List of titles and honours of Beatrix of the Netherlands

Royal styles of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands
Reference style	Her Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

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

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, etc, etc, etc."^[1][2]

National honours, other honours, medals and degree

National honours

•  Netherlands: Former Sovereign of the Military William Order^[3][4][5][6]
•  Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross and former Sovereign of the Order of the Netherlands Lion^[7][8][9]
•  Netherlands: Former Sovereign of the Order of Orange-Nassau
•  Netherlands: Former Co-Sovereign of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau^[10]
•  Netherlands: Grand Cross and former Sovereign of the Order of the House of Orange^[11]
•  Netherlands: Former Sovereign of the Order of the Crown

Other honours

•  Netherlands: Patron of the Teutonic Order of Bailiwick of Utrecht
•  Netherlands: Honorary Commander of the Order of Saint John in the Netherlands^[12][13]

Medals

•  Netherlands: Recipient of the Queen Juliana Inauguration Medal
•  Netherlands: Recipient of the Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard's Silver Anniversary Medal
•  Netherlands: Recipient of the Visit to the Netherlands Antilles Medal
•  Netherlands: Recipient of the Wedding Medal of Prince Willem-Alexander to Maxima Zorruigeta
•  Netherlands: Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal

Honorary degree

•  Netherlands: Honorary Doctorate of the Leiden University - 2005^[14]

Foreign honours and award

Foreign honours

•  Austria: Grand Cross of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria^[15][16][17]
•  Belgium: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold^{[18][19][20][21]}
•  Brazil: Collar with Star of the Order of the Southern Cross^[22]
•  Brunei: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei^[23][24]
• People's Republic of Bulgaria: Grand Cross of the Order of the Stara Planina
•  Chile: Collar with Star of the Order of the Merit of Chile^[25]
•  Denmark: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Elephant^[26][27][28]
•  Estonia: Collar with Star of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana^[29][30]
• Ethiopian Imperial family: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Queen of Sheba^[31][32]
•  Finland: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
•  France: Knight Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour^[33][34]
•  Germany: Grand Cross special class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^{[35][36][37][38]}
•  Ghana: Companion Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Ghana^[39][40]
• Greece
  • Greek Royal Family: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia^[41]
  •  Greece: Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer^[42][43]
•  Iceland: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon^[44]
•  Indonesia: Medal of the Order of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 1st Class^[45][46]
•  Indonesia: Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Mahaputera, 2nd Class^[47]
• Iranian Imperial Family: Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Pleiades, 1st Class^[48]
•  Italy: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic^[49][50][51]
•  Ivory Coast: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory Coast^[52]
•  Japan: Knight Collar with Star of the Order of the Chrysanthemum^[53][54]
•  Jordan: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali^[55][56]
•  Latvia: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Three Stars^[57]
•  Liberia: Grand Cross of the Order of the Pioneers of Liberia
•  Lithuania: Collar of the Order of Vytautas the Great^[58]
•  Luxembourg: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau^[59]
•  Luxembourg: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau^[60]
•  Luxembourg: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown^[61]
•  Malta: Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta^[62]
•  Mexico: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle^[63]
•    Nepal: Member Grand Cross of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya
•  Norway: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav^{[64][65][66][67]}
•  Oman: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Al-Said^[68]
•  Peru: Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun^[69]
•  Poland: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle^[70]
•  Portugal: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Prince Henry^[71]
•  Qatar: Knight of the Collar of Independence^[72]
•  Romania: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania^[73][74]
•  Senegal: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion
•  Slovakia: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross, 1st Class^[75][76]
•  South Africa: Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope
•  Spain: 1, 187th Knight with Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece^[77][78][79]
•  Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic^[80][81]
•  Suriname: Grand Cross of the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star
•  Sweden: Member Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Order of the Seraphim^{[82][83][84][85][86]}
•  Thailand: Knight Grand Cordon with Chain of the Order of the Rajamitrabhorn^[87]
•  Thailand: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Royal House of Chakri^[88]
•  Tunisia: Grand Cross of the Order of the Republic
•  Turkey: Collar of the Order of the State of Republic of Turkey^[89][90]
•  UAE: Knight Collar of the Order of Zayed^[91]
•  United Kingdom: Stranger Lady of the Order of the Garter (8th Lady since 1901; 1989)^{[92][93][94][95]}
•  United Kingdom: Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain (1982)^[96][97][98]
•  United Kingdom: Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (1982)^{[99][100][101]}
•  Venezuela: Collar of the Order of the Liberator
• Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Grand Cross of the Order of the Yugoslav Star

Foreign awards

•  Germany: Recipient of the Charlemagne Prize - 16 May 1996^[102]

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• Onderscheidingen Koningin Beatrix - website Alles op een rij (Dutch)