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Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
, classified by Monarchies chapter and Republics chapter, and, under each chapter, recipients' countries and the detailed list of recipients.


Awards

The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria was awarded to the following personalities:


Austria

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Heinz Fischer Heinz Fischer Order of Prince Henry, GColIH Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, OMRI Royal Order of the Seraphim, RSerafO Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, GCollSE (; born 9 October 1938) is a former Austrian politician. He took off ...
(2004-2016) : Grand Star and Master of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2004) *
Alexander Van der Bellen Alexander Van der Bellen (; born 18 January 1944) is the current president of Austria. He previously served as a professor of economics at the University of Vienna, and after joining politics, as the spokesman of the Austrian Green Party. Va ...
(2017-) : Grand Star and Master of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2017)


Monarchies

;European monarchies


United Kingdom

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Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1966) P.Q.D.H., page 214 *
Anne, Princess Royal Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of ...
: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1969)


Norway

''See also decorations pages (mark °)
Harald


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Harald V of Norway Harald V ( no, Harald den femte, ; born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway. He acceded to the throne on 17 January 1991. Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the l ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1964, when Crown Prince) *
Queen Sonja of Norway Sonja (born Sonja Haraldsen on 4 July 1937) is Queen of Norway since 17 January 1991 as the wife of King Harald V. Sonja and the then Crown Prince Harald had dated for nine years prior to their marriage in 1968. They had kept their relatio ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1978, when Crown Princess) *
Crown Prince Haakon Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (; Haakon Magnus; born 20 July 1973) is the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne. He is the only son of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. Haakon represents the fourth generation of the sitting Norwegian royal fa ...
: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007) °P.Q.D.H., page 1811 * Crown Princess Mette-Marit: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007) °


Sweden

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Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973. He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, D ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1976) *
Queen Silvia of Sweden Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mothe ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1979) * Victoria, Crown Princess : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1997)


Denmark

''Official website pages (click on "Decorations")
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Margrethe II of Denmark Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is Queen of Denmark. Having reigned as Denmark's monarch for over 50 years, she is Europe's longest-serving current head of state and the world's only incumbent femal ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1964)


Netherlands

* King
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander (; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born ) is King of the Netherlands, having acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication in 2013. Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht as the oldest child of Princess B ...
: ** Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2022) *
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Máxima (born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti; 17 May 1971) is Queen of the Netherlands as the wife of King Willem-Alexander. Argentine by birth, she worked in marketing when she met Willem-Alexander, eldest son and heir apparent of Queen Beatrix ...
: ** Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2022) * Princess
Beatrix of the Netherlands Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013. Beatrix is the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and her husban ...
(''former Queen'') : ** Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1961) P.Q.D.H., page 111 ** Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1994) P.Q.D.H., page 974 * Princess Irene of the Netherlands : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1961)


Belgium

* King Albert II of the Belgians : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1958) P.Q.D.H., page 53 * Queen Paola of the Belgians : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1997) * King Philippe of the Belgians : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2022) P.Q.D.H., page 53 Former imperial orders : * King Albert II of the Belgians : Knight of the
Order of the Golden Fleece The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece ( es, Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro, german: Orden vom Goldenen Vlies) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1430, to celebrate his marriag ...
(Austrian branch,
House of Habsburg The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
) * King Philippe of the Belgians : Knight of the
Order of the Golden Fleece The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece ( es, Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro, german: Orden vom Goldenen Vlies) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1430, to celebrate his marriag ...
(2008, Austrian branch,
House of Habsburg The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
) Senate
biography of senators
including Prince Philippe, senator by right
* Prince Lorenz : Knight of the
Order of the Golden Fleece The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece ( es, Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro, german: Orden vom Goldenen Vlies) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1430, to celebrate his marriag ...
(Austrian branch,
House of Habsburg The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
)


Luxembourg

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Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri (french: Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume, ; born 16 April 1955) is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. He has reigned since 7 October 2000. Henri, the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, is a ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2013) *
Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Maria Teresa (born María Teresa Mestre y Batista; 22 March 1956) is the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of Grand Duke Henri, who acceded to the throne in 2000. Early life and education Maria Teresa was born on 22 March 1956 in Mariana ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2013)


Spain

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Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I (;, * ca, Joan Carles I, * gl, Xoán Carlos I, Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 Novem ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1978) P.Q.D.H., page 519 *
Queen Sofía of Spain Sofía of Greece and Denmark ( el, Σοφία; born 2 November 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who was Queen of Spain from 1975 to 2014 as the wife of King Juan Carlos I. She is the first child of King Paul of Greece and Fred ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1978) *
Felipe, Prince of Asturias Felipe VI (;, * eu, Felipe VI.a, * ca, Felip VI, * gl, Filipe VI, . Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia; born 30 January 1968) is King of Spain. He is the son of former King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía, and ...
: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1995) *
Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Elena María Isabel Dominica de Silos de Borbón y de Grecia; born 20 December 1963) is the first child and eldest daughter of Juan Carlos I (King of Spain from 1975 to 2014) and Queen Sofía of Spain, and third ...
: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1997) P.Q.D.H., page 1124 *
Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca Infanta Cristina of Spain (Cristina Federica Victoria Antonia de la Santísima Trinidad de Borbón y de Grecia, born 13 June 1965) is the younger daughter of the former King and Queen of Spain Juan Carlos I and Sofía. she is sixth in the li ...
: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1997) Former members : * Jaime de Marichalar : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1997)


Liechtenstein

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Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein Hans-Adam II (Johannes Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marco d'Aviano Pius; born 14 February 1945) is the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein, since 1989. He is the son of Prince Franz Joseph II and his wife, Countess Georgina von Wilczek. He a ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1991) *
Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein Marie of Wchinitz and Tettau (Marie Aglaë Bonaventura Theresia; 14 April 1940 – 21 August 2021) was Princess of Liechtenstein from 13 November 1989 until her death in 2021 as the wife of Prince Hans-Adam II. By birth, she was a member of the H ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2004) *
Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein Alois, Hereditary Prince and Regent of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (Alois Philipp Maria; born 11 June 1968), is the eldest son of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau. The heir apparent ...
: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2000) P.Q.D.H., page 1381 *
Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg (born Duchess Sophie in Bavaria; 28 October 1967) was born a member of the House of Wittelsbach, with the courtesy title of Duchess in Bavaria, and second in line for the Jacobite ...
: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2018) * Nikolaus, Prince of Liechtenstein : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1992) ;Middle East monarchies


Jordan

* Dowager
Queen Noor of Jordan Noor Al-Hussein ( ar, نور الحسين; born Lisa Najeeb Halaby; August 23, 1951) is an American-born Jordanian philanthropist and activist who is the fourth wife and widow of King Hussein of Jordan. She was Queen of Jordan from their marriag ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1978) *
Abdullah II of Jordan Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of ...
: ** Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash (2nd Class) for Services to the Republic of Austria (1987) ** Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2001) P.Q.D.H., page 1442 *
Queen Rania of Jordan Rania Al-Abdullah ( ar, رانيا العبد الله, ; born Rania Al-Yassin, 31 August 1970) is Queen of Jordan as the wife of King Abdullah II. Rania was born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents. She received her bachelor's degree in busi ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2001) *
Princess Alia bint Al Hussein Princess Alia bint Hussein (born 13 February 1956) is the eldest child of King Hussein of Jordan. Her mother is his first wife, Sharifa Dina bint Abdul-Hamid. Education Princess Alia received her primary education in Amman, attending Ahliyyah ...
of Jordan : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold (6th Class) for Services to the Republic of Austria (1976) P.Q.D.H., page 458 * Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash (2nd Class) for Services to the Republic of Austria (2001) *
Prince Hassan bin Talal Prince Hassan bin Talal ( ar, الحسن بن طلال, born 20 March 1947) is a member of the Jordanian royal family who was previously Crown Prince from 1965 to 1999, being removed just three weeks before King Hussein's death. Family Prince H ...
: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash (2nd Class) for Services to the Republic of Austria (1977-2004)


Qatar

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Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, حمد بن خليفة الثاني; born 1 January 1952) is a member of the ruling Al Thani Qatari royal family. He was the ruling Emir of Qatar from 1995 ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2010) ;Asian monarchies


Thailand

* Queen
Sirikit Queen Sirikit ( th, สิริกิติ์; ; ); born '' Mom Rajawongse'' Sirikit Kitiyakara ( th, สิริกิติ์ กิติยากร; ; 12 August 1932) is the queen mother of Thailand. She was Queen of Thailand as the wi ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1964) P.Q.D.H., page 171 * Princess
Sirindhorn Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, The Princess Royal and Princess Debaratana Rajasuda ( th, มหาจักรีสิรินธร, ; ; born April 2, 1955), formerly Princess Sirindhorn Debaratanasuda Kitivadhanadulsobhak ( th, สมเ ...
: ''Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash'' (Second Class) for Services to the Republic of Austria (2004)


Japan

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Emperor Akihito is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 7 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. He presided over the Heisei era, ''Heisei'' being an expression of achieving peace worldwide. Bo ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999) P.Q.D.H., page 1298 *
Empress Michiko is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who served as the Empress consort of Japan as the wife of Akihito, the 125th Emperor of Japan reigning from 7 January 1989 to 30 April 2019. Michiko married Crown Prince Akihito and became the Crow ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999) * Crown Prince Naruhito : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999) P.Q.D.H., page 1299 * Crown Princess Masako : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999)


Former monarchies


Iran

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Farah Pahlavi Farah Pahlavi ( fa, فرح پهلوی, née Farah Diba ( fa, فرح دیبا, label=none); born 14 October 1938) is the widow of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and was successively Queen and Empress ('' Shahbanu'') of Iran fro ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1965) * Crown Prince
Reza Pahlavi Reza Pahlavi may refer to: * Reza Shah (1878–1944), Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran from 1925 until 1941 * Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980), Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979, son of Reza Shah * Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran Reza P ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1976)


Sovereign entities


Order of Malta

* Fra' Matthew Festing (2008-) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2012)


Republics


Bulgaria

* President Petar Stoyanov (1997-2002) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999) P.Q.D.H., page 1310


Croatia

* President
Stjepan Mesić Stjepan "Stipe" Mesić (; born 24 December 1934) is a Croatian lawyer and politician who served as President of Croatia from 2000 to 2010. Before serving two five-year terms as president, he was prime minister of SR Croatia (1990) after the fir ...
(2000–2010) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2001)


Cyprus

* President Tassos Papadopoulos (2003–2008) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007) P.Q.D.H., page 1820 * Fotini Papadopoulou, his wife : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007)


Czech Republic

* President
Václav Klaus Václav Klaus (; born 19 June 1941) is a Czech economist and politician who served as the second president of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013. From July 1992 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in January 1993, he served as the second ...
(2003-13) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2009)


Estonia

* President
Kersti Kaljulaid Kersti Kaljulaid (; born 30 December 1969) is an Estonian politician who served as the fifth president of Estonia between 2016 and 2021. She was also the first and only female head of state of Estonia since the country declared independence in ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2021) *
Georgi-Rene Maksimovski Georgi-Rene Maksimovski (born 22 July 1966) is the former and initial First Gentleman of Estonia, married to Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid since 2011. Born into a Seto family, he is the son of Nektari and Valve Maksimovski. He also has o ...
, his husband : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2021)


Finland

* President
Tarja Halonen Tarja Kaarina Halonen (; born 24 December 1943) is a Finnish politician who served as the 11th president of Finland, and the first woman to hold the position, from 2000 to 2012. She first rose to prominence as a lawyer with the Central Organisa ...
(2000–2012) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2006) * Pentti Arajärvi, her husband : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2011) * President
Sauli Niinistö Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (; born 24 August 1948) is a Finnish politician who has served as president of Finland since March 2012, the 12th person to hold that office. A lawyer by education, Niinistö was Chairman of the National Coalition Pa ...
(2012-) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2016)


France

* President
Jacques Chirac Jacques René Chirac (, , ; 29 November 193226 September 2019) was a Politics of France, French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. Chirac was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to ...
(1995–2007) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1998)


Germany

* Christina Rau: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2004) P.Q.D.H., page 1654 * President
Horst Köhler Horst Köhler (; born 22 February 1943) is a German politician who served as President of Germany from 2004 to 2010. As the candidate of the two Christian Democratic sister parties, the CDU (of which he is a member) and the CSU, as well as the ...
(2004-2010) : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star (4th Cl.) for Services to the Republic of Austria (2003, when head of the
IMF The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster glob ...
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Greece

* President
Karolos Papoulias Karolos Papoulias ( el, Κάρολος Παπούλιας ; 4 June 1929 – 26 December 2021) was a Greek politician who served as the president of Greece from 2005 to 2015. A member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), he previously ...
(2005-2015) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007 ) P.Q.D.H., page 1815 * May Papoulia, his wife : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007)


Italy

* President
Giorgio Napolitano Giorgio Napolitano (; born 29 June 1925) is an Italian politician who served as president of Italy from 2006 to 2015, the first Italian president to be re-elected to the presidency. Due to his dominant position in Italian politics, some critics ...
(2006-2015) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007) P.Q.D.H., page 1822 * Clio Napolitano, his wife : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007) * President
Sergio Mattarella Sergio Mattarella (; born 23 July 1941) is an Italian politician, jurist, academic and lawyer who has served as the president of Italy since 2015. A Christian leftist politician, Mattarella was a leading member of the Christian Democracy par ...
(2015-) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2019) * Laura Mattarella, his daughter : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2019)


Lithuania

* President
Valdas Adamkus Valdas Adamkus (; born Voldemaras Adamkavičius; 3 November 1926) is a Lithuanian-American politician, diplomat and civil engineer. He served as the 5th and 7th President of Lithuania from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2004 to 2009. Adamkus' ...
(2004–2009) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2009) P.Q.D.H., page 1923


Poland

* President
Aleksander Kwaśniewski Aleksander Kwaśniewski (; born 15 November 1954) is a Polish politician and journalist. He served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005. He was born in Białogard, and during communist rule, he was active in the Socialist Union of Pol ...
(1995–2005) : Grd Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1998)


Portugal

* President
Jorge Sampaio Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio (; 18 September 1939 – 10 September 2021) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician who was the 18th president of Portugal from 1996 to 2006. A member of the Socialist Party, a party which he led between 1989 a ...
(1996–2006) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2002) P.Q.D.H., page 1518 * Maria José Rodrigues Ritta, his wife : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2002) * President
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa (; born 12 December 1948) is a Portuguese politician and academic. He is the 20th and current president of Portugal, since 9 March 2016. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, though he suspended hi ...
(2016-) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2019)


Romania

* President
Emil Constantinescu Emil Constantinescu () (born 19 November 1939) is a Romanian professor and politician, who served as the President of Romania, from 1996 to 2000. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, Constantinescu became a founding member and vice president ...
(1996–2000) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999)


Slovakia

* President
Rudolf Schuster Rudolf Schuster (born 4 January 1934) is a Slovak politician, who served as the second president of Slovakia from 1999 to 2004. He was elected on 29 May 1999 and inaugurated on 15 June. In the presidential elections of April 2004, in which he sou ...
(1999–2004) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2004)


Slovenia

* President
Danilo Türk Danilo Türk (; born 19 February 1952) is a Slovenian diplomat, professor of international law, human rights expert, and political figure who served as President of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012. He was the first Slovene ambassador to the United Na ...
(2007–2012) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2011) * President Borut Pahor (2012-) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2022)


Ukraine

* President
Leonid Kuchma Leonid Danylovych Kuchma ( uk, Леоні́д Дани́лович Ку́чма; born 9 August 1938) is a Ukrainian politician who was the second president of Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005. Kuchma's presidency saw numerous corru ...
(1994–2005) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1998)


Egypt

* Diplomat and politician
Mohamed ElBaradei Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei ( ar, محمد مصطفى البرادعي, Muḥammad Muṣṭafá al-Barādaʿī, ; born 17 June 1942) is an Egyptian law scholar and diplomat who served as the vice president of Egypt on an interim basis from 14 July ...
: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2009)


Kazakhstan

* President
Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...
(1990-) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2000)


Mexico

* President
Luis Echeverría Luis Echeverría Álvarez (; 17 January 1922 – 8 July 2022) was a Mexican lawyer, academic, and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who served as the 57th president of Mexico from 1970 to 1976. Previously ...
(1970–1976) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1974) * Pres.
Vicente Fox Quesada Vicente Fox Quesada (; born 2 July 1942) is a Mexican businessman and politician who served as the 62nd president of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006. After campaigning as a right-wing populist, Fox was elected president on the ...
(2000–06) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2005)


Algeria

* President
Abdelaziz Bouteflika Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; ar, عبد العزيز بوتفليقة, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Būtaflīqa ; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as President of Algeria from 1999 to his resignation in 2019 ...
(1999-) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2003)


Mali

* President
Amadou Toumani Touré Amadou Toumani Touré (4 November 19489 November 2020) was a Malian politician. He supervised Mali's first multiparty elections as chairman of the transitional government (1991–1992), and later became the second democratically-elected Presid ...
(2002-2012) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2009)


Senegal

* President
Abdou Diouf Abdou Diouf ( ; Serer: ; born 7 September 1935)Biography at Socialist Party website
(1981-2000) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1986) P.Q.D.H., page 784 * Elizabeth Diouf, his wife : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1986)


Tunisia

* President
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ( ar, زين العابدين بن علي, translit=Zayn al-'Ābidīn bin 'Alī; 3 September 1936 – 19 September 2019), commonly known as Ben Ali ( ar, بن علي) or Ezzine ( ar, الزين), was a Tunisian politician ...
(1987–2011) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1989)


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Austrian Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ...