List of Grand Cordons of the Order of Leopold


The Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold is the highest and oldest rank of chivalrie and a formal diplomatic gift of the Kingdom of Belgium. This honours is bestowed very rarely in name of the Grand-master: the King of the Belgians. This list is Chronological by official authorisation of the Royal Decree.

19th century

Leopold I">Leopold I of Belgium">Leopold I, Founder, until 1865

NameDateFunction
The King Grand-Master and Founder1832By Law of 11.07.1832
King Louis-Philippe1833Wedding gift to his Father-in-Law
The Duke of Orleans1833Wedding gift to his Brother in law
The Duke of Nemours1833Wedding gift to his Brother in law
The 2nd Count of Flahaut1833French Ambassador to the Court of St James's
Horace-François Sébastiani de La Porta1833French Minister of Foreign Affairs
1st Duke of Dalmatia183310th Prime Minister of France
The Count of Lobau1833Marshal of France
The 1st Count Gérard183311th Prime Minister of France
Gabriel Neigre1833
The Duke of Pasquier1833president of the Chamber of Peers
The Baron Saint-Cyr Nugues1833
The Earl of Durham1833Lord Privy Seal
François-Nicolas-Benoît Haxo1833French Army general
The Duke of Choiseul-Stainville1833Governor of the Louvre Palace
The 3rd Duke of Broglie1833Pair of France
Pedro II of Brazil1835
Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha1835Reigning Duke
Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha1835Brother of the King
Ferdinand II of Portugal1835
Baron Gaspard Gourgaud1837French General
The 1st Count of Bonfim183812th Prime Minister of Portugal
Prosper Louis, 7th Duke of Arenberg1838
Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne1838President of the Senate
Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha1839Wedding gift to the Nephew of the King
Henri Count of Merode, Marquess of Westerloo1839ambassador
Bernard Pierre Magnan1839Marshal of France
Ludwig I of Bavaria1840King of Bavaria
Charles Albert, King of Sardinia1840
Mgr.Luigi Lambruschini1840Cardinal Secretary of State
The Duke of Saxe-Meinigen1840
Georg of Saxe-Meiningen1840Heretier Duke of Saxe
The Duke of Saxe-Altenburg1840Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
The Duke of Württemberg1841
Otto of Greece1841King of Greece
The Duke of Aumale1842Brother in Law
The Prince of Joinville1842Brother in Law
The Grand Duke of Baden1843
King Frederick Augustus II1843King of Saxony
Louis, prince of Baden1843Crown prince
King Christian VIII1843King of Denmark
The Grand Duke of Oldenburg1844
Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha1844
The Grand Duke of Tuscany1844
The Duke of Montpensier1844Brother in Law
Emmanuel, Count of Mensdorff-Pouilly1845brother-in-law of the King
Archduke John of Austria1845Imperial regent
The Elector of Hesse1846
Mgr. Pecci.1846Nonce Apostolique
Baron Louis Atthalin1847ADC of King Louis
King Charles XV of Sweden1847
King Ferdinand II1847King of the Two Sicilies
The Duke of Skåne1849Crown Prince
William III1849King of the Netherlands
Emperor Franz Joseph1849Emperor of Austria
King Oscar I1849King of Sweden
King Maximilan II1850King of Bavaria
King Frederick William IV1850King of Prussia
Otto Theodor von Manteuffel1852Minister
Maximilian, Archduke of Austria1853Wedding Gift of the King.
Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria1853Wedding Gift of the king.
The King of Saxony1853
The Duke of Brabant18539 April
King George V1853King of Hannover
The Grand Duke of Oldenburg1853
Charles, Prince of Prussia1853
Emperor Napoleon III1854Emperor of the French
The Prince Imperial1854
The Duke of Oporto1854Futur King of Portugal
King Pedro V of Portugal1854King of Portugal
Count Charles Lanckoroński1855Imperial Lord Chamberlain
The king of Saxony1855
The Count of Flanders1855heir presumptive to the Belgian throne
Vély-Eddin-Rifaat-Pach1855ambassador
the King of Westphalia1855
Antonio López de Santa Anna1855President of Mexico
Francis, Duke of Calabria1855
Luigi, Count Cibrario1855Minister of the Foreign Office
Mehmed Fuad Pasha1855Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Ottoman Empire
Mgr. Giacomo Antonelli1855Cardinal Secretary of State
Alexandre, Count Colonna-Walewski1855Diplomate
Raymond-Theodore Troplong1855President of the French Senat
Friedrich von Thurn und Taxis1855Imperial Lord Chamberlain
Baron von Budberg1855Aide-de-camp of the Tsar
Jean-Baptiste, 1st Count Vaillant1855Marechal of France
Victor Emmanuel1855King of Sardinia
Heinrich von Wedel1855military Governor
Bernard Pierre Magnan1855French Marchall
Count Felix de Muelenaere18563rd Prime Minister of Belgium
Baron Étienne Constantin de Gerlache18561st President of the Court of Cassation
The Count of Theux de Meylandt18565th Prime Minister of Belgium
Oscar, Duke of Östergötland1856
Albrecht, Duke of Teschen1856
Heinrich LXVII, prince of Reuss1856
Alexander II of Russia1856
Joseph, 17th Prince of Chimay1856diplomat
Count Félix de Mérode1857defence minister of Belgium
The Duke of Loulé1857President of the Council
Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia1857
Anatole de Montesquiou-Fezensac1857
The 2nd Marquess of Rumigny1857Diplomate of the French King
Baron Pierre de Schiervel1857President of the Senate
Alphonse O'Sullivan de Grass1859Ambassador
Henri de Liem1859ADC of the King
Paul DevauxPromotor of King Leopold I
Mathieu LeclercqMinister of justice
The Count de Castellane1859Marshals of France

Leopold II">Leopold II of Belgium">Leopold II, 1865-1909

NameYearFunction
Emperor Alexander III1865Emperor of All the Russias
Henri de Brouckère1866Minister
Viscount Charles Vilain XIIII1866Minister
Amadeo, Prince of Asturia1866Crown Prince of Spain
Barthélémy du Mortier1870botanist and Minister of State
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn1873Governor General of Canada
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar1873King of Persia
Archduke Rainer1874President of the Expo Vienna
Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha1874Wedding gift to his Son in law
Baron Alfred von Fabrice1874Diplomate of Saxe
The Duke of Magenta1874President of France
Hüseyin Avni Pasha1874Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
António Cardoso Avelino1874Minister of Portugal
BaronJomini1874Russian Diplomate, President of the congress in Brussels
Prince Charles III1874Sovereign of Monaco
Edouard d'Huart1878Minister of Finance
Mathieu Brialmont1878
Count Bloudoff1878Ambassador of the Tsar.
Bohuslav, Count Chotek1878Ambassador of the Emperor.
Rafael Carlos Merry del Val1878Ambassador to the King of Spain.
Mgr. Vincenzo Vannutelli1878Cardinal, Nonce Apostolique.
von Brandenburg1878Ambassador to the Emperor.
Charles Duchatel1878Ambassador to the French Republic.
Archduke Rudolf1880Wedding gift.
Walthère Frère-Orban1881Prime Minister
Louis Gallait1881Painter
Jules Malou1882Minister
Count Edmond de Sélys Longchamps1882President of Senate
the Duke of Clarence1885Cousin, Once removed
Prince Baudouin1887Heir to the Belgian Throne
baron Auguste Lambermont1888Minister of State
Henry Morton Stanley1890Royal Explorer of Congo.
Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern1894Nephew
Friedrich Krafft Graf von Crailsheim1894Foreign Minister of Bavaria
Auguste Beernaert1894Prime Minister.
François-Auguste Gevaert1896Composer
Christian X1897King of Denmark
Prince Valdemar1897
Prince Svasti Sobhana1897Prince of Siam
Prince Itō Hirobumi1897Minister
Prince Rupprecht1897Crown Prince of Bavaria
the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein1898Wedding Gift of the King
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands1898Queen of the Netherlands
Queen Emma of the Netherlands1898Queen Mother
Émile Loubet1900President of France
Prince Kan'in Kotohito1900Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff
Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria1900Wedding gift
Prince Arnulf of Bavaria1900Wedding gift
Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria1900Wedding gift
Ludwig III of Bavaria1900Wedding gift
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria1900Wedding gift
Adolf von Auer1900Member of the Bavarian Chamber - Royal Wedding Gift
Jules von Auer1900President of the Regency- Royal Wedding Gift
Gustav zu Castell-Castell1900Grand Master of the Royal Court - Royal Wedding Gift
Afons von Lerchenfeld1900Aide de Camp of the Regent - Royal Wedding Gift
Karl von Perfall1900Intendant of the Court - Royal Wedding Gift
Albert von Seinsheim1900Grand Marshall of the Court - Royal Wedding Gift
Franz Joseph von Stein1900Archbishop, Royal Wedding Gift
Rudolphe von der Tann1900Ambassador of the Regent, Royal Wedding Gift
Carl von Wolfskeel von Reichenberg1900Grand Eqquiery of the Regent Royal Wedding Gift
Ritter von Xylander1900ADC of Leopold II, Royal Wedding Gift
Theophile Delclassé1900Minister
Cardinal Goossens1900Cardinal
Gojong of Korea1901Emperor of Korea
Alfonso XIII1902King of Spain
the Queen of Spain1902
Cardinal Granito di Belmonte1904Nonce Apostolique
count of Wallwitz1904Ambassador of the German Emperor
Sunjong of Korea1904Imperial Crown Prince
the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha1905Wedding gift
Mgr. Merry del val 1906Cardinal
Count Kiyoura Keigo190623rd Prime Minister of Japan
Haakon VII1906King of Norway
Tōgō Heihachirō1907Japanese Marshal-Admiral
Count Charles WoesteLeopold IIMinister
Baron Jules-Joseph d'AnethanLeopold IIMinister
Count Paul de Smet de NaeyerLeopold IIMinister
Jules GreindlLeopold IIMinister Of state
Count Charles John d'OultremontLeopold IIMarschall to the Royal Court
Baron Auguste GoffinetLeopold IIGrand Master of the Imperial Household of Empress Charlotte

20th century

Albert I, 1909-1934

Leopold III 1934-1951

Eggert Reeder1938governor of Cologne
Winston Churchill1945Prime Minister
Dwight D. Eisenhower1945
Queen JulianaLeopold IIIQueen of the Netherlands
Irene of Orange-NassauLeopold IIIDutch Princess

King Baudouin 1951-1993

Note : Laurent of Belgium was created By Counsel of Ministers on 6 augustus 1993.

King Albert II 1993- 2013

21st Century

King Philippe 2013

Unknown

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