# List of honours of Austria awarded to heads of state and royalty

This article serves as an index – as complete as possible – of all the honorific orders or similar decorations awarded by Austria, classified by Monarchies chapter and Republics chapter, and, under each chapter, recipients' countries and the detailed list of recipients.

## Awards

The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria was awarded to the following personalities:

### Austria

* Heinz Fischer (2004-2016) : Grand Star and Master of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2004)
* Alexander Van der Bellen (2017-) : Grand Star and Master of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2017)

### Monarchies
#### Europe
##### United Kingdom

* Queen Elizabeth II : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1966)
* Anne, Princess Royal : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1969)

##### Norway

* Harald V of Norway : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1964, when Crown Prince)
* Queen Sonja of Norway : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1978, when Crown Princess)
* Crown Prince Haakon: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007) °
* Crown Princess Mette-Marit: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007) °

##### Sweden

* Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1976)
* Queen Silvia of Sweden : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1979)
* Victoria, Crown Princess : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1997)

##### Denmark

* Margrethe II of Denmark : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1964)

##### Netherlands

* King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands :
** Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2022)
* Queen Máxima of the Netherlands :
** Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2022)
* Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands (former Queen) :
** Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1961)
** Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1994)
* Princess Irene of the Netherlands : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1961)

##### Belgium

* King Albert II of the Belgians : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1958)
* Queen Paola of the Belgians : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1997)
* King Philippe of the Belgians : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2022)

###### Former imperial orders

* King Albert II of the Belgians : Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Austrian branch, House of Habsburg)
* King Philippe of the Belgians : Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (2008, Austrian branch, House of Habsburg)
* Prince Lorenz : Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Austrian branch, House of Habsburg)

##### Luxembourg

* Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2013)
* Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2013)

##### Spain

* Juan Carlos I of Spain : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1978)
* Queen Sofía of Spain : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1978)
* Felipe, Prince of Asturias : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1995)
* Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1997)
* Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1997)

###### Former members

* Jaime de Marichalar : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1997)

##### Liechtenstein

* Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1991)
* Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2004)
* Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2000)
* Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2018)
* Nikolaus, Prince of Liechtenstein : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1992)

#### Middle East
##### Jordan

* Dowager Queen Noor of Jordan : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1978)
* Abdullah II of Jordan :
** Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash (2nd Class) for Services to the Republic of Austria (1987)
** Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2001)
* Queen Rania of Jordan : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2001)
* Princess Alia bint Al Hussein of Jordan : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold (6th Class) for Services to the Republic of Austria (1976)
* Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash (2nd Class) for Services to the Republic of Austria (2001)
* Prince Hassan bin Talal : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash (2nd Class) for Services to the Republic of Austria (1977-2004)

##### Qatar

* Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2010)

#### Asia
##### Thailand

* Queen Sirikit: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1964)
* Princess Sirindhorn: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash (Second Class) for Services to the Republic of Austria (2004)

##### Japan

* Emperor Akihito : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999)
* Empress Michiko : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999)
* Crown Prince Naruhito : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999)
* Crown Princess Masako : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999)

#### Former
##### Iran

* Farah Pahlavi: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1965)
* Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1976)

### Sovereign entities
#### Order of Malta

* Fra' Matthew Festing (2008-) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2012)

### Republics
#### Bulgaria

* President Petar Stoyanov (1997-2002) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999)

#### Croatia

* President Stjepan Mesić (2000–2010) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2001)

#### Cyprus

* President Tassos Papadopoulos (2003–2008) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007)
* Fotini Papadopoulou, his wife : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007)

#### Czech Republic

* President Václav Klaus (2003–13) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2009)

#### Estonia

* President Kersti Kaljulaid : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2021)
* Georgi-Rene Maksimovski, his husband : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2021)

#### Finland

* President Tarja Halonen (2000–2012) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2006)
* Pentti Arajärvi, her husband : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2011)
* President Sauli Niinistö (2012-) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2016)

#### France

* President Jacques Chirac (1995–2007) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1998)

#### Germany

* Christina Rau: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2004)
* President Horst Köhler (2004-2010) : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star (4th Cl.) for Services to the Republic of Austria (2003, when head of the IMF)

#### Greece

* President Karolos Papoulias (2005-2015) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007 )
* May Papoulia, his wife : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007)

#### Italy

* President Giorgio Napolitano (2006-2015) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007)
* Clio Napolitano, his wife : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007)
* President Sergio Mattarella (2015-) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2019)
* Laura Mattarella, his daughter : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2019)

#### Lithuania

* President Valdas Adamkus (2004–2009) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2009)

#### Poland

* President Aleksander Kwaśniewski (1995–2005) : Grd Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1998)

#### Portugal

* President Jorge Sampaio (1996–2006) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2002)
* Maria José Rodrigues Ritta, his wife : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2002)
* President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (2016-) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2019)

#### Romania

* President Emil Constantinescu (1996–2000) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999)

#### Slovakia

* President Rudolf Schuster (1999–2004) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2004)

#### Slovenia

* President Danilo Türk (2007–2012) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2011)
* President Borut Pahor (2012-) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2022)

#### Ukraine

* President Leonid Kuchma (1994–2005) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1998)

#### Egypt

* Diplomat and politician Mohamed ElBaradei : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2009)

#### Kazakhstan

* President Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990-) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2000)

#### Mexico

* President Luis Echeverría (1970–1976) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1974)
* Pres. Vicente Fox Quesada (2000–06) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2005)

#### Algeria

* President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1999-) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2003)

#### Mali

* President Amadou Toumani Touré (2002-2012) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2009)

#### Senegal

* President Abdou Diouf (1981-2000) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1986)
* Elizabeth Diouf, his wife : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1986)

#### Tunisia

* President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1987–2011) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1989)