President (2003–)  Commander GC with Chain6 August 2009
80 President (2009–2019)  Commander GC with Chain4 February 2011
81 President (2004–2012)  Commander GC with Chain28 February 2011
Presidency of Andris Bērziņš (2011–2015)
82 President (2011–2015)  Commander GC with Chain7 July 2011
83 President (2010–2015)  Commander GC with Chain29 March 2012
84 President (2008–2013)  Commander GC with Chain28 May 2012
85 President (2010–2015)  Commander GC with Chain22 November 2012
86 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 22 November 2012
87 President (2012–2017)  Commander GC with Chain 3 July 2013
88 President's domestic partner  Commander Grand Cross 3 July 2013
89 President (2012–)  Commander GC with Chain 9 September 2013
90 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 9 September 2013
91 President (2004–2017)  Commander GC with Chain 2 April 2015
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date

Grand Officer

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. Victoria, Cr. Pr. of SwedenCrown Princess  Grand Officer (2nd Cl.)25 September 1995
. Princess Lilian, D. of HallandPrincess  Grand Officer (2nd Cl.)25 September 1995
. Prince Carl PhilipPrince  Grand Officer (2nd Cl.)22 March 2005
. Princess MadeleinePrincess  Grand Officer (2nd Cl.)22 March 2005
. Angela MerkelChancellor of Germany  Grand Officer (2nd Cl.)19 February 2019

By regime and country

Monarchies

width=3% N° !width=25% Recipients !width=19% Quality !width=17% Country width=20% Rank !width=16% Date
UNITED KINGDOM
6 Queen (1952–2022)  Commander GC with Chain30 October 1996
NORWAY
15 King (1991–)  Commander GC with Chain22 July 1998
16 Queen Consort  Commander Grand Cross 22 July 1998
23 Crown Prince  Commander Grand Cross 15 September 2000
SWEDEN
2 Carl XVI Gustaf of SwedenKing (1973–)  Commander GC with Chain25 September 1995
3 Queen Silvia of SwedenQueen Consort  Commander Grand Cross 25 September 1995
. Victoria, Cr. Pr. of SwedenCrown Princess  Grand Officer (2nd Cl.)25 September 1995
. Prince Carl PhilipPrince  Grand Officer (2nd Cl.)22 March 2005
. Princess MadeleinePrincess  Grand Officer (2nd Cl.)22 March 2005
. Princess Lilian, D. of HallandPrincess  Grand Officer (2nd Cl.)25 September 1995
DENMARK
7 Queen (1972–2024)  Commander GC with Chain12 March 1997
8 Crown Prince  Commander Grand Cross 12 March 1997
9 Prince Consort (1972–2018)  Commander Grand Cross 12 March 1997
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
NETHERLANDS
55 Queen (1980–2013 then Princess)  Commander GC with Chain17 May 2006
. King (2013–)  Commander GC with Chain6 June 2018
. Queen Consort   Commander Grand Cross6 June 2018
BELGIUM
63 King (1993–2013)  Commander GC with Chain15 March 2007
64 Queen Consort (1993–2013)  Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
LUXEMBOURG
59 Grand Duke (2000–)  Commander GC with Chain4 December 2006
60 Grand Duchess Consort  Commander Grand Cross 4 December 2006
61 Pr. Minister (1995–2013)  Commander Grand Cross 4 December 2006
ANDORRA
1 François MitterrandCo-Prince (1981–1995)  Commander GC with Chain12 April 1995
10 Co-Prince (1995–2007)  Commander Grand Cross 8 April 1997
SPAIN
40 King (1975–2014)  Commander GC with Chain16 October 2004
41 Queen Consort (1975–2014)  Commander GC with Chain16 October 2004
42 Crown Prince   Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
43 Crown Princess Consort  Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
MOROCCO
65 King (1999–)  Commander GC with Chain15 March 2007
JAPAN
66 Emperor (1989–2019)  Commander GC with Chain15 March 2007

Republics

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LATVIA
17 President (1993–1999)  Commander GC with Chain26 October 1998
21 President (1999–2007)  Commander GC with Chain8 July 1999
62 President's husband  Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
69 President (2007–2011)  Commander GC with Chain11 April 2008
82 President (2011–2015)  Commander GC with Chain7 July 2011
. President (2015–2019)  Commander GC with Chain8 July 2015
. President (2019–2023)  Commander GC with Chain8 July 2019
Estonia
5 President (1992–2001)  Commander GC with Chain9 October 1996
33 State Secretary of the Republic of Estonia  Commander Grand Cross30 November 2005
52 President (2001–2006)  Commander GC with Chain30 November 2005
53 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 30 November 2005
76 President (2006–2016)  Commander GC with Chain30 March 2009
77 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 30 March 2009
. President (2016–)  Commander GC with Chain8 April 2019
. President's husbands  Commander Grand Cross 8 April 2019
Lithuania
4 President (1993–1998)  Commander Grand Cross 22 April 1996
24 President (1998–2003/2004–09)  Commander GC with Chain12 March 2001
25 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 12 March 2001
80 President (2009–2019)  Commander GC with Chain4 February 2011
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
Austria
91 President (2004–2016)  Commander GC with Chain 2 April 2015
Azerbaijan
79 President (2003–)  Commander GC with Chain6 August 2009
Bulgaria
34 President (2002–2012)  Commander GC with Chain25 November 2003
35 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 25 November 2003
Croatia
71 President (2000–2010)  Commander GC with Chain1 September 2008
83 President (2010–2015)  Commander GC with Chain29 March 2012
Cyprus
67 President (2003–2008)  Commander GC with Chain15 March 2007
68 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
Czech Republic
20 President (1994–1999)  Commander GC with Chain6 July 1999
Finland
13 President (1994–2000)  Commander Grand Cross 17 October 1997
26 President (2000–2012)  Commander GC with Chain12 April 2001
27 President's husband  Commander Grand Cross 12 April 2001
89 President (2012–)  Commander GC with Chain 9 September 2013
90 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 9 September 2013
France
1 François MitterrandPresident (1981–1995)  Commander GC with Chain12 April 1995
10 President (1995–2007)  Commander Grand Cross 8 April 1997
Georgia
84 President (2008–2013)  Commander GC with Chain28 May 2012
Germany
19 President (1994–1999)  Commander Grand Cross 19 May 1999
30 President (1999–2004)  Commander GC with Chain10 March 2003
31 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 10 March 2003
87 President (2012–2017)  Commander GC with Chain 3 July 2013
88 President's domestic partner  Commander Grand Cross 3 July 2013
. President (2017–)  Commander GC with Chain 19 February 2019
. President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 19 February 2019
Greece
18 President (1995–2005)  Commander Grand Cross 22 March 1999
Hungary
28 President (2000–2005)  Commander GC with Chain10 October 2001
58 President (2005–2010)  Commander GC with Chain31 August 2006
Iceland
14 President (1996–2016)  Commander Grand Cross 5 June 1998
. President (2016–)  Commander GC with Chain16 November 2018
Italy
12 President (1992–1999)  Commander Grand Cross 23 April 1997
39 President (1999–2006)  Commander GC with Chain31 March 2004
. President (2015–)  Commander GC with Chain3 July 2018
. President Mattarella daughter  Commander Grand Cross3 July 2018
Kazakhstan
72 President (1990–2019)  Commander GC with Chain1 October 2008
Malta
36 President (1999–2004)  Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
38 Violet de Marco née SalibaPresident's wife  Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
37 Pr. Min. (1998–2003/2004)
President (2004–2009)
  Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
57 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 15 June 2006
Poland
11 President (1995–2005)  Commander Grand Cross 23 April 1997
51 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 4 July 2005
85 President (2010–2015)  Commander GC with Chain22 November 2012
86 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 22 November 2012
Portugal
32 President (1996–2006)  Commander GC with Chain8 May 2003
33 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 8 May 2003
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
Romania
81 President (2004–2014)  Commander GC with Chain28 February 2011
Russia
22 President (1991–1999)  Commander GC with Chain18 February 2000
Slovakia
49 President (2004–2014)  Commander Grand Cross 28 February 2005
Slovenia
29 President (1991–2002)  Commander GC with Chain12 April 2002
Tajikistan
78 President (1992–)  Commander GC with Chain9 July 2009
Ukraine
54 President (2005–2010)  Commander GC with Chain24 April 2006
70 President's wife  Commander Grand Cross 19 June 2008
United States
50 President (2001–2009)  Commander GC with Chain3 May 2005
Uzbekistan
73 President (1990–2016)  Commander GC with Chain1 October 2008
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date

International V.I.P.s

Orders administered by the Chapter
NATO
48 Secretary General of NATO  Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
44 Secretary General of NATO  Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
EUROPEAN UNION
46 Pr. of Eur. Commission  Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
45 European Commissioner  Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
47 Pr. of the Eur. Parliament  Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
75 Pr. of the Eur. Parliament  Commander Grand Cross 12 January 2009
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
56 Patriarch of Moscow (1990–2008)  Commander Grand Cross 25 May 2006
74 Prince & Gr.Mast. (2008–2017)  Commander Grand Cross 14 October 2008

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Vigups . Jānis . Pranks . Raimonds . Balašovs . Valdimirs . Latvijas Valsts Apbalvojumi (Latvian National Awards) . 2014 . Balt Art Group . Rīga . 978-9934-14-296-3 . 106.
  2. News: Latvialainen suurristi ketjuineen. . Helsingin Sanomat . 15 December 1931 . 9 . 0355-2047 . fi.
  3. News: 1937-05-14. Ar Triju zvaigžņu ordeni apbalvoto 22. saraksts. lv. Recipients of the Order of the Three Stars, No. 22. 1. Valdības Vēstnesis. 107. 2022-01-02.