List of titles and honours of Queen Sofía of Spain

Sofía, Queen of Spain, has received numerous titles, decorations, and honorary appointments, both during and before her time as consort to King Juan Carlos. Each is listed below. Where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the award or title and the second indicates the date of its loss, renunciation or when its use was discontinued.

Royal and noble titles and styles

• 2 November 1938 – 14 May 1962: Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark
• 14 May 1962 – 21 July 1969: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Asturias
• 21 July 1969 – 22 November 1975: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Spain
• 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014 : Her Majesty The Queen of Spain
• 19 June 2014 – present: Her Majesty Queen Sofía of Spain

Honours

National honours

• Greek Royal Family: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia^[1][2][3]
•  Spain: Dame Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Charles III^{[4][5][6][7][8]}
•  Spain: 11th Former Grand Mistress and 1,193rd Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa^{[6][8][9][10]}
•  Spain: Recipient of the Spanish Red Cross Medal^[11][12]

Foreign honours

•  Argentina: Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín
•  Austria: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria^[13]
•  Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold^{[14][15][16][17]}
•  Brazil: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross
•  Chile: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit^[18]
•  Colombia: Grand Cross Extraordinary of the Order of Boyacá^[19][20]
•  Colombia: Grand Cross of the Order of San Carlos^[21]
•  Congo: Grand Cross of the National Order of the Leopard^[22]
•  Costa Rica: Grand Cross of the Order of Juan Mora Fernández^[23][24]
•  Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant^[25][26]
•  Dominican Republic: Grand Cross with Gold Breast Star of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella^[27]
•  Ecuador: Grand Cross of the National Order of San Lorenzo^[28][29]
•  Egypt: Grand Cross Supreme Class of the Order of the Virtues^[30][31]
•  El Salvador: Grand Cross with Silver Star of the Order of José Matías Delgado^[32][33][34]
•  Estonia: Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana^[35]
• Ethiopian Imperial Family: Dame Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Queen of Sheba^[36]
•  Finland: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland^[37]
•  France: Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour^[38]
•  Germany: Grand Cross special issue of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[28]
•  Greece: Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer^[39]
•  Guatemala: Grand Cross of the Order of the Quetzal^[40][41]
•  Holy See: Dame Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
•  Holy See: Recipient of the For Church and Pope Badge Medal^[42]
•  Holy See: Recipient of the Benemerenti Medal^[43][44]
•  Honduras: Grand Cross of the Order of Francisco Morazán^[45]
•  Hungary: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary^[46][47]
•  Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon^[48]
• Iranian Imperial Family: Member 1st Class of the Order of the Pleiades^{[49][50][51][52]}
• Iranian Imperial Family: Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 2,500 year Celebration of the Persian Empire^[53]
•  Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic^[54]
  • Calabrian Royal Family of Two Sicilies: Dame Grand Cross of Justice of the Two Sicilian Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
•  Jamaica: Honorary Member of the Order of Jamaica^[55][56]
•  Japan: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown^{[57][58][59][60][61]}
•  Jordan: Grand Cordon Special Class of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance^[62][63]
•  Jordan: Grand Cordon 2nd Class of the Order of the Star of Jordan^[64][65][66]
•  Latvia: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Three Stars^[67][68]
•  Lebanon: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit^[69]
•  Lithuania: Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great^[70][71]
•  Luxembourg: Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau^[72][73][74]
•  Malta: Honorary Member of the Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika
•  Mexico: Sash of Special Category of the Order of the Aztec Eagle^[75][76][77]
•  Morocco: Member Special Class of the Order of Muhammad^[78]
• Nepalese Royal Family: Member of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya^[79]
•  Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion^[80][81]
•  Netherlands: Recipient of the Wedding Medal of Princess Beatrix, Princess of Orange and Claus Van Amsberg^[82]
•  Nigeria: Grand Cross of the Order of the Niger^[83]
•  Norway: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav^[84][85][86]
•  Panama: Grand Cross Extraordinary of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
•  Peru: Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru^[87]
•  Philippines: Member of the Order of Gabriela Silang^[88][89]
•  Philippines: Grand Collar of the Order of the Golden Heart^[90]
•  Poland: Knight of the Order of the White Eagle
•  Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Christ
•  Portugal: Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
•  Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
•  Romania: Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania^[91][92]
•  Slovakia: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross^[93][94]
•  South Africa: Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope^[95]
•  Sweden: Member of the Royal Order of the Seraphim^[96][97][98]
•  Sweden: Recipient of the 50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf^[99]
•  Thailand: Knight of the Order of the Royal House of Chakri^{[100][101][102][103]}
•  Thailand: Dame Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Chula Chom Klao^{[104][105][106]}
•  Venezuela: Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator^[107]

Honorific eponyms

•  Spain
  • Córdoba: Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (University Hospital Queen Sofia)
  • Murcia: Hospital Reina Sofía (Hospital Queen Sofia)
  • Granada: Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Reina Sofía
  • Tudela: Hospital Reina Sofia (Hospital Queen Sofia)
  • Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Queen Sofia National Museum and Art Center)
  • Madrid: Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía (Queen Sofía College of Music)
  • Tenerife: Tenerife South-Queen Sofía Airport
  • Spanish frigate Queen Sofía (F84)
•  Philippines
  • Manila: Queen Sofia Hall - National Museum of the Philippines
•  USA
  • New York City: Queen Sofía Spanish Institute
• Antarctica
  • South Shetland Islands: Mount Reina Sofía (Mount Queen Sofía) on Livingston Island

Other honours

•  Spain
  • Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción (Spanish Foundation of Aid against Drug Addiction): Honorary President
  • Real Patronato sobre Discapacidad (Spanish Royal Board on Disability): Honorary President

Scholastic

Queen Sofía has been the recipient of numerous honorary doctorates including:

•  Spain
  • University of Valladolid
•  Colombia
  • Rosario University
•  Japan
  • Tokyo: University of Seinen
•  Portugal
  • University of Évora
•  UK
  • University of Cambridge
  • University of Oxford
•  USA
  • Georgetown University
  • Downtown San Antonio, Texas: St. Mary's University^[108]
  • State University of New York

Spanish Royal Academies

• Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Royal Academy of Fine Arts of St. Ferdinand): Honorary Member
• Real Academia de la Historia (Royal Academy of History): Honorary Member

See also

• Queen Sofía of Spain
• List of titles and honours of Juan Carlos I of Spain
• List of titles and honours of Felipe VI of Spain
• List of titles and honours of Queen Letizia of Spain
• List of honours of the Spanish Royal Family by country
• List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown

References

• (Spanish) HM The Queen, Official site of the Royal Household of Spain.