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
- Greek Royal Family:
- Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia
- Recipient of the Commemorative Badge of the Centenary of the Royal House of Greece
- Spain:
- Dame Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III[1][2]
- 11th Former Grand Mistress and 1,193rd Dame of the Royal Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa
- Recipient of the Spanish Red Cross Medal
Foreign honours
- Argentina:
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín
- Austria:
- Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[3]
- Belgium:
- Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold[4]
- Brazil:
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross
- Chile:
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
- Colombia:
- Grand Cross Extraordinary of the Order of Boyacá
- Grand Cross of the Order of San Carlos
- Costa Rica:
- Grand Cross of the Order of Juan Mora Fernández
- Denmark:
- Knight of the Order of the Elephant
- Dominican Republic:
- Grand Cross with Gold Breast Star of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella[5]
- Ecuador:
- Grand Cross of the National Order of San Lorenzo[6]
- Egypt:
- Grand Cross Supreme Class of the Order of the Virtues[7]
- El Salvador:
- Grand Cross with Silver Star of the Order of José Matías Delgado[8][9]
- Estonia:
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana[10]
- Ethiopian Imperial Family:
- Dame Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Queen of Sheba
- Finland:
- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[11]
- France:
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Cross of the Order of the National Merit
- Germany:
- Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Greece:
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
- Guatemala:
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Quetzal[12]
- Holy See:
- Dame Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
- Recipient of the For Church and Pope Badge Medal
- Recipient of the Benemerenti Medal
- Honduras:
- Grand Cross of the Order of Francisco Morazán
- Hungary:
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
- Iceland:
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon[13]
- Indonesia:
- 1st Class of the Star of Mahaputera
- Iranian Imperial Family:
- Member 1st Class of the Order of the Pleiades
- Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 2,500 year Celebration of the Persian Empire
- Italy:
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[14]
- Calabrian Royal Family of Two Sicilies:
- Dame Grand Cross of Justice of the Two Sicilian Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
- Jamaica:
- Honorary Member of the Order of Jamaica[15][16]
- Japan:
- Grand Cordon (Paulownia) of the Order of the Precious Crown[17]
- Jordan:
- Grand Cordon Special Class of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance[18]
- Grand Cordon 2nd Class of the Order of the Star of Jordan[19]
- Latvia:
- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Three Stars[20][21]
- Lebanon:
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
- Lithuania:
- Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great[22][23]
- Luxembourg:
- Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau[24]
- Malta:
- Honorary Member of the Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika
- Mexico:
- Sash of Special Category of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
- Morocco:
- Member Special Class of the Order of Muhammad[25]
- Nepalese Royal Family:
- Member of the Order of the Benevolent Ruler
- Netherlands:
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[26]
- Recipient of the Wedding Medal of Princess Beatrix, Princess of Orange and Claus Van Amsberg
- Nigeria:
- Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger
- Norway:
- Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
- Panama:
- Grand Cross Extraordinary of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
- Peru:
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru[27]
- Philippines:
- Member of the Order of Gabriela Silang[28]
- Grand Collar of the Order of the Golden Heart[29]
- Poland:
- Knight of the Order of the White Eagle
- Portugal:
- Grand Cross of the Order of Christ[30]
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[31]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry[32]
- Romania:
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania[33]
- Slovakia:
- Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross[34]
- South Africa:
- Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope[35]
- South Korea:
- Member of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa
- Sweden:
- Member of the Royal Order of the Seraphim
- Recipient of the 50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
- Thailand:
- Dame of the Order of the Royal House of Chakri
- Dame Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Chula Chom Klao[36]
- Uruguay
- Venezuela :
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator[38]
- Zaire:
- Grand Cross of the National Order of the Leopard
Honorific eponyms
- Spain
- Córdoba: Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (University Hospital Queen Sofia)
- Murcia: Hospital Reina Sofía (Hospital Queen Sofia)
- Granada: Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Reina Sofía
- Tudela: Hospital Reina Sofia (Hospital Queen Sofia)
- Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Queen Sofia National Museum and Art Center)
- Madrid: Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía (Queen Sofía College of Music)
- Tenerife: Tenerife South–Queen Sofía Airport
- Spanish frigate Queen Sofía (F84)
- Philippines
- Manila: Queen Sofia Hall – National Museum of Fine Arts
- USA
- Antarctica
- South Shetland Islands: Mount Reina Sofía (Mount Queen Sofía) on Livingston Island
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).[39]
- Real Patronato sobre Discapacidad (Spanish Royal Board on Disability): Honorary President (1986–2015).[40]
Scholastic
Queen Sofía has been the recipient of numerous honorary doctorates including:
Spanish Royal Academies
- Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Royal Academy of Fine Arts of St. Ferdinand): Honorary Member
- Real Academia de la Historia (Royal Academy of History): Honorary Member
See also
References
- ↑ (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.
- ↑ (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.
- ↑ "Reply to a parliamentary question about the Decoration of Honour" (PDF) (in German). p. 519. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ↑ "ABC SEVILLA (Sevilla) – 23/09/1978, p. 14 – ABC.es Hemeroteca". hemeroteca.sevilla.abc.es. 14 August 2019.
- ↑ Decree 1174-00 of 13 November 2000
- ↑ "ABC SEVILLA (Sevilla) – 10/05/1980, p. 21 – ABC.es Hemeroteca". hemeroteca.sevilla.abc.es. 20 August 2019.
- ↑ "ABC (Madrid) – 18/02/1997, p. 28 – ABC.es Hemeroteca". ABC. Spain. 28 August 2019.
- ↑ "ABC (Madrid) – 11/03/1997, p. 6 – ABC.es Hemeroteca". ABC. Spain. 29 August 2019.
- ↑ "ABC (Madrid) – 08/09/1977, p. 14 – ABC.es Hemeroteca". ABC. Spain. 10 August 2019.
- ↑ Estonian State Decorations – Bearers of decorations, Sofía – official website of the President of the Republic of Estonia
- ↑ Matikkala, Antti (2017). Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ja Suomen Leijonan ritarikunnat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Edita. p. 498. ISBN 978-951-37-7005-1.
- ↑ Úbeda-Portugués, José Escribano (1 January 2005). La dimensión europea de la política exterior española hacia América Latina: política internacional de los primeros gobiernos socialistas. Editorial Visión Libros. ISBN 9788499830858 – via Google Books.
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Italian Presidency, S.M. Sofia Regina di Spagna – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ "Order of Excellence (OE)". Government of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "Los Reyes de visita official en Jamaica". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
- ↑ Sebastian, Pablo (29 October 1980). "Hiro Hito considera la visita de los Reyes de trascendental importancia para las relaciones hispano-japonesas". El País.
- ↑ "Los reyes de Jordania realizan en España su primera visita de Estado a un país de la Unión Europea". El País. 21 October 1999.
- ↑ "Visita Oficial del Rey Hussein de Jordania a España" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ Latvian Presidency, Recipients list (.doc) Archived 2 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Getty Images, State Visit of Latvian President, October 2004, Group photo
- ↑ Lithuanian Presidency Archived 19 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Lithuanian Orders searching form
- ↑ "President of the Republic of Lithuania". adamkus.lt.
- ↑ "ABC SEVILLA (Sevilla) – 11/07/1980, p. 21 – ABC.es Hemeroteca". hemeroteca.sevilla.abc.es. 20 August 2019.
- ↑ J.A.V, Jose Alejandro Vara (17 June 2014). "Felipe VI elige Marruecos para realizar este verano su primer viaje oficial como Rey de España". Vozpópuli.
- ↑ "Irene-porto Ercole-kinderen". Anp Archief.
- ↑ "La Familia Real recibe, de gala, al Presidente de Perú en el Palacio Real de Madrid". us.hola.com. 6 July 2004.
- ↑ "Roster of Recipients of Presidential Awards". Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ↑ "Roster of Recipients of Presidential Awards". Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ↑ "Presidência da República- Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ↑ "Presidência da República- Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ↑ "Presidência da República- Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ↑ Romanian Presidency, Star of Romania recipients list (.xls) Archived 3 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Slovak republic website, State honours : 1st Class received in 2007 (click on "Holders of the Order of the 1st Class White Double Cross" to see the holders' table)
- ↑ "Speech BY President Nelson Mandela at the State Banquet in Honour of King Juan Carlos". South African History Online. 31 March 2011.
- ↑ Jauregui, Fernando (20 November 1987). "El rey Juan Carlos invita a Tailandia a participar en la Expo 92". El País.
- ↑ "Resolución N° 957/996". impo.com.uy. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ↑ "MPR. Error". mpr.gob.es. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
- ↑ La reina Sofía cede a Letizia la presidencia de la Fundación contra la Drogadicción. La Opinión de la Coruña (In Spanish)
- ↑ Doña Sofía cede el testigo. Revista ¡Hola! (In Spanish)
- ↑ "XIII Tercio "Reina Sofía". Memorial Reales Tercios de España".
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