List of honours of the Monegasque princely family by country explained

This article serves as an index - as complete as possible - of all the honorific orders or similar decorations received by the Monegasque princely family, classified by continent, awarding country and recipient.

Monaco

• Prince Albert II:
  • Sovereign Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Charles
    • • Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown Sovereign Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Grimaldi
  • Sovereign Knight Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit, 1st Class
• Princess Charlene:
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Charles
  • Medal for Physical Education and Sports, First Class^[1]
• Prince Jacques, Hereditary Prince:
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Grimaldi
• Princess Gabriella, Countess of Carladès:
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Grimaldi
• Princess Caroline, Princess of Hanover:
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit, 1st Class^[2]
• Princess Stéphanie, Countess of Polignac:
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Grimaldi^[3]
  • Chancellor Recipient of the Monaco Red Cross Medal
• Charlotte Casiraghi : Knight of Order of Cultural Merit (18 November 2024) ^[4]

Europe

Bulgaria

• Prince Albert II: Grand Cross of the Order of The Balkan Mountains

Croatia

• Prince Albert II: Grand Cross of the Grand Order of King Tomislav^[5]

France

• Prince Albert II:
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
  • Commander of the Order of Academic Palms, 1st Class^[6]
  • Commander of the Order of Maritime Merit^[7]
  • Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit^[8]
  • Medal of Honor for Commercial and Fishing Sailors^[9]
  • Great Gold Medal of the Society for the Encouragement of Progress (SEP)^[10]
• Princess Caroline, Princess of Hanover:
  • Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit, 1st Class
  • Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, 1st Class
  • Recipient of the Badge of the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment

Germany

• Prince Albert II:
  • Grand Cross special class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Italy

Vatican

• Prince Albert II: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
  • Knight of the Collar of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

Italian Royal Family

• Prince Albert II: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus^[11]

Sovereign Military Order of Malta

• Prince Albert II:
  • Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 3rd First Class^[12]
  • Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Pro Merito Melitensi^[13]

Italian Republic

• Prince Albert II: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic^[14]
• Princess Charlene: Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Italy^{[15] [16]}

Two Sicilian Royal Family

• Prince Albert II: Knight of the Order of Saint Januarius (7 November 2017)
• Prince Albert II: Bailiff Knight Grand Cross with Collar of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (7 November 2017)

Lithuania

• Prince Albert II: Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great

Montenegrin Royal Family

• Prince Albert II: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Danilo I

Netherlands

• Prince Albert II: Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal.

Poland

• Prince Albert II: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland^[17]
• Princess Charlene: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

Portugal

• Prince Albert II

Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (14 october 2022)

Romania

• Prince Albert II: Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania^[18]

San Marino

• Prince Albert II: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Agatha^[19]
  • Collar of the Order of San Marino (2015)

Serbia

• Prince Albert II: Grand Cross of Order of the Republic of Serbia (2022)

Slovakia

• Prince Albert II: Grand Cross (or 1st Class) of the Order of the White Double Cross (2017)

Sweden

• Prince Albert II: Recipient of the 50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
  • Recipient of the 70th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
• Princess Caroline, Princess of Hanover: Recipient of the 50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf

American foreign honours

Costa Rica

• Albert II, Prince of Monaco : Grand Cross with Gold Star of the National Order Juan Mora Fernández (es, 2003)

El Salvador

• Albert II, Prince of Monaco : Grand Collar of the Order of the Liberator of the Slaves José Simeón Cañas (es, 2002)

Panama

• Albert II, Prince of Monaco : Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa (2002)

Peru

• Albert II, Prince of Monaco : Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun (2003)

African foreign honours

Burkina Faso

• Albert II, Prince of Monaco : Grand Officer of the National Order of Burkina Faso (17 February 2012)^[20]

Mali

• Albert II, Prince of Monaco : Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali (12 February 2012)

Niger

• Albert II, Prince of Monaco : Grand Cross of the National Order of Niger (March 1998)

Senegal

• Albert II, Prince of Monaco : Grand Officer (May 1977), later Grand Cross (2012)^[21] of the Order of the Lion

Tunisia

• Albert II, Prince of Monaco : Grand Cordon of the Order of 7 November (September 2006)

Asian foreign honours

Middle East

Jordan

• Albert II, Prince of Monaco : Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (before 07/2011)

Lebanon

• Albert II, Prince of Monaco : Grand Cordon of the Order of Merit (before 07/2011)

Notes and References

1. https://mobile.twitter.com/vaninaswchindt/status/1593468129669095425 Twitter
2. Web site: Prince's Palace of Monaco . Palais Princier de Monaco. palais.mc. 15 September 2015.
3. Web site: Prince's Palace of Monaco.
4. Web site: Palis Princier de Monaco .
5. Official website, http://www.palais.mc/en/news/h-s-h-prince-albert-ii/official-visit/2009/april/h-s-h-prince-albert-ii-of-monaco-s-official-visit-to-croatia-1450.html (French), mention of receiving the Order
6. Official website, http://www.palais.mc/en/princely-family/h-s-h-prince-albert-ii/biography-1-5.html mentions 2 honours
7. https://www.legimonaco.mc/Dataweb/jourmon.nsf/9bf97b0da6308cfdc12568c40037f873/ed8fff499a0ed75fc1257f64004bc51e!OpenDocument Journal de Monaco
8. https://news.mc/2024/05/15/prince-albert-decorated-with-order-of-agricultural-merit-by-emmanuel-macron-in-paris/ PRINCE ALBERT DECORATED WITH ORDER OF AGRICULTURAL MERIT BY EMMANUEL MACRON IN PARIS
9. Web site: 2024-01-19 . 2022-10-25 . Théo . fr-FR . Briand . Le Prince Albert II récompensé de la Médaille d'Honneur des marins . Monaco Tribune.
10. https://www.monaco-tribune.com/en/2024/10/prince-albert-ii-receives-sep-gold-medal-for-action-on-oceans-and-the-environment Prince Albert II receives SEP Gold Medal for action on oceans and the environment
11. Déjeuner au Palais Princier en l'honneur de LL. AA. RR. le Prince et la Princesse de Savoie à l'occasion du 1er Millénaire de la Maison de Savoie.1 March 2003 (French)
12. http://www.palais.mc/en/news/h-s-h-prince-albert-ii/event/2011/july/official-visit-by-the-grand-master-of-the-order-of-malta-his-most-eminent-highness-fra-matthew-festing-2306.html Official Visit by the Grand Master of the Order of Malta
13. Web site: THE GRAND MASTER RECEIVES PRINCE ALBERT OF MONACO » Sovereign Order of Malta - Official site . 2015-11-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150605100006/http://www.orderofmalta.int/news/41127/the-grand-master-receives-prince-albert-of-monaco/?lang=en . 5 June 2015 . dmy-all .
14. Italian Presidency website, decorations - S.A.S. il Principe Alberto II Sovrano del Principato di Monaco Decorato di Gran Cordone
15. http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=330605 Quirinale website
16. Web site: Prince's Palace of Monaco.
17. Nice Matin, 18 octobre 2012 "The Princely has arrived in Poland", mention of receiving the order of Merit without citing the grade
18. Web site: Recipients table . 16 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703203714/http://canord.presidency.ro/Ord.St.Rom..xls . 3 July 2015 . dead .
19. Web site: Visit by Prince Albert II to San Marino.
20. Official website, https://www.palais.mc/en/princely-family/h-s-h-prince-albert-ii/biography-1-5.html
21. Official website, Biography, mention of receiving the Order