List of titles and honours of 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

National honours

Regional and local

  • Balearic Islands:
    • Gold Medal of the Autonomous Community (2024).[3]

Foreign honours

Honorific eponyms

Other honours

  •  Spain
    • Fundación Reina Sofía (Queen Sofía's Foundation): President (1977 – Present)
    • Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción (Spanish Foundation of Aid against Drug Addiction): Honorary President (1986–2015).[40]
    • Real Patronato sobre Discapacidad (Spanish Royal Board on Disability): Honorary President (1986–2015).[41]

Scholastic

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

Spanish Royal Academies

See also

References

  • (in Spanish) HM The Queen, Official site of the Royal Household of Spain.
  1. ^ (in Spanish) Decree 1192/1962, 1 June. HRH Princess Sofia Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III. BOE (Spanish Official Gazette), 62/06/01.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Royal Decree 2747/1983, 31 October. HM Queen Sofia Collar of the Order of Charles III. BOE (Spanish Official Gazette), 83/11/02.
  3. ^ "CONSELL DE GOVERN: S.M. LA REINA SOFÍA DE GRECIA, MEDALLA DE ORO DE LAS ISLAS BALEARES 2024". www.caib.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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  10. ^ "ABC (Madrid) – 08/09/1977, p. 14 – ABC.es Hemeroteca". ABC. Spain. 10 August 2019.
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  14. ^ Icelandese Presidency Website Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Sofia; drottning Spánar; Spánn; 1985-09-16; Stórkross (= Sofia, Queen of Spain, Spain, 16 September 1985, Grand Cross)
  15. ^ Italian Presidency, S.M. Sofia Regina di Spagna – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
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  21. ^ Latvian Presidency, Recipients list (.doc) Archived 2 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ Getty Images, State Visit of Latvian President, October 2004, Group photo
  23. ^ Lithuanian Presidency Archived 19 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Lithuanian Orders searching form
  24. ^ "President of the Republic of Lithuania". adamkus.lt.
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  29. ^ "Roster of Recipients of Presidential Awards". Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  30. ^ "Roster of Recipients of Presidential Awards". Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  31. ^ "Presidência da República- Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  32. ^ "Presidência da República- Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  33. ^ "Presidência da República- Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  34. ^ Romanian Presidency, Star of Romania recipients list (.xls) Archived 3 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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  38. ^ "Resolución N° 957/996". impo.com.uy. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  39. ^ "MPR. Error". mpr.gob.es. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
  40. ^ La reina Sofía cede a Letizia la presidencia de la Fundación contra la Drogadicción. La Opinión de la Coruña (In Spanish)
  41. ^ Doña Sofía cede el testigo. Revista ¡Hola! (In Spanish)
  42. ^ "XIII Tercio "Reina Sofía". Memorial Reales Tercios de España".