The Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir ( hr, Velered kralja Dmitra Zvonimira s lentom i Danicom), or more fully the Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir with sash and Morning Star (''Velered kralja Dmitra Zvonimira s lentom i Danicom''), is an order of the Republic of Croatia. It ranks fourth in the Croatian order of precedence after the

Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV The Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV ( hr, Velered kralja Petra Krešimira IV.), or more fully the Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV with sash and Morning Star (''Velered kralja Petra Krešimira IV. s lentom i Danicom''), is an order of ...

. The order is among only four orders that hold the title of grand order and has one class, like all Croatian orders and decorations (except the

Homeland's Gratitude Medal Homeland's Gratitude Medal ( hr, Spomenica domovinske zahvalnosti) is the 19th most important medal in the Croatian honours system. The Homeland's Gratitude Medal has four classes, each for the length of service of 5, 10, 15, and 20 or more yea ...

). Only highly ranked state and religious officials, whether foreign or national, are eligible for this order. It is named after King Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia.

Notable recipients

Foreign

* Dai Bingguo *

Max Streibl Max Streibl (6 January 1932 – 11 December 1998) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) party and the eighth Minister President of Bavaria. Biography Streibel was born in Oberammergau in 1932, where his parents owned a h ...

Alois Mock Alois Mock (10 June 1934 – 1 June 2017) was an Austrian politician and member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He was Vice Chancellor of Austria from 1987 to 1989. As foreign minister, he helped take Austria into the European Union. Life ...

* Edmund Stoiber * Ronald Harmon Brown * Margaret Thatcher *

William J. Perry William James Perry (born October 11, 1927) is an American mathematician, engineer, businessman, and civil servant who was the United States Secretary of Defense from February 3, 1994, to January 23, 1997, under President Bill Clinton. He also ...

* Otto von Habsburg * Jacques Paul Klein

Croatian

* ''2007'' -

Franjo Komarica Franjo Komarica (born 3 February 1946) is a Bosnian prelate of the Catholic Church, the Bishop emeritus of Banja Luka and president of the Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Early life One of eleven children, Komarica was born in N ...

* ''2004'' -

Vladko Maček Vladimir Maček (20 June 1879 – 15 May 1964) was a politician in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. As a leader of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) following the 1928 assassination of Stjepan Radić, Maček had been a leading Croatian political fig ...

''(posthumously)'' * ''2000'' - Miroslav Krleža ''(posthumously)'' * ''2000'' -

Savka Dabčević-Kučar Savka Dabčević-Kučar (6 December 1923 – 6 August 2009) was a Croatian politician. She was one of the most influential Croatian female politicians during the communist period, especially during the Croatian Spring when she was deposed. Sh ...

* ''2000'' - Ivan Supek * ''2000'' -

Vlado Gotovac Vladimir "Vlado" Gotovac (18 September 1930 – 7 December 2000) was a Croatian poet and politician. Early activism In the late 1960s, Gotovac joined the Croatian movement demanding political and economic reform, which eventually led to the Cro ...

''(posthumously)'' * ''2000'' - Miko Tripalo ''(posthumously)'' * ''1998'' -

Gojko Šušak Gojko Šušak (; 16 March 1945 – 3 May 1998) was a Croatian politician who held the post of Minister of Defence from 1991 to 1998 under President Franjo Tuđman. From 1990 to 1991 he was the Minister of Emigration and in 1991 the Deputy Ministe ...

''(posthumously)'' * ''1995'' -

Ivan Aralica __NOTOC__ Ivan Aralica (born 10 September 1930) is a Croatian novelist and essayist. Born in Promina near Knin, and having finished pedagogical school and Philosophical Faculty at the University of Zadar, Aralica had worked since 1953 as a high ...

* ''1995'' - Dalibor Brozović * ''1995'' -

Šime Đodan Šime Đodan (27 December 1927 – 2 October 2007) was a Croatian politician, a two-term Member of Parliament who also briefly served as the 3rd Minister of Defense of Croatia in 1991. Personal life Šime Đodan was born on 27 December 1927 i ...

* ''1995'' - Jakob Eltz * ''1995'' -

Mate Granić Mate Granić (born 19 September 1947) is a Croatian diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Government of Croatia from 1993 to 2000. Biography Granić was born in Baška Voda in Dalmatia (then PR Croatia, FPR Y ...

* ''1995'' -

Ranko Marinković Ranko Marinković (22 February 1913 – 28 January 2001) was a Croatian novelist and dramatist. Born in Komiža on the island of Vis (then a part of Austria-Hungary), Marinković's childhood was marked by World War I. He later earned a degree in ...

* ''1995'' -

Ivan Milas Ivan Milas (18 October 1939 – 29 July 2011) was a Croatian lawyer and politician. Milas was born in the village of Zmijavci near Imotski in Zagora, and graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb. Milas was close to Mark ...

* ''1995'' -

Ivić Pašalić Ivić Pašalić (; born 3 November 1960) is a Croatian politician and former prominent member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). Education and medical career Pašalić was born in Šuica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He attended high school in ...

* ''1995'' - Vlatko Pavletić * ''1995'' - Vladimir Šeks * ''1995'' - Antun Vrdoljak * ''1995'' - Andrija Hebrang * ''1995'' -

Ivan Jarnjak Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

* ''1995'' -

Pero Jurković Pero may refer to: * Pero (mythology), several personages in Greek mythology ** Pero (princess), daughter of Neleus * Pero (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname Pero * Pero language, a language of Nigeria * Pero, Lombardy, ...

* ''1995'' -

Vjekoslav Kaleb Vjekoslav Kaleb (27 September 1905 – 13 April 1996) was a Croatian short story writer and novelist. Biography Kaleb was born in Tisno and educated in Zadar, Belgrade, Šibenik and Zagreb, where he attended Teacher’s Academy (today: Faculty ...

* ''1995'' -

Ivica Kostović Ivica Kostović (born 7 June 1943) is a Croatian politician and physician. He was born in Zagreb. After receiving a degree in medicine in 1967 at the University of Zagreb, he worked in the Institute for Anatomy Drago Perović at the School of Me ...

* ''1995'' - Jure Radić * ''1995'' - Stjepan Sulimanac ''(posthumously)'' * ''1995'' - Petar Šegedin * ''1995'' -

Lujo Tončić-Sorinj Lujo Tončić-Sorinj () (12 April 1915 – 20 May 2005) was an Austrian diplomat and politician of the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He served as Foreign Minister from 1966 to 1968 and as Secretary General of the Council of Europe f ...

* ''1995'' -

Janko Vranyczany-Dobrinović Janko Baron Vranyczany-Dobrinović (27 May 1920 – 6 May 2015) was a Croatian nobleman, politician and diplomat. He served as the first Minister of Tourism of Croatia between 1990 and 1991. Afterwards, he was named President of the Office of ...

References

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