# List of honours of Estonia 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 Estonia, classified by Monarchies chapter and Republics chapter, and, under each chapter, recipients' countries and the detailed list of recipients.

## Awards
### Presidents of Estonia

* President Alar Karis:
** Collar of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (11 October 2021)
** Fourth Class of the Order of the White Star (23 February 2007)
* Arnold Rüütel, former President:
** Collar of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (23 February 2008)
** Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (8 October 2001)
* Ingrid Rüütel, his wife:
** First Class of the Order of the White Star (23 February 2008)
** Third Class of the Order of the Estonian Red Cross (24 March 1997)
* Toomas Hendrik Ilves, former President:
** Collar of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (23 February 2008)
** Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 January 2006)
** Third Class of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (23 February 2004)
* Kersti Kaljulaid, former President: Collar of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (10 October 2016)
* Helle Meri, widow of Lennart Meri: First Class of the Order of the Estonian Red Cross (23 February 2004)

### Monarchies
#### Europe
##### Belgian royal family

* Albert II of Belgium, former King: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 June 2008)
* Queen Paola of Belgium: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 June 2008)

##### Danish royal family

* King Frederik X of Denmark: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (28 November 1995)
* Queen Margrethe II of Denmark: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (28 November 1995)

##### Luxembourgish grand-ducal family

* Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (5 May 2003)

##### Dutch royal family

* King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (12 June 2018)
* Queen Máxima of the Netherlands: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (12 June 2018)
* Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, former Queen: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (14 May 2008)

##### Norwegian royal family

* King Harald V of Norway:
** Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (31 August 1998)
** Collar of the Order of the White Star (2 September 2014)
* Queen Sonja of Norway: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (31 August 1998)
* Prince Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 April 2002)
* Princess Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 April 2002)

##### Spanish royal family

* King Felipe VI of Spain: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 July 2007)
* Queen Letizia of Spain: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 July 2007)
* Juan Carlos I, former King: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 July 2007)
* Queen Sofía of Spain: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 July 2007)

##### Swedish royal family

* King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden:
** Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (11 September 1995)
** Collar of the Order of the White Star (18 January 2011)
* Queen Silvia of Sweden:
** First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (11 September 1995)
** First Class of the Order of the White Star (12 January 2011)
* Princess Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden:
** First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (11 September 1995)
** First Class of the Order of the White Star (12 January 2011)
* Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (18 January 2011)
* Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (18 January 2011)

#### Asia
##### Japanese imperial family

* Akihito, Emperor Emeritus: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (24 May 2007)

### Republics
#### Austria

* President Alexander Van der Bellen: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (26 May 2021)
* Doris Schmidauer, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (26 May 2021)

#### Bulgaria

* Georgi Parvanov, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (11 June 2003)
* Zorka Parvanova, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (11 June 2003)

#### Finland

* President Alexander Stubb:
** Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (23 May 2024)
** First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (13 May 2014)
* Suzanne Innes-Stubb, his wife:
** First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (23 May 2024)
* Tarja Halonen, former President:
** Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (16 May 2000)
** Collar of the Order of the White Star (14 March 2007)
** First Class of the Order of the White Star (16 May 1995)
* Pentti Arajärvi, her husband:
** First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (16 May 2000)
** First Class of the Order of the White Star (14 March 2007)
* Sauli Niinistö, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (13 May 2014)
* Jenni Haukio, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (13 May 2014)
* Tellervo Koivisto, widow of Mauno Koivisto: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (20 November 2001)
* Eeva Ahtisaari, widow of Martti Ahtisaari: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (16 May 1995)

#### Georgia

* Mikheil Saakashvili, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (7 May 2007)

#### Germany

* Joachim Gauck, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 July 2013)
* Daniela Schadt, his partner: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 July 2013)
* Christina Rau, widow of Johannes Rau: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (7 November 2000)

#### Iceland

* Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, former President:
** Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (8 June 1998)
** Collar of the Order of the White Star (4 May 2004)

#### Ireland

* Mary McAleese, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (24 May 2001)
* Martin McAleese, her husband: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (24 May 2001)

#### Italy

* President Sergio Mattarella: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (4 July 2018)
* Laura Mattarella, his daughter: First Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (4 July 2018)

#### Kazakhstan

* Nursultan Nazarbayev, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (20 April 2011)

#### Latvia

* Guntis Ulmanis, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (23 October 1986)
* Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, former President:
** Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (2 May 2000)
** Collar of the Order of the White Star (7 December 2005)
* Imants Freibergs, her husband:
** First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (2 May 2000)
** First Class of the Order of the White Star (7 December 2005)
* Valdis Zatlers, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (7 April 2009)
* Lilita Zatlere, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (7 April 2009)
* Andris Bērziņš, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (5 June 2012)
* Dace Seisuma, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (5 June 2012)
* Raimonds Vējonis, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 April 2019)
* Iveta Vējone, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 April 2019)
* Egils Levits, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (24 April 2023)
* Andra Levite, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (19 April 2023)

#### Lithuania

* Valdas Adamkus, former President:
** Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (4 October 1999)
** Collar of the Order of the White Star (4 October 2004)
* Dalia Grybauskaite, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (27 May 2013)

#### Malta

* George Abela, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (31 May 2012)
* Margaret Abela, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (31 May 2012)

#### Mexico

* Ernesto Zedillo, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (27 October 1995)

#### Poland

* Lech Wałęsa, former President: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (23 February 2006)
* Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former President:
** Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (28 April 1998)
** Collar of the Order of the White Star (18 March 2002)
* Jolanta Kwaśniewska, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (18 March 2002)
* Bronisław Komorowski, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (18 March 2014)

#### Portugal

* President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (15 April 2019)
* Aníbal Cavaco Silva, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (24 September 2008)
* Maria José Ritta, widow of Jorge Sampaio:
** First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (12 May 2003)
** First Class of the Order of the White Star (28 November 2005)

#### Romania

* President Klaus Iohannis: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (16 June 2021)
* Ion Iliescu, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (23 October 2003)
* Traian Băsescu, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (12 April 2011)
* Maria Băsescu, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (12 April 2011)

#### Slovakia

* Ivan Gašparovič, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (12 October 2005)
* Andrej Kiska, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (19 October 2015)

#### Slovenia

* Milan Kučan, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (16 May 1997)
* Borut Pahor, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (2 September 2019)

#### United States

* President Joe Biden: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (30 August 2013)
* Bill Clinton, former President: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (6 February 2006)
* Hillary Clinton, his wife and former Secretary of State: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (6 February 2013)
* George W. Bush, former President: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 May 2017)