List of titles and honours of Beatrix of the Netherlands

Royal styles of
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands
Reference styleHer Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness

Beatrix of the Netherlands has held numerous titles and honours, both during, before, and after her reign, including a number of historical titles.

Royal and noble titles and styles

  • 31 January 1938 – 30 April 1980: Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld[1]
  • 30 April 1980 – 30 April 2013: Her Majesty The Queen
  • 30 April 2013 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld[1]

Beatrix's full regnal title was:

Beatrix, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Lady of Amsberg, Marquise of Veere and Flushing, Countess of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Spiegelberg, Buren, Leerdam and Culemborg, Burgravine of Antwerp, Baroness of Breda, Diest, Beilstein, the town of Grave and the lands of Cuyk, IJsselstein, Cranendonk, Eindhoven, Liesveld, Herstal, Warneton, Arlay and Nozeroy, Hereditary and Free Lady of Ameland, Lady of Borculo, Bredevoort, Lichtenvoorde, Het Loo, Geertruidenberg, Clundert, Zevenbergen, Hooge and Lage Zwaluwe, Naaldwijk, Polanen, St Maartensdijk, Soest, Baarn, Ter Eem, Willemstad, Steenbergen, Montfort, St Vith, Bütgenbach, Dasburg, Niervaart, Turnhout and Besançon[2]

It was usually shortened to: "Beatrix, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, etc, etc, etc."[1][3]

Dutch honours

National honours

Country Date Honour Ribbon Post-nominal letters
 The Netherlands 31 January 1956 – 30 April 1980
30 April 2013 – present
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
30 April 1980 – 30 April 2013 Grand Master of the Military Order of William
Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Grand Master of the Order of Orange-Nassau

House honours

Country Date Honour Ribbon Post-nominal letters
 The Netherlands
 Luxembourg
30 April 1980 – 30 April 2013 Joint Grand Master of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
 The Netherlands Grand Master of the Order of the House of Orange
Grand Master of the Order for Loyalty and Merit
Grand Master of the Order of the Crown

Other honours

Country Date Honour Ribbon Post-nominal letters
 The Netherlands 1959 Honorary Commander of the Order of Saint John in the Netherlands[4]
Patron of the Bailiwick of Utrecht of the Teutonic Order
30 April 1980 – 30 April 2013 Grand Master of the Order of the Golden Ark

Honorary degree

  •  Netherlands: Doctor honoris causa of the Leiden University, 8 February 2005[5]

Foreign honours, decorations and awards

Foreign honours

Country Date Honour Ribbon Post-nominal letters
 Austria 1961 Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[6]
 Belgium Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
 Brazil 2003 Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross[7]
 Brunei 2013 Recipient of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei DKMB
 Bulgaria Order of the Balkan Mountains with Sash
 Chile Collar of the Order of the Merit
 Denmark 29 October 1975 Knight of the Order of the Elephant RE
 Estonia 14 May 2008 Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana[8]
Ethiopia Ethiopian Empire Grand Cordon of the Order of the Queen of Sheba
 Finland Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
 France Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
 Germany 1 March 1983 Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
 Ghana 2008 Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana CSG
 Kingdom of Greece Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Saints Olga and Sophia, Special Class
 Greece Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
 Iceland Collar with Grand Cross Breast Star of the Order of the Falcon
 Indonesia Star of the Republic of Indonesia, First Class
Star of Mahaputera, First Class
 Imperial State of Iran Member, First Class, of the Order of the Pleiades
 Italy 27 March 1985 Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[9][10] OMRI
 Sovereign Military Order of Malta 1960 Dame Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Hospitalier Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta[11]
 Ivory Coast Grand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory Coast
 Japan Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum
 Jordan Collar of the Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali
 Latvia 17 May 2006 Commander Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Three Stars
 Liberia Grand Cordon of the Grand Order of the Most Venerable Order of the Knighthood of the Pioneers of the Republic of Liberia
 Lithuania 24 June 2008 Order of Vytautas the Great with the Golden Chain
 Luxembourg Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
Grand Cross of the Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau
Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
 Mexico 2009 Collar of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle[12]
 Norway 1964 Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav
 Oman 10 January 2012 Collar of the Order of Al-Said[13]
 Peru Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru
 Poland Knight of the Order of the White Eagle
 Portugal 14 May 1991 Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry[14] GColIH
 Philippines 1979 Member of the Order of Gabriela Silang[15]
 Qatar Member Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of Independence of the State of Qatar[16]
 Romania 2001 Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania[17]
 Senegal Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion
 Slovakia 2007 Order of the White Double Cross, First Class[18]
 South Africa 1996 Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope
 Spain 1980 Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic[19] GYC
1985 Lady of the Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece[20]
 Suriname Grand Cordon of the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star
 Sweden 6 October 1976 Member with Collar of the Royal Order of the Seraphim LSerafO
 Thailand 24 October 1960 Dame of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri[21] MChK
26 December 2003 Dame of the Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn[22] RMBh
 Tunisia Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic
 Turkey 2012 Order of the State of Republic of Turkey
 United Arab Emirates 2012 Collar of the Order of Zayed[23]
 United Kingdom 1958 Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVO
1989 Stranger Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter[24][25] LG
 Venezuela Grand Collar of the Order of the Liberator
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Grand Cross of the Order of the Yugoslav Star

Foreign decorations

Country Date Decoration Ribbon Post-nominal letters
 Sweden 30 April 1996 King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal
30 April 2016 King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal III
 United Kingdom 1982 Royal Victorian Chain

Foreign awards

Country Date Award
 Germany 16 May 1996 Charlemagne Prize[26]

References

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  4. ^ Utrechtsch Nieuwsblad (19-06-1959), pag. 1 van 20 - website Het Utrechts Archief
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  16. ^ "Global Arab Network | Netherland: Qatar Emir Receives Queen Beatrix | Qatar Politics | Politics". english.globalarabnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  17. ^ (in Romanian) Recipients of the order (Excel sheet) Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, Presidency of Romania website (Romanian)
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  20. ^ Real Decreto 1818/1985 - BOE website (Spanish)
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  25. ^ "Image: 51349757-members-of-european-royalty-taking-part-in-gettyimages.jpg, (594 × 458 px) – WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM: Members of European Royalty taking part in the Most Noble Order of the Garter ceremony at Windsor Castle, 17 June 2002,(L-R) Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, King Juan Carlos of Spain, Queen Margrethe of Denmark, alongside the Grand Duke Jean of Luxemburg. Queen Elizabeth II installed her second cousin, King Harald of Norway, as a Knight of the Garter. The Order of the Garter is the most senior and the oldest British Order of Chivalry and was founded by Edward III in 1348. The Order, consisting of the King and twenty-five knights, was intended by Edward III to be reserved as the highest reward for loyalty and for military merit. AFP PHOTO/ MARTYN HAYHOW/ROYAL ROTA (Photo credit should read MARTYN HAYHOW/AFP/Getty Images)". cache2.asset-cache.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
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