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The Order of Saint Charles (french: Ordre de Saint Charles) is a
dynastic order of knighthood A dynastic order, monarchical order, or house order is an order under royal patronage. Such an order is bestowed by, as a legitimate , a sovereign or the head of a once-sovereign ruling family. These are often considered part of the cultural pat ...
established in
Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
on 15 March 1858.


Award

This order rewards service to the State or Prince. In particular cases, it may be granted to foreigners. It is awarded by the current Sovereign,
Prince Albert II Albert II – Website of the Palace of Monaco (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born 14 March 1958) is Prince of Monaco, since 2005. Albert was born at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, and he is the second child and only son of Prince Rai ...
.


Reception

Except for Members of the Princely Family and foreigners, one can only receive the Order first with the rank of Knight. To be awarded the following higher ranks, one must keep the lower rank for a set length of time: * Officer: four years as a Knight * Commander: three years as an Officer * Grand Officer: four years as a Commander * Grand Cross: five years as a Grand Officer Nominations belong to the Sovereign. The Chancellor proposes promotions. According to the Prince's orders, the Chancellor proposes the projects of nomination and promotion ordonnances. The grantees must be received in the Order before wearing the decorations. The Grand-Master receives the Grand Crosses, Grand Officers and Commanders. The Chancellor receives the Officers and Knights. Foreigners are admitted to the Order, but not received.


Funeral honours

* Commanders, Officers and Knights are honoured in the choir of the church and warded by four
carabiniers A carabinier (also sometimes spelled carabineer or carbineer) is in principle a soldier armed with a carbine. A carbiniere is a carabiniere musket or rifle and were commonplace by the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. The word is ...
in ceremonial uniform and weapon commanded by a Sub-Officer. * Grand Crosses and Grand Officers are honoured outside the church, at the beginning and end of the funeral ceremony, by 24 carabiniers in ceremonial uniform and weapon commanded by an Officer.


Classes and design


Knight Grand Cross

The Knight Grand Cross wears the badge of the order on a sash and the star of the order on the left of the breast. There is a golden necklet that is attached to the Order. It has small empty egg-shaped sections that form the necklet. The badge is sometimes worn attached to this
collar Collar may refer to: Human neckwear *Clerical collar (informally ''dog collar''), a distinctive collar used by the clergy of some Christian religious denominations *Collar (clothing), the part of a garment that fastens around or frames the neck ...
instead of the sash.


Knight Grand Officer

The Grand Officer wears a badge and a star. The Star of the Order of St. Charles is made of silver. The badge of the Order of St. Charles is worn on a chest ribbon with rosette or on a bow. The star is worn on the right side of the chest.


Knight Commander

The Commander of the Order of St. Charles wears the badge on a ribbon around the neck or on a bow on the left shoulder.


Knight Officer

The Officer of the Order of St. Charles wears the badge on a chest ribbon with a rosette. The cross has a thinner laurel-wreath than the Knight of the Order of St. Charles.


Knight

The Knight of the Order of St. Charles wears the badge of the order on a chest ribbon without rosette.


Legal basis

* Sovereign
Ordonnance In French politics, an ''ordonnance'' (, "order") is a statutory instrument issued by the Council of Ministers in an area of law normally reserved for primary legislation enacted by the French Parliament. They function as temporary statutes pend ...
of 16 January 1863 about the Order of Saint-Charles (modified)
Text
(French) * Sovereign Ordonnance of 16 January 186 establishing the statutes of the Order of Saint-Charles (modified)
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(French) * Sovereign Ordonnance n° 125 of 23 April 1923 concerning the insignias of the Order of Saint-Charles
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(French)


Notable recipients


Grand Crosses


Granted by

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of Sweden and
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– 16 January 1862. *
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– 7 February 1864. *
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– 28 December 1864. *
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– 23 April 1865. *
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– 17 September 1865. * Charles I of Württemberg – 24 September 1865. *
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– 24 December 1865. * Manuel Bermúdez de Castro y Díez – 2 June 1866.Sovereign Ordonnance of 2 June 1866
/ref> * Juan de Zavala – 2 June 1866. *
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– 24 September 1872. * Alexander II of Russia – 22 July 1873. *
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– 8 September 1874. *
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– 6 April 1875. *
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– 13 April 1875. * Amadeo I of Spain – 27 April 1875. *
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– 18 July 1876. *
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– 20 March 1877. * Antoine Chanzy – 30 April 1878. * Mustapha Ben Ismaïl – 16 July 1878. *
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– 11 April 1882. *
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– 26 September 1882. *
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– 29 May 1883. *
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– 14 August 1883. *
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– 21 August 1883. *
Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach Prince Wilhelm of Urach, Count of Württemberg, 2nd Duke of Urach (''Wilhelm Karl Florestan Gero Crescentius''; German: '' Fürst Wilhelm von Urach, Graf von Württemberg, 2. Herzog von Urach''; 30 May 1864 – 24 March 1928), was a German prince ...
– 4 December 1883.Sovereign Ordonnance of 4 December 1883
/ref> *
Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Västergötland (27 February 1861 – 24 October 1951) was a Swedish prince. Through his daughters, for whom he arranged excellent dynastic marriages, he is an ancestor of several members of European ro ...
– 5 August 1884. *
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– 12 February 1889.


Granted by

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*
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– 19 Novembre 1889. *
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– 30 Decembre 1890. *
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– 11 May 1892. *
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– 3 March 1896. *
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– 16 May 1896. *
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– 4 Novembre 1897. *
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– 15 January 1900. *
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– 11 December 1900. *
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– 15 March 1901. * Louis André – 31 Decembre 1901. * Jules Massenet – 18 February 1902. *
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– 10 June 1902. *
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– 25 June 1902. *
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– 30 Octobre 1902. * Camille Saint-Saëns – 18 February 1904. * Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal – 22 July 1904. *
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– 21 March 1905. * Hugo von Radolin – 3 April 1905. *
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– 14 April 1907.Sovereign Ordonnance of 14 April 1907
/ref> *
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– 14 April 1907. *
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– 14 April 1907. *
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– 27 April 1909. *
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– 13 August 1909. *
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– 19 May 1910. * Marc Hautefeuille – 2 February 1911. *
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– 14 January 1915.Sovereign Ordonnance of 14 January 1915
/ref> *
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– 14 January 1915. *
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– 14 January 1915. *
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– 8 February 1916. * Arthur Walsh, 3rd Baron Ormathwaite – 5 Јuly 1916. * Henri Le Rond – 23 May 1922.


Granted by Louis II, Prince of Monaco

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Alexandre Millerand Alexandre Millerand (; – ) was a French politician. He was Prime Minister of France from 20 January to 23 September 1920 and President of France from 23 September 1920 to 11 June 1924. His participation in Waldeck-Rousseau's cabinet at the s ...
– 16 January 1923. *
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– 19 June 1923. * Raymond Le Bourdon – 23 October 1923. * Maurizio Ferrante Gonzaga – 1 April 1924. *
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– 17 May 1924. *
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– 19 November 1925. *
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– 27 January 1927. *
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– 14 April 1927. *
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– 14 July 1927. * Edwin Barclay – 20 October 1927. * Charles Binet – 11 October 1928. * Count Carl August Ehrensvärd – 7 March 1929. *
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– 22 August 1929. *
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– 16 January 1930.Sovereign Ordonnance of 16 January 1930
/ref> * Benito Mussolini – 16 January 1930. *
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– 27 February 1930.Sovereign Ordonnance of 27 February 1930
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– 31 March 1932. *
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– 21 April 1932. * Prajadhipok – 1 March 1934. *
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– 5 July 1934. * Giuliano Gozi – 2 May 1935. *
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– 5 March 1936. *
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– 17 February 1938. *
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– 15 September 1938. *
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– 28 December 1938. *
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– 1 June 1939. *
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– 14 March 1940. * George II of Greece – 11 April 1940. * Prince Rainier of Monaco – 5 June 1941. * Charles de Gaulle – 5 October 1944. * Ghislaine, Princess consort of Monaco – 31 October 1946. *
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– 10 July 1947. *
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– 4 September 1947. *
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– 13 November 1947. *
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– 29 November 1947. *
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– 20 January 1949.


Granted by

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco Rainier III (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi; 31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005) was Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death in 2005. Rainier ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, making him one of the longest-ruling m ...

*
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from E ...
– 15 February 1951. * Robert Schuman – 21 January 1952. *
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– 20 January 1954.Sovereign Ordonnance n° 888, n° 889 of 20 January 1954
 *
Giuseppe Pella Giuseppe Pella (18 April 1902 – 31 May 1981) was an Italian Christian Democratic politician who served as the 31st prime minister of Italy from 1953 to 1954. He was also Minister of Treasury, Budget and of Foreign Affairs during the 1950s a ...
– 20 January 1954. *
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– 2 December 1954. *
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– 13 October 1957. *
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena of Battenberg (24 October 1887 – 15 April 1969) was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII from their marriage on 31 May 1906 until 14 April 1931, when the Spanish Second Republic was proclaimed. A Hessi ...
– 19 April 1958. *
Moens de Fernig Georges Moens is a Dutch language, Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of "Mo(e)n", a short form of Simon (given name), Simon particularly common in East Flandershttps://web.archive.org/web/20191022195142/http://www.familienaam.be/] People with this na ...
– 22 November 1958. * André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien, Jullien André – 28 January 1959. * Gobert d'Aspremont Lynden – 24 June 1959. *
Michel Debré Michel Jean-Pierre Debré (; 15 January 1912 – 2 August 1996) was the first Prime Minister of the French Fifth Republic. He is considered the "father" of the current Constitution of France. He served under President Charles de Gaulle from 195 ...
– 12 October 1959.Sovereign Ordonnance n° 2.078, n° 2.079 of 12 October 1959
 * Jacques Chaban-Delmas – 12 October 1959. *
Giovanni Gronchi Giovanni Gronchi, (; 10 September 1887 – 17 October 1978) was an Italian politician from Christian Democracy who served as the president of Italy from 1955 to 1962 and was marked by a controversial and failed attempt to bring about an "open ...
– 4 November 1959.Sovereign Ordonnance n° 2.109, n° 2.110 of 4 November 1959
 *
Cesare Merzagora Cesare Merzagora (9 November 1898 – 1 May 1991) was an Italian politician from Milan. Biography Merzagora was born in Milan on November 9, 1898. Between 1947 and 1949 Merzagora would serve as Italy's Minister of Foreign Trade. He was Pres ...
– 4 November 1959. * Giovanni Leone – 4 November 1959. *
Antonio Segni Antonio Segni (; 2 February 1891 – 1 December 1972) was an Italian politician and statesman who served as the president of Italy from May 1962 to December 1964 and the prime minister of Italy in two distinct terms between 1955 and 1960. A memb ...
– 4 November 1959. * Gaetano Azzariti – 4 November 1959. *
Eugène Tisserant Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant (; 24 March 1884 – 21 February 1972) was a French prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1936, Tisserant was a prominent and long-time member of the Roman Curia. ...
– 27 January 1960. *
Éamon de Valera Éamon de Valera (, ; first registered as George de Valero; changed some time before 1901 to Edward de Valera; 14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was a prominent Irish statesman and political leader. He served several terms as head of govern ...
– 10 June 1961. *
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (Juan Carlos Teresa Silverio Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg; 20 June 1913 – 1 April 1993), also known as Don Juan, was a claimant to the Spanish throne as Juan III. He was the third son and designated heir o ...
– 11 May 1962.Sovereign Ordonnance n° 2.829, n° 2.830 of 11 May 1962
 *
Maurice Feltin Maurice Feltin (15 May 1883 – 27 September 1975) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paris from 1949 to 1966, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII. Biography Born in Delle, ...
– 26 January 1963. *
Américo Tomás Américo de Deus Rodrigues Tomás (; 19 November 1894 – 18 September 1987) was a Portuguese Navy officer and politician who served as the 13th president of Portugal from 1958 to 1974. Biography Early life Américo de Deus Rodrigues Tom ...
– 17 April 1964.Sovereign Ordonnance n° 3.172, n° 3.173 of 17 April 1964
 *
António de Oliveira Salazar António de Oliveira Salazar (, , ; 28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese dictator who served as President of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1968. Having come to power under the ("National Dictatorship"), he reframed the r ...
– 17 April 1964. * Marc Jacquet – 18 November 1965. *
Giovanni Colombo Giovanni Colombo (6 December 1902 – 20 May 1992) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Milan from 1963 to 1979 and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1965. Biography Early life and priesthood Gi ...
– 6 November 1966. * Anastasio Somoza Debayle – 23 October 1968. * Pierre Blanchy – 18 November 1971. *
Princess Caroline of Monaco Princess Caroline of Monaco (Caroline Louise Marguerite; born 23 January 1957) is, by her marriage to Prince Ernst August, the Princess of Hanover. As the eldest child of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and Grace Kelly, she is the elder siste ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 7.226 of 18 November 1981
* Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Head of the Royal Italian Family—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 15702 of 1 March 2003
*
Mireya Moscoso Mireya Elisa Moscoso Rodríguez de Arias (born July 1, 1946) is a Panamanian politician who served as the President of Panama from 1999 to 2004. She is the country's first female president. Born into a rural family, Moscoso became active in t ...
, President of
Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 15902 of 25 July 2003
(Grand Officer o
26 November 2002
. * Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy—Sovereign Ordonnance *
Alejandro Toledo Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (; born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian politician who served President of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He gained international prominence after leading the opposition against president Alberto Fujimori, who held ...
, President of
Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 16063 of 21 November 2003
* Abel Pacheco de la Espriella, President of Costa Rica—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 16064 of 21 November 2003
*
Georgi Parvanov Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov ( bg, Георги Седефчов Първанов, ) (born 28 June 1957) is a Bulgarian historian and politician who was President of Bulgaria from 2002 to 2012. He was elected after defeating incumbent Petar Sto ...
, President of
Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 16518 of 26 November 2004


Granted by Albert II, Prince of Monaco

*
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (; 9 December 1920 – 16 September 2016) was an Italian politician and banker who was the prime minister of Italy from 1993 to 1994 and the president of Italy from 1999 to 2006. Biography Education Ciampi was born i ...
, President of
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 331 of 13 December 2005
*
Janez Drnovšek Janez Drnovšek (; 17 May 1950 – 23 February 2008) was a Slovenian liberal politician, President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1989–1990), Prime Minister of Slovenia (1992–2002, with a short break in 2000) and President of Slovenia (2 ...
, President of
Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 531 of 31 May 2006
*
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 ...
, President of
Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 680 of 7 September 2006
* Nicolas Sarkozy, President of
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 1622 of 25 April 2008
*
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 ...
, President of
Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n°2164 of 16 April 2009
*
Traian Băsescu Traian Băsescu (; born 4 November 1951) is a conservative Romanian politician who served as President of Romania from 2004 to 2014. Prior to his presidency, Băsescu served as Romanian Minister of Transport on multiple occasions between 1991 ...
, President of
Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 2165 of 16 April 2009
* Fra' Matthew Festing, Prince and Grand Master of the
Order of Malta The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta ( it, Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme, di Rodi e di Malta; ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 2405 of 14 October 2009
*
Abdoulaye Wade Abdoulaye Wade (born 29 May 1926)
Encyclopedia of the Nations. Retrieved February 28, ...
, President of
Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 2457 of 9 November 2009
* Francesco Mussoni and Stefano Palmieri,
Captains Regent of San Marino The Captains Regent ( Italian: ''Capitani reggenti'') are the two heads of state of the Republic of San Marino. They are elected every six months by the Grand and General Council, the country's legislative body. Normally the Regents are chose ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 2654 of 5 March 2010
*
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 ...
, President of
Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 3076 of 11 January 2011
*
Michel Suleiman Michel Suleiman ( ar, ميشال سليمان ; born 21 November 1948) is a Lebanese Maronite Christian politician who served as President of Lebanon from 2008 to 2014. Before becoming president, he served as commander of the Lebanese Armed Forc ...
, President of
Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 3077 of 13 January 2011
*
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 Presiden ...
, President of
Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 3668 of 13 February 2012
*
Joachim Gauck Joachim Wilhelm Gauck (; born 24 January 1940) is a German politician and civil rights activist who served as President of Germany from 2012 to 2017. A former Lutheran pastor, he came to prominence as an anti-communist civil rights activist in E ...
, President of
Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 3839 of 9 July 2012
* Charlene, Princess of Monaco—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 4038 of 17 November 2012
* Ban Ki-Moon,
Secretary-General of the United Nations The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or SG) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The role of the secretary-g ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 4251 of 3 April 2013
*
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 ...
, President of
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 4.491 of 27 September 2013
*
Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
, President of
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 4504 of 4 October 2013
* François Hollande, President of
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 4575 of 14 November 2013
* Andrea Belluzzi, Captain-Regent of
San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 5490 of 16 September 2015
* Roberto Venturini, Captain-Regent of
San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n°5490 of 16 September 2015
*
Aleksandar Vučić Aleksandar Vučić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Вучић, ; born 5 March 1970) is a Serbian politician serving as the president of Serbia since 2017, and as the president of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) since 2012. Vučić serve ...
, President of
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n°9115 of 22 February 2022


Grand Officers


Granted by

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco Rainier III (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi; 31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005) was Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death in 2005. Rainier ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, making him one of the longest-ruling m ...

*
Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois Prince Pierre of Monaco, Duke of Valentinois (born Count Pierre Marie Xavier Raphaël Antoine Melchior de Polignac; 24 October 1895 – 10 November 1964) was the father of Rainier III of Monaco. He was a promoter of art, music, and literature in M ...
– 19 April 1958. *
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 ...
– 11 May 1962. *
Constantine II of Greece Constantine II ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Βʹ, ''Konstantínos II''; 2 June 1940) reigned as the last King of Greece, from 6 March 1964 until the abolition of the Greek monarchy on 1 June 1973. Constantine is the only son of King Paul a ...
– 11 May 1962. * Fernando Quintaniiha Mendonca Dias – 17 April 1964. * Jean Reymond – 18 November 1966. *
René Maheu René Gabriel Eugene Maheu (March 28, 1905 in Saint-Gaudens – December 19, 1975 in Paris) was a French professor of philosophy and the sixth Director-General of UNESCO. He was a close friend of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. H ...
– 18 May 1967. *
Jean-Charles Rey Jean-Charles and Jean-Carles is a French masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jean Charles, Chevalier Folard (1669–1752), French soldier and military author * Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand (1817–1891), French engineer ...
– 18 November 1967. * Jean Brouchot – 18 November 1972. * Auguste Médecin – 8 May 1974. * Louis Trotabas – 18 November 1975. * Patrick Leclercq,
Minister of State Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet Minister. In ...
of
Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n°15560 of 18 November 2002
* Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Heir Prince of the Royal Italian Family—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 15703 of 1 March 2003


Granted by Albert II, Prince of Monaco

* Jean-Paul Proust,
Minister of State Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet Minister. In ...
of
Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
, dead overnight on 7/8 April 2010—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 2694 of 25 March 2010
*
Dalia Grybauskaite Dalia may refer to: People * Dalia (given name), a given name and listing of people with the name * Dalia (Egyptian singer), of album ''Bahebak enta'' 1998 * Badrunnesa Dalia, Bengali singer known as Dalia Places * Dalia (oil field), an off ...
, President of Lithuania—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 3987
of 15 October 2012
of the state visit of Monaco in Lithuania 15 October 2012 *
Bronisław Komorowski Bronisław Maria Komorowski (; born 4 June 1952) is a Polish politician and historian who served as President of Poland from 2010 to 2015. Komorowski served as Minister of Defence from 2000 to 2001. As Marshal of the Sejm, Komorowski exercis ...
, President of
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 3989
of 17 October 2012 (''French'') * Anna Komorowska, his wife—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 3990
of 17 October 2012 * Hubert Charles, President of the Supreme Court of Monaco—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 4039
of 17 October 2012


Commanders


Granted by

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco Rainier III (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi; 31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005) was Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death in 2005. Rainier ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, making him one of the longest-ruling m ...

*
Jacques Diouf Jacques Diouf (1 August 1938 – 17 August 2019) was a Senegalese diplomat and the Director-General of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) from January 1994 to 31 December 2011. He died on 17 August 2019, 16 days after hi ...
, Director-General of the
Food and Agriculture Organization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...
(FAO) -- Sovereign Ordonnanc
n°15534 of 12 October 2002


Granted by Albert II, Prince of Monaco

*
Max Mosley Max Rufus Mosley (13 April 1940 – 23 May 2021) was a British racing driver, lawyer, and president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), a non-profit association which represents the interests of motoring organisations and ...
, Former President of the
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; en, International Automobile Federation) is an association established on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users. It is the governing body for ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 526, 27 May 2006
* Bernie Ecclestone—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 528 of 27 May 2006
* Serge Telle, Ambassador of
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
in
Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
—Sovereign Ordonnanc
n° 1140 of 6 June 2007


Gallery

File:Order of St Charles of Monaco - Grand Cross 07.png, Grand Cross badge (obverse) File:Order of St Charles of Monaco - Grand Cross badge (reverse).png, Grand Cross badge (reverse) File:Order of St Charles of Monaco - Grand Cross and case.png, Grand Cross set of insignia. File:Order of St Charles of Monaco - Grand Cross set of insignia.png, Grand Cross in case of issue. File:Order of St Charles of Monaco - Grand Cross set.png, Grand Cross set. File:Order of St Charles of Monaco - Grand Cross Breast Star.png, Breast Star of the Order. File:Order of St. Charles Star.jpg, Breast Star of the Order.


See also

* Coat of arms of Monaco#Exterior


Further reading

* Paul Hieronymussen, "Orders, medals and decorations of Britain and Europe", London 1975 -


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Charles Awards established in 1858 1858 establishments in Monaco