List of titles and honours of Queen Sofía of Spain explained

See main article: Queen Sofía of Spain.

Sofía, Queen of Spain, has received numerous titles, decorations, and honorary appointments, both during and before her time as consort to King Juan Carlos. Each is listed below. Where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the award or title and the second indicates the date of its loss, renunciation or when its use was discontinued.

Honours

!Country!Appointment!Ribbon!Other
Greek Royal FamilyDame Grand Cross of the Royal Family Order of Saints Olga and Sophi
Recipient of the Commemorative Badge of the Centenary of the Royal House of Greece[1]
SpainDame of the Collar of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III[2] [3]
11th Former Grand Mistress and 1,193rd Dame of the Royal Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa
Recipient of the Spanish Red Cross Medal
ArgentinaGrand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín
AustriaGrand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[4]
BelgiumGrand Cordon of the Order of Leopold[5]
BrazilGrand Cross of the National Order of the Southern Cross
ChileGrand Cross of the Order of Merit
ColombiaGrand Cross Extraordinary of the Order of Boyacá
Grand Cross of the Order of San Carlos
Costa RicaGrand Cross of the Order of Juan Mora Fernández
DenmarkKnight of the Order of the Elephant
Dominican RepublicGrand Cross with Gold Breast Star of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella[6]
EcuadorGrand Cross of the National Order of San Lorenzo[7]
EgyptMember Supreme Class of the Order of the Virtues[8]
El SalvadorGrand Cross with Silver Plaque of the Order of José Matías Delgado[9] [10]
EstoniaMember 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana[11]
Ethiopian Imperial FamilyDame Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Queen of Sheba
FinlandGrand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[12]
FranceGrand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
Grand Cross of the Order of the National Merit
GermanyGrand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
GreeceGrand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
GuatemalaGrand Cross of the Order of the Quetzal[13]
Dame of the Collar of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Recipient of the For Church and Pope Badge Medal
Recipient of the Benemerenti Medal
HondurasGrand Cross of the Order of Francisco Morazán
HungaryGrand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
IcelandGrand Cross of the Order of the Falcon[14]
Indonesia1st Class of the Star of Mahaputera
Iranian Imperial FamilyMember 1st Class of the Order of the Pleiades
Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 2,500 year Celebration of the Persian Empire
ItalyKnight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[15]
Calabrian Royal Family of Two SiciliesDame Grand Cross of Justice of the Two Sicilian Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
JamaicaHonorary Member of the Order of Jamaica[16] [17]
JapanGrand Cordon (Paulownia) of the Order of the Precious Crown[18]
JordanGrand Cordon with Brilliants (Special 1st Class) of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance[19]
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan[20]
LatviaCommander Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of the Three Stars[21] [22]
LebanonGrand Cross of the Order of Merit
LithuaniaGrand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great[23] [24]
LuxembourgKnight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau[25]
MaltaHonorary Member of the Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika
MexicoSash of Special Category of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle
MoroccoMember Special Class of the Order of Muhammad[26]
Nepalese Royal FamilyMember of the Order of the Benevolent Ruler
NetherlandsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[27]
Recipient of the Wedding Medal of Princess Beatrix, Princess of Orange and Claus Van Amsberg
NigeriaGrand Commander of the Order of the Niger
NorwayGrand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav
PanamaGrand Cross Extraordinary of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa[28]
PeruGrand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru
PhilippinesMember of the Order of Gabriela Silang[29]
Grand Collar of the Order of the Golden Heart[30]
PolandKnight of the Order of the White Eagle
PortugalGrand Cross of the Military Order of Christ[31]
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[32]
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry[33]
RomaniaGrand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania[34]
SlovakiaGrand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross[35]
South AfricaGrand Cross of the Order of Good Hope[36]
Member of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa
SwedenMember of the Royal Order of the Seraphim
Recipient of the 50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
ThailandDame of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
Dame Grand Cross of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao[37]
Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay[38]
Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator[39]
Order of the Yugoslav Star with Sash[40]
Grand Cross of the National Order of the Leopard

Regional and local

Honorific eponyms

Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (University Hospital Queen Sofia)

Hospital Reina Sofía (Hospital Queen Sofia)

Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Reina Sofía

Hospital Reina Sofia (Hospital Queen Sofia)

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Queen Sofia National Museum and Art Center)

Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía (Queen Sofia College of Music)

Tenerife South–Queen Sofía Airport

Queen Sofia Hall – National Museum of Fine Arts

Queen Sofía Spanish Institute

Mount Reina Sofía (Mount Queen Sofia) on Livingston Island

Other

Scholastic

Queen Sofía has been the recipient of numerous honorary doctorates including:

Spanish Royal Academies

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Does not have a ribbon, but a badge.
  2. Decree 1192/1962, 1 June. HRH Princess Sofia Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III. BOE (Spanish Official Gazette), 62/06/01.
  3. Royal Decree 2747/1983, 31 October. HM Queen Sofia Collar of the Order of Charles III. BOE (Spanish Official Gazette), 83/11/02.
  4. Web site: Reply to a parliamentary question about the Decoration of Honour . 2012-11-28 . 519 . German.
  5. Web site: 14 August 2019 . ABC SEVILLA (Sevilla) – 23/09/1978, p. 14 – ABC.es Hemeroteca . hemeroteca.sevilla.abc.es.
  6. Decree 1174-00 of 13 November 2000
  7. Web site: 20 August 2019 . ABC SEVILLA (Sevilla) – 10/05/1980, p. 21 – ABC.es Hemeroteca . hemeroteca.sevilla.abc.es.
  8. Web site: 28 August 2019 . ABC (Madrid) – 18/02/1997, p. 28 – ABC.es Hemeroteca . ABC . Spain.
  9. Web site: 29 August 2019 . ABC (Madrid) – 11/03/1997, p. 6 – ABC.es Hemeroteca . ABC . Spain.
  10. Web site: 10 August 2019 . ABC (Madrid) – 08/09/1977, p. 14 – ABC.es Hemeroteca . ABC . Spain.
  11. http://www.president.ee/en/estonia/decorations/bearers.php?id=753 Estonian State Decorations – Bearers of decorations, Sofía
  12. Book: Matikkala, Antti . Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ja Suomen Leijonan ritarikunnat . Edita . 2017 . 978-951-37-7005-1 . Helsinki . 498 . fi.
  13. Book: Úbeda-Portugués, José Escribano . La dimensión europea de la política exterior española hacia América Latina: política internacional de los primeros gobiernos socialistas . 1 January 2005 . Editorial Visión Libros . 9788499830858 . Google Books.
  14. http://falkadb.forseti.is/orduskra/fal03.php?term=Sofia&sub=Leita Icelandese Presidency Website
  15. Italian Presidency, S.M. Sofia Regina di Spagna – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
  16. Web site: Order of Excellence (OE) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130102232426/http://www.opm.gov.jm/node/603 . 2 January 2013 . 10 February 2013 . . dmy-all.
  17. Web site: Los Reyes de visita official en Jamaica . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911020612/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090217/lead/lead4.html . 11 September 2012.
  18. News: Sebastian . Pablo . 29 October 1980 . Hiro Hito considera la visita de los Reyes de trascendental importancia para las relaciones hispano-japonesas . El País.
  19. News: 21 October 1999 . Los reyes de Jordania realizan en España su primera visita de Estado a un país de la Unión Europea . El País.
  20. Web site: Visita Oficial del Rey Hussein de Jordania a España . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330214934/http://www.diphuelva.es/portalweb/hemeroteca/huelva_noticias/1985/MAR/26/0019.pdf . 30 March 2014 . 30 March 2014.
  21. Latvian Presidency, Recipients list (.doc)
  22. Getty Images, State Visit of Latvian President, October 2004, Group photo
  23. http://www.lrp.lt/lt/prezidento_veikla/apdovanojimai/apdovanojimai_256/p40.html Lithuanian Presidency
  24. Web site: President of the Republic of Lithuania . adamkus.lt.
  25. Web site: 20 August 2019 . ABC SEVILLA (Sevilla) – 11/07/1980, p. 21 – ABC.es Hemeroteca . hemeroteca.sevilla.abc.es.
  26. Web site: J.A.V . Jose Alejandro Vara . 17 June 2014 . Felipe VI elige Marruecos para realizar este verano su primer viaje oficial como Rey de España . Vozpópuli.
  27. Web site: Irene-porto Ercole-kinderen . Anp Archief.
  28. Web site: 6 July 2004 . La Familia Real recibe, de gala, al Presidente de Perú en el Palacio Real de Madrid . us.hola.com.
  29. Web site: Roster of Recipients of Presidential Awards . 2022-07-11.
  30. Web site: Roster of Recipients of Presidential Awards . 2022-07-11.
  31. Web site: Presidência da República- Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas . 2022-12-25.
  32. Web site: Presidência da República- Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas . 2022-12-25.
  33. Web site: Presidência da República- Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas . 2022-12-25.
  34. Romanian Presidency, Star of Romania recipients list (.xls)
  35. 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)
  36. Web site: 31 March 2011 . Speech BY President Nelson Mandela at the State Banquet in Honour of King Juan Carlos . South African History Online.
  37. News: Jauregui . Fernando . 20 November 1987 . El rey Juan Carlos invita a Tailandia a participar en la Expo 92 . El País.
  38. Web site: Resolución N° 957/996 . 2020-11-27 . impo.com.uy.
  39. Web site: MPR. Error . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085442/http://www.mpr.gob.es/servicios/publicaciones/vol16/pag_03.html . 7 April 2014 . mpr.gob.es.
  40. 28 November 1986 . Одликувања . Službeni list SFRJ . mk . XLII . 64 . 1851 .
  41. Web site: 2024-02-29 . es . CONSELL DE GOVERN: S.M. LA REINA SOFÍA DE GRECIA, MEDALLA DE ORO DE LAS ISLAS BALEARES 2024 . www.caib.es.
  42. https://www.laopinioncoruna.es/vida-y-estilo/gente/2015/09/30/reina-sofia-cede-letizia-presidencia/999490.html La reina Sofía cede a Letizia la presidencia de la Fundación contra la Drogadicción
  43. https://www.hola.com/realeza/casa_espanola/2015042978404/reina-letizia-reina-sofia-juntas-discapacidad/ Doña Sofía cede el testigo
  44. Web site: XIII Tercio "Reina Sofía". Memorial Reales Tercios de España.

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