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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Netherlands | 31 January 1956 – 30 April 1980 | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | |
| 30 April 2013 – present | |||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1958 | Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order | GCVO | |
| Sovereign Military Order of Malta | 1960 | Dame Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta[6] | ||
| Thailand | Dame of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri[7] | MChK | ||
| Austria | 1961 | Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[8] | ||
| Norway | 1964 | Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav | ||
| Denmark | 29 October 1975 | Knight of the Order of the Elephant | RE | |
| Sweden | 6 October 1976 | Member with Collar of the Royal Order of the Seraphim | LSerafO | |
| Philippines | 1979 | Member of the Order of Gabriela Silang[9] | ||
| Spain | 1980 | Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic[10] | GYC | |
| Germany | 1 March 1983 | Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | ||
| Italy | 1985 | Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[11][12] | OMRI | |
| Spain | Lady of the Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece[13] | |||
| United Kingdom | 1989 | Stranger Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter[14][15] | LG | |
| Portugal | 14 May 1991 | Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry[16] | GColIH | |
| South Africa | 1996 | Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope | ||
| Romania | 2001 | Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania[17] | ||
| Brazil | 2003 | Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross[18] | ||
| Thailand | Dame of the Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn[19] | RMBh | ||
| Latvia | 17 May 2006 | Commander Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Three Stars | ||
| Slovakia | 2007 | Member 1st Class of the Order of the White Double Cross[20] | ||
| Estonia | 2008 | Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana[21] | ||
| Ghana | Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana | CSG | ||
| Lithuania | Order of Vytautas the Great with the Golden Chain | |||
| Mexico | 2009 | Collar of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle[22] | ||
| Oman | 2012 | Collar of the Order of Al Said[23] | ||
| Turkey | Order of the State of Republic of Turkey | |||
| United Arab Emirates | Collar of the Order of Zayed[24] | |||
| Brunei | 2013 | Recipient of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei | DKMB | |
| Belgium | Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold | |||
| Bulgaria | Order of the Balkan Mountains with Sash | |||
| Chile | Collar of the Order of the Merit | |||
| Ethiopian Empire | Dame 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 | |||
| 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 1st Class of the Order of the Pleiades | |||
| 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 | |||
| Liberia | Grand Cordon of the Grand Order of the Most Venerable Order of the Knighthood of the Pioneers of the Republic of Liberia | |||
| 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 | ||||
| Peru | Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru | |||
| Poland | Knight of the Order of the White Eagle | |||
| Qatar | Member Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of Independence of the State of Qatar[25] | |||
| Senegal | Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion | |||
| Suriname | Grand Cordon of the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star | |||
| Tunisia | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic | |||
| Venezuela | Grand Collar of the Order of the Liberator | |||
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Grand Cross of the Order of the Yugoslav Star |
Foreign decorations
| Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
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