List of recipients of the Order of the Three Stars

Here is a classification of the most notable recipients of Order of the Three Stars, the highest order of the Republic of Latvia.
Mainly Heads of State, members of Royal families & international VIPs :

Chronology of recipients

Commander Grand Cross (with Chain)

Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
Presidency of Guntis Ulmanis (1993–1999)
1 François Mitterrand President (1981-1995)    France Commander GC with Chain 12 April 1995
Co-Prince (1981-1995)    Andorra
2 Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden King (15/09/1973 - )    Sweden Commander GC with Chain 25 September 1995
3 Queen Silvia of Sweden Queen Consort    Sweden Commander Grand Cross 25 September 1995
4 Algirdas Brazauskas President (1993-1988)    Lithuania Commander Grand Cross 22 April 1996
5 Lennart Meri President (1992 – 2001)    Estonia Commander GC with Chain 9 October 1996
6 Elizabeth II Queen (6/02/1952 - )    United Kingdom Commander GC with Chain 30 October 1996
7 Margrethe II of Denmark Queen (14/01/1972 - )    Denmark Commander GC with Chain 12 March 1997
8 Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Crown Prince    Denmark Commander Grand Cross 12 March 1997
9 Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark Prince Consort    Denmark Commander Grand Cross 12 March 1997
10 Jacques Chirac President (1995-2007)    France Commander Grand Cross 8 April 1997
Co-Prince (1995-2007)    Andorra
11 Aleksander Kwaśniewski President (1995-2005)    Poland Commander Grand Cross 23 April 1997
12 Oscar Luigi Scalfaro President (1992–1999)    Italy Commander Grand Cross 23 April 1997
13 Martti Ahtisaari President (1994-2000)    Finland Commander Grand Cross 17 October 1997
14 Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson President (1996- )    Iceland Commander Grand Cross 5 June 1998
15 Harald V of Norway King (17/01/1991 - )    Norway Commander GC with Chain 22 July 1998
16 Queen Sonja of Norway Queen Consort    Norway Commander Grand Cross 22 July 1998
17 Guntis Ulmanis President (1993–1999)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 26 October 1998
18 Konstantinos Stephanopoulos President (1995–2005)    Greece Commander Grand Cross 22 March 1999
19 Roman Herzog President (1994–1999)    Germany Commander Grand Cross 19 May 1999
20 Václav Havel President (1994–1999)    Czech Republic Commander GC with Chain 6 July 1999
Presidency of Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1999-2007)
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
21 Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga President (1999-2007)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 8 July 1999
22 Boris Yeltsin President (1992-2000)    Russia Commander GC with Chain 18 February 2000
23 Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway Crown Prince    Norway Commander Grand Cross 15 September 2000
24 Valdas Adamkus President (1998-2003/2004–09)    Lithuania Commander GC with Chain 12 March 2001
25 Alma Adamkienė President's wife    Lithuania Commander Grand Cross 12 March 2001
26 Tarja Halonen President (2000–2012)    Finland Commander GC with Chain 12 April 2001
27 Pentti Arajärvi President's husband    Finland Commander Grand Cross 12 April 2001
28 Ferenc Mádl President (2000–2005)    Hungary Commander GC with Chain 10 October 2001
29 Milan Kučan President (1991–2002)    Slovenia Commander GC with Chain 12 April 2002
30 Johannes Rau President (1999–2004)    Germany Commander GC with Chain 10 March 2003
31 Christina Rau President's wife    Germany Commander Grand Cross 10 March 2003
32 Jorge Sampaio President (1996–2006)    Portugal Commander GC with Chain 8 May 2003
33 Maria José Ritta President's wife    Portugal Commander Grand Cross 8 May 2003
34 Georgi Parvanov President (2002–2012)    Bulgaria Commander GC with Chain 25 November 2003
35 Zorka Parvanova President's wife    Bulgaria Commander Grand Cross 25 November 2003
36 Guido de Marco President (1999–2004)    Malta Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
37 Edward Fenech Adami Pr. Min. (1998–03/2004)
President (2004-2009)
   Malta Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
38 Violet de Marco President's wife    Malta Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
39 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi President (1999–2006)    Italy Commander GC with Chain 31 March 2004
Orders administered by the Chapter
40 Juan Carlos I of Spain King (22/11/1975 – )    Spain Commander GC with Chain 16 October 2004
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
41 Queen Sofía of Spain Queen Consort    Spain Commander GC with Chain 16 October 2004
42 Felipe, Prince of Asturias Crown Prince    Spain Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
43 Letizia, Princess of Asturias Crown Princess C.    Spain Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
44 Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Secretary General of NATO    Netherlands Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
45 Günter Verheugen European Commissioner    Germany Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
46 Romano Prodi Pr. of Eur. Commission    Italy Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
47 Pat Cox Pr. of the Eur. Parliament    Ireland Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
48 George Robertson Secretary General of NATO    United Kingdom Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
49 Ivan Gašparovič President (2004 - )    Slovakia Commander Grand Cross 28 February 2005
50 George W. Bush President (2001–2009)    United States Commander GC with Chain 3 May 2005
51 Jolanta Kwaśniewska President's wife    Poland Commander Grand Cross 4 July 2005
52 Arnold Rüütel President (2001–2006)    Estonia Commander GC with Chain 30 November 2005
53 Ingrid Rüütel President's wife    Estonia Commander Grand Cross 30 November 2005
54 Viktor Yushchenko President (2005–2010)    Ukraine Commander GC with Chain 24 April 2006
55 Beatrix of the Netherlands Queen (30/04/1980 - )    Netherlands Commander GC with Chain 17 May 2006
56 Alexy II of Moscow Patriarch of Moscow (1990-2008)    Russia Commander Grand Cross 25 May 2006
57 Mary Fenech Adami President's wife    Malta Commander Grand Cross 15 June 2006
58 László Sólyom President (2005 –2010)    Hungary Commander GC with Chain 31 August 2006
59 Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke (2000 - )    Luxembourg Commander GC with Chain 4 December 2006
60 Maria Teresa, Gr.D. of Luxembourg Grand Duchess Consort    Luxembourg Commander Grand Cross 4 December 2006
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
61 Jean-Claude Juncker Pr. Minister (1995 - )    Luxembourg Commander Grand Cross 4 December 2006
62 Imants Freibergs President's husband    Latvia Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
63 Albert II of Belgium King (09/08/1993 - )    Belgium Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007
64 Queen Paola of Belgium Queen Consort    Belgium Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
65 Mohammed VI of Morocco King (23/07/1999 - )    Morocco Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007
66 Akihito Emperor (7/01/1989 - )    Japan Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007
67 Tassos Papadopoulos President (2003–2008)    Cyprus Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007
68 Foteini Papadopoulou President's wife    Cyprus Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
Presidency of Valdis Zatlers (2007–2011)
69 Valdis Zatlers President (2007–2011)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 11 April 2008
70 Kateryna Yushchenko President's wife    Ukraine Commander Grand Cross 19 June 2008
71 Stjepan Mesić President (2000–2010)    Croatia Commander GC with Chain 1 September 2008
72 Nursultan Nazarbayev President (1990 - )    Kazakhstan Commander GC with Chain 1 October 2008
73 Islam Karimov President (1990 - )    Uzbekistan Commander GC with Chain 1 October 2008
74 Matthew Festing Prince & Gr.Mast. (2008-)    Order of Malta Commander Grand Cross 14 October 2008
75 Hans-Gert Pöttering Pr. of the Eur. Parliament    Germany Commander Grand Cross 12 January 2009
76 Toomas Hendrik Ilves President (2006 - )    Estonia Commander GC with Chain 30 March 2009
77 Evelin Ilves President's wife    Estonia Commander Grand Cross 30 March 2009
78 Emomalii Rahmon President (1992 - )    Tajikistan Commander GC with Chain 9 July 2009
79 Ilham Aliyev President (2003 - )    Azerbaijan Commander GC with Chain 6 August 2009
80 Dalia Grybauskaitė President (2009 - )    Lithuania Commander GC with Chain 4 February 2011
81 Traian Băsescu President (2004 - )    Romania Commander GC with Chain 28 February 2011
Presidency of Andris Bērziņš (8 July 2011 - )
82 Andris Bērziņš President (2011 - )    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 7 July 2011
83 Ivo Josipović President (2010 - )    Croatia Commander GC with Chain 29 March 2012
84 Mikheil Saakashvili President (2008 - )    Georgia Commander GC with Chain 28 May 2012
85 Bronisław Komorowski President (2010 - )    Poland Commander GC with Chain 22 November 2012
86 Anna Komorowska President's wife    Poland Commander Grand Cross 22 November 2012
87 Joachim Gauck President (2012 - )    Germany Commander GC with Chain 3 July 2013
88 Daniela Schadt President's domestic partner    Germany Commander Grand Cross 3 July 2013
89 Sauli Niinistö President (2012 - )    Finland Commander GC with Chain 9 September 2013
90 Jenni Haukio President's wife    Finland Commander Grand Cross 9 September 2013
91 Heinz Fischer President (2004 - )    Austria Commander GC with Chain 2 April 2015
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date

Grand Officier

Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
. Victoria, Cr. Pr. of Sweden Crown Princess    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 25 September 1995
. Princess Lilian, D. of Halland Princess    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 25 September 1995
. Prince Carl Philip Prince    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 22 March 2005
. Princess Madeleine Princess    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 22 March 2005


By regime and country

Monarchies

Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
UNITED KINGDOM
6 Elizabeth II Queen (6/02/1952 - )    United Kingdom Commander GC with Chain 30 October 1996
NORWAY
15 Harald V of Norway King (17/01/1991 - )    Norway Commander GC with Chain 22 July 1998
16 Queen Sonja of Norway Queen Consort    Norway Commander Grand Cross 22 July 1998
23 Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway Crown Prince    Norway Commander Grand Cross 15 September 2000
SWEDEN
2 Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden King (15/09/1973 - )    Sweden Commander GC with Chain 25 September 1995
3 Queen Silvia of Sweden Queen Consort    Sweden Commander Grand Cross 25 September 1995
. Victoria, Cr. Pr. of Sweden Crown Princess    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 25 September 1995
. Prince Carl Philip Prince    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 22 March 2005
. Princess Madeleine Princess    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 22 March 2005
. Princess Lilian, D. of Halland Princess    Sweden Grand Officer (2nd Cl.) 25 September 1995
DENMARK
7 Margrethe II of Denmark Queen (14/01/1972 - )    Denmark Commander GC with Chain 12 March 1997
8 Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Crown Prince    Denmark Commander Grand Cross 12 March 1997
9 Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark Prince Consort    Denmark Commander Grand Cross 12 March 1997
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
NETHERLANDS
55 Beatrix of the Netherlands Queen (30/04/1980 - )    Netherlands Commander GC with Chain 17 May 2006
BELGIUM
63 Albert II of Belgium King (09/08/1993 - )    Belgium Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007
64 Queen Paola of Belgium Queen Consort    Belgium Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
LUXEMBOURG
59 Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke (2000 - )    Luxembourg Commander GC with Chain 4 December 2006
60 Maria Teresa, Gr.D. of Luxembourg Grand Duchess Consort    Luxembourg Commander Grand Cross 4 December 2006
61 Jean-Claude Juncker Pr. Minister (1995 - )    Luxembourg Commander Grand Cross 4 December 2006
ANDORRA
1 François Mitterrand Co-Prince (1981-1995)    Andorra Commander GC with Chain 12 April 1995
10 Jacques Chirac Co-Prince (1995-2007)    Andorra Commander Grand Cross 8 April 1997
SPAIN
40 Juan Carlos I of Spain King (22/11/1975 – )    Spain Commander GC with Chain 16 October 2004
41 Queen Sofía of Spain Queen Consort    Spain Commander GC with Chain 16 October 2004
42 Felipe, Prince of Asturias Crown Prince    Spain Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
43 Letizia, Princess of Asturias Crown Princess Consort    Spain Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
MOROCCO
65 Mohammed VI of Morocco King (23/07/1999 - )    Morocco Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007
JAPAN
66 Akihito Emperor (7/01/1989 - )    Japan Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007


Republics

Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
LATVIA
17 Guntis Ulmanis President (1993–1999)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 26 October 1998
21 Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga President (1999-2007)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 8 July 1999
62 Imants Freibergs President's husband    Latvia Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
69 Valdis Zatlers President (2007–2011)    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 11 April 2008
82 Andris Bērziņš President (2011 - )    Latvia Commander GC with Chain 7 July 2011
Estonia
5 Lennart Meri President (1992 – 2001)    Estonia Commander GC with Chain 9 October 1996
52 Arnold Rüütel President (2001–2006)    Estonia Commander GC with Chain 30 November 2005
53 Ingrid Rüütel President's wife    Estonia Commander Grand Cross 30 November 2005
76 Toomas Hendrik Ilves President (2006 - )    Estonia Commander GC with Chain 30 March 2009
77 Evelin Ilves President's wife    Estonia Commander Grand Cross 30 March 2009
Lithuania
4 Algirdas Brazauskas President (1993-1998)    Lithuania Commander Grand Cross 22 April 1996
24 Valdas Adamkus President (1998-2003/2004–09)    Lithuania Commander GC with Chain 12 March 2001
25 Alma Adamkienė President's wife    Lithuania Commander Grand Cross 12 March 2001
80 Dalia Grybauskaitė President (2009 - )    Lithuania Commander GC with Chain 4 February 2011
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
Austria
91 Heinz Fischer President (2004 - )    Austria Commander GC with Chain 2 April 2015
Azerbaijan
79 Ilham Aliyev President (2003 - )    Azerbaijan Commander GC with Chain 6 August 2009
Bulgaria
34 Georgi Parvanov President (2002–2012)    Bulgaria Commander GC with Chain 25 November 2003
35 Zorka Parvanova President's wife    Bulgaria Commander Grand Cross 25 November 2003
Croatia
71 Stjepan Mesić President (2000–2010)    Croatia Commander GC with Chain 1 September 2008
83 Ivo Josipović President (2010 - )    Croatia Commander GC with Chain 29 March 2012
Cyprus
67 Tassos Papadopoulos President (2003–2008)    Cyprus Commander GC with Chain 15 March 2007
68 Foteini Papadopoulou President's wife    Cyprus Commander Grand Cross 15 March 2007
Czech Republic
20 Václav Havel President (1994–1999)    Czech Republic Commander GC with Chain 6 July 1999
Finland
13 Martti Ahtisaari President (1994-2000)    Finland Commander Grand Cross 17 October 1997
26 Tarja Halonen President (2000–2012)    Finland Commander GC with Chain 12 April 2001
27 Pentti Arajärvi President's husband    Finland Commander Grand Cross 12 April 2001
89 Sauli Niinistö President (2012 - )    Finland Commander GC with Chain 9 September 2013
90 Jenni Haukio President's wife    Finland Commander Grand Cross 9 September 2013
France
1 François Mitterrand President (1981-1995)    France Commander GC with Chain 12 April 1995
10 Jacques Chirac President (1995-2007)    France Commander Grand Cross 8 April 1997
Georgia
84 Mikheil Saakashvili President (2008 -2013)    Georgia Commander GC with Chain 28 May 2012
Germany
19 Roman Herzog President (1994–1999)    Germany Commander Grand Cross 19 May 1999
30 Johannes Rau President (1999–2004)    Germany Commander GC with Chain 10 March 2003
31 Christina Rau President's wife    Germany Commander Grand Cross 10 March 2003
87 Joachim Gauck President (2012 - )    Germany Commander GC with Chain 3 July 2013
88 Daniela Schadt President's domestic partner    Germany Commander Grand Cross 3 July 2013
Greece
18 Konstantinos Stephanopoulos President (1995–2005)    Greece Commander Grand Cross 22 March 1999
Hungary
28 Ferenc Mádl President (2000–2005)    Hungary Commander GC with Chain 10 October 2001
58 László Sólyom President (2005 –2010)    Hungary Commander GC with Chain 31 August 2006
Iceland
14 Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson President (1996- )    Iceland Commander Grand Cross 5 June 1998
Italy
12 Oscar Luigi Scalfaro President (1992–1999)    Italy Commander Grand Cross 23 April 1997
39 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi President (1999–2006)    Italy Commander GC with Chain 31 March 2004
Kazakhstan
72 Nursultan Nazarbayev President (1990 - )    Kazakhstan Commander GC with Chain 1 October 2008
Malta
36 Guido de Marco President (1999–2004)    Malta Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
38 Violet de Marco née Saliba President's wife    Malta Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
37 Eddie Fenech Adami Pr. Min. (1998–03/2004)
President (2004-2009)
   Malta Commander Grand Cross 10 February 2004
57 Mary Fenech Adami President's wife    Malta Commander Grand Cross 15 June 2006
Poland
11 Aleksander Kwaśniewski President (1995-2005)    Poland Commander Grand Cross 23 April 1997
51 Jolanta Kwaśniewska President's wife    Poland Commander Grand Cross 4 July 2005
85 Bronisław Komorowski President (2010 - )    Poland Commander GC with Chain 22 November 2012
86 Anna Komorowska President's wife    Poland Commander Grand Cross 22 November 2012
Portugal
32 Jorge Sampaio President (1996–2006)    Portugal Commander GC with Chain 8 May 2003
33 Maria José Ritta President's wife    Portugal Commander Grand Cross 8 May 2003
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date
Romania
81 Traian Băsescu President (2004 - )    Romania Commander GC with Chain 28 February 2011
Russia
22 Boris Yeltsin President (1991–1999)    Russia Commander GC with Chain 18 February 2000
Slovakia
49 Ivan Gašparovič President (2004 - )    Slovakia Commander Grand Cross 28 February 2005
Slovenia
29 Milan Kučan President (1991–2002)    Slovenia Commander GC with Chain 12 April 2002
Tajikistan
78 Emomalii Rahmon President (1992 - )    Tajikistan Commander GC with Chain 9 July 2009
Ukraine
54 Viktor Yushchenko President (2005–2010)    Ukraine Commander GC with Chain 24 April 2006
70 Kateryna Yushchenko President's wife    Ukraine Commander Grand Cross 19 June 2008
United States
50 George W. Bush President (2001–2009)    United States Commander GC with Chain 3 May 2005
Uzbekistan
73 Islam Karimov President (1990 - )    Uzbekistan Commander GC with Chain 1 October 2008
Recipients Quality Country Rank Date

International V.I.P.s

Orders administered by the Chapter
NATO
48 George Robertson Secretary General of NATO    United Kingdom Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
44 Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Secretary General of NATO    Netherlands Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
EUROPEAN UNION
46 Romano Prodi Pr. of Eur. Commission    Italy Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
45 Günter Verheugen European Commissioner    Germany Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
47 Pat Cox Pr. of the Eur. Parliament    Ireland Commander Grand Cross 16 October 2004
75 Hans-Gert Pöttering Pr. of the Eur. Parliament    Germany Commander Grand Cross 12 January 2009
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
56 Alexy II of Moscow Patriarch of Moscow (1990-)    Russia Commander Grand Cross 25 May 2006
74 Matthew Festing Prince & Gr.Mast. (2008-)    Order of Malta Commander Grand Cross 14 October 2008


References

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