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

[[denmark|🇩🇰]] Danish Royal Family
Official website pages (click on "Decorations"): Margrethe - Henrik - Frederik - Mary - Joachim - Marie - Benedikte


 * King Frederik X:
 * Knight of the Order of the Elephant (14 January 1972)
 * Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
 * Queen Mary: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (9 May 2004)
 * Queen Margrethe:
 * Knight of the Order of the Elephant (20 April 1947)
 * Grand Commander of the Order of Dannebrog
 * Prince Joachim of Denmark:
 * Knight of the Order of the Elephant (14 January 1972)
 * Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
 * Princess Marie of Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (24 May 2008)
 * Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 November 1995)
 * Princess Benedikte of Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (20 April 1947)
 * Count Ingolf of Rosenborg, former Prince of Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 February 1961)

[[united kingdom|🇬🇧]] British Royal Family

 * King Charles III: 1974 - Knight of the Order of the Elephant - RE

[[norway|🇳🇴]] Norwegian Royal Family
See also decorations pages (mark °): Harald, Sonja, Haakon, Mette-Marit, Mârtha Louise, Astrid & Ragnhild


 * King Harald V of Norway:
 * Knight with Collar of the Order of the Elephant (21 February 1958)
 * Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (28 October 1991)
 * Queen Sonja of Norway: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (12 February 1973)
 * Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (20 July 1991)
 * Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 May 2014)
 * Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (21 January 2022)
 * Princess Märtha Louise of Norway: Knight of the Order of the Elephant° (13.10.1992)

[[sweden|🇸🇪]] Swedish Royal Family

 * King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden:
 * Knight with Collar of the Order of the Elephant (12 January 1965) - Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (10.4.1975)
 * Queen Silvia of Sweden: Knight with Collar of the Order of the Elephant (3 September 1985)
 * Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (14 July 1995)
 * Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (6 January 1973)

[[netherlands|🇳🇱]] Dutch Royal Family

 * King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (31 January 1998)
 * Queen Máxima of the Netherlands: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 March 2015)
 * Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (29 October 1975)

[[belgium|🇧🇪]] Belgian Royal Family

 * King Philippe of Belgium: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (28 May 2002)
 * Queen Mathilde of Belgium: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (28 March 2017)
 * King Albert II of Belgium:
 * Knight of the Order of the Elephant (18 June 1968)
 * Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (to be checked)
 * Queen Paola of Belgium: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (16 May 1995)

[[luxembourg|🇱🇺]] Luxembourgish Grand-Ducal Family

 * Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (20 October 2003)
 * Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (20 October 2003)

[[spain|🇪🇸]] Spanish Royal Family

 * Juan Carlos I of Spain: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 March 1980)
 * Queen Sofía of Spain: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 March 1980)
 * Felipe VI of Spain: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (6 November 2023)
 * Queen Letizia of Spain: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (6 November 2023)

[[jordan|🇯🇴]] Jordanian Royal Family

 * Dowager Queen Noor al-Hussein: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (27 April 1998)
 * Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, son of Queen Alia of Jordan, half-brother of Abdullah II of Jordan: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (27 April 1998)
 * Prince Muhammad bin Talal, eldest younger brother of King Hussein I of Jordan: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog

[[thailand|🇹🇭]] Thai Royal Family

 * King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (7 February 2001)
 * Queen Sirikit of Thailand: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (6 September 1960)
 * Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog, 2001

[[japan|🇯🇵]] Japanese Imperial Family

 * Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Elephant (8 August 1953)
 * Empress Emerita Michiko of Japan: Member of the Order of the Elephant (2 June 1998)
 * Emperor Naruhito of Japan: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (16 November 2004)
 * Masahito, Prince Hitachi: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (28 September 1965)

Greek Royal Family

 * Constantine II, former King of the Hellenes: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (4 January 1962)
 * Anne-Marie, former Queen of the Hellenes, Princess of Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (20 April 1947)
 * Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Prince of Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (14 January 1997)
 * Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, Constantine II's sister: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (11 September 1964)
 * Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Prince Christopher's son: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (11 September 1964)

[[iran|🇮🇷]] Iranian Imperial Family

 * Former Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (3 May 1963)

🇧🇷 [[brazil|Brazil]]

 * Former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (3 May 1999)
 * President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (12 September 2007)

🇧🇬 [[bulgaria|Bulgaria]]

 * former President Petar Stoyanov: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 October 2000)
 * President Georgi Parvanov: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (29 March 2006)
 * Zorka Petrova Parvanova, his wife: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (2006)

🇪🇬 [[egypt|Egypt]]

 * former President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (19 February 1986)

🇫🇮 [[finland|Finland]]

 * former President Martti Ahtisaari: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (7 September 1994)
 * President Tarja Halonen: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (3 April 2001)

🇫🇷 [[france|France]]

 * Former President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974-1981): Knight of the Order of the Elephant (12 October 1978)

🇬🇷 [[greece|Greece]]

 * President Karolos Papoulias: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (24 May 2006)

🇮🇸 [[iceland|Iceland]]

 * former President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (25 February 1981)
 * President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (18 November 1996)

🇱🇻 [[latvia|Latvia]]

 * former President Guntis Ulmanis: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (18 March 1997)

🇵🇱 [[poland|Poland]]

 * Former President Lech Wałęsa: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (5 July 1993)

🇲🇽 [[mexico|Mexico]]

 * President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (18 February 2008)
 * Margarita Zavala, his wife: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (18 February 2008)

🇵🇹 [[portugal|Portugal]]

 * former President António Santos Ramalho Eanes: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (25 June 1984)

🇷🇴 [[romania|Romania]]

 * former President Emil Constantinescu: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (23 May 2000)
 * former President Ion Iliescu: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (16 March 2004)

🇸🇰 [[slovakia|Slovakia]]

 * President Ivan Gašparovič: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (October 2012)
 * Silvia Gašparovičová, his wife: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (October 2012)

🇸🇮 [[slovenia|Slovenia]]

 * former President Milan Kučan: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (10 October 2001)

🇰🇷 [[south korea|South Korea]]

 * President Lee Myung-bak: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (11 May 2011)