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Napoleon III (1852–1870)

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No. Photo Recipient Lifespan Date appointed Country Notes
  Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
(later Edward VII) 		1841–1910 15 March 1863[1]   United Kingdom Prince of Wales (1841–1901)
King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India (1901–1910)

Émile Loubet (1899–1906)

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No. Photo Recipient Lifespan Date appointed Country Notes
  George, Prince of Wales 1865–1936 July 1903   United Kingdom Prince of Wales (1901–1910)
King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India (1910–1936)
  Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugal 1889–1932 31 December 1905   Portugal Hereditary Prince of Portugal (1889–1932)
King of Portugal (1908–1910)

Armand Fallières (1906–1913)

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Alexandre Millerand (1920–1924)

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Gaston Doumergue (1924–1931)

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Paul Doumer (1931–1932)

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Albert Lebrun (1932–1940)

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Philippe Pétain (1940–1944)

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Charles de Gaulle (1944–1946)

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Félix Gouin (1946)

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Vincent Auriol (1947–1954)

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No. Photo Recipient Lifespan Date appointed Country Notes
  Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh
(later Elizabeth II) 		1926–2022 14 May 1948   United Kingdom Duchess of Edinburgh (1947–1952)
Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)

René Coty (1954–1959)

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No. Photo Recipient Lifespan Date appointed Country Notes
  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1921–2021 9 April 1957   United Kingdom Consort of the British Monarch (1952–2021)

Charles de Gaulle (1959–1969)

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Georges Pompidou (1969–1974)

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974–1981)

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François Mitterrand (1981–1995)

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No. Photo Recipient Lifespan Date appointed Country Notes
  Charles, Prince of Wales
(later Charles III) 		born 1948 23 October 1984   United Kingdom Prince of Wales (1952–2022)
King of the United Kingdom (2022–present)

Jacques Chirac (1995–2007)

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No. Photo Recipient Lifespan Date appointed Country Notes
  Jacques Chirac 1932–2019 17 May 1995   France President of France and Grand Master of the Order (1995–2017)
  Aleksander Kwaśniewski born 1954 11 September 1996   Poland President of Poland (1995–2005)
  Árpád Göncz 1922–2015 16 January 1997   Hungary President of Hungary (1990–2000)
Pamela Harriman 1920–1997 8 February 1997[2]
(posthumously) 		  United States United States Ambassador to France (1993–1997)
  Fernando Henrique Cardoso born 1931 11 March 1997   Brazil President of Brazil (1995–2003)
  Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada born 1930 17 March 1997   Bolivia President of Bolivia (1993–1997; 2002–2003)
  Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga born 1937 27 July 2001   Latvia President of Latvia (1999–2007)
  Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar born 1952 2 June 1998   Qatar Emir of Qatar (1995–2013)
  Thomas Klestil 1932–2004 21 August 1998   Austria President of Austria (1992–2004)
  Petru Lucinschi born 1940 4 September 1998[3]   Moldova President of Moldova (1997–2001)

Nicolas Sarkozy (2007–2012)

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No. Photo Recipient Lifespan Date appointed Country Notes
  Nicolas Sarkozy born 1955 16 May 2007   France President of France and Grand Master of the Order (2007–2012)
  Nursultan Nazarbayev born 1940 11 June 2008   Kazakhstan President of Kazakhstan (1991–2017)
Paul Desmarais 1927–2013 14 July 2008   Canada Financier and philanthropist
  Michel Suleiman born 1948 16 March 2009   Lebanon President of Lebanon (2008–2014)
  Felipe, Prince of Asturias
(later Felipe VI) 		born 1968 27 April 2009   Spain Prince of Asturias (1977–2014)
King of Spain and Grand Master of the Order (2014–present)
  Viktor Yanukovych born 1950 7 October 2010   Ukraine President of Ukraine (2010–2014)
  Michaëlle Jean born 1957 13 July 2011[4]   Canada Governor General of Canada (2005–2010)
Secretary-General of La Francophonie (2015–2019)

François Hollande (2012–2017)

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No. Photo Recipient Lifespan Date appointed Country Notes
  François Hollande born 1954 14 May 2012   France President of France and Grand Master of the Order (2012–2017)
  Macky Sall born 1961 12 October 2012   Senegal President of Senegal (2012–2024)
  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf born 1938 7 November 2012[5]   Liberia President of Liberia (2006–2018)
  Bronisław Komorowski born 1952 16 November 2012[6]   Poland President of Poland (2010–2015)
  Giorgio Napolitano 1925–2023 21 November 2012[7]   Italy President of Italy (2006–2015)
  Dilma Rousseff born 1947 11 December 2012   Brazil President of Brazil (2011–2016)
  Sauli Niinistö born 1948 9 July 2013   Finland President of Finland (2012–2024)
  Joachim Gauck born 1940 3 September 2013   Germany President of Germany (2012–2017)
  Ivan Gašparovič born 1941 29 October 2013[8]   Slovakia President of Slovakia (2004–2014)
  Heinz Fischer born 1938 5 November 2013   Austria President of Austria (2004–2016)
  Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands born 1967 20 January 2014[9]   Netherlands King of the Netherlands (2013–present)
  Philippe, King of the Belgians born 1960 6 February 2014   Belgium King of the Belgians (2013–present)
  Enrique Peña Nieto born 1966 10 April 2014   Mexico President of Mexico (2012–2018)
  Mahamadou Issoufou born 1952 15 July 2014   Niger President of Niger (2011–2021)
  Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg born 1955 6 March 2015   Luxembourg Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
  Thomas Boni Yayi born 1951 2 July 2015[10]   Benin President of Benin (2006–2016)
  Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat 1923–2025 13 July 2015[11]   France Mathematician and physicist
  Michel Rocard 1930–2016 13 July 2015[11]   France Prime Minister of France (1988–1991)
  Prokopis Pavlopoulos born 1950 22 October 2015   Greece President of Greece (2015–2020)
Jean Friess born 1932 31 December 2015[12]   France Businessperson
  Lionel Jospin born 1937 31 December 2015[12]   France Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)
  Mauricio Macri born 1959 24 February 2016[13]   Argentina President of Argentina (2015–2019)
  Tabaré Vázquez 1940–2020 25 February 2016   Uruguay President of Uruguay (2005–2010; 2015–2020)
  Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa born 1948 26 August 2016   Portugal President of Portugal (2016–present)
  Muhammad V, Sultan of Kelantan born 1969 27 March 2017   Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2016–2019)

Emmanuel Macron (2017–present)

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No. Photo Recipient Lifespan Date appointed Country Notes
  Emmanuel Macron born 1977 14 May 2017   France President of France and Grand Master of the Order (2017–present)
  Michel Aoun born 1933 27 September 2017[14]   Lebanon President of Lebanon (1988–1990; 2016–2022)
  Beji Caid Essebsi 1926–2019 31 January 2018[15]   Tunisia President of Tunisia (2014–2019)
  Michel Bouquet 1925–2022 13 July 2018[16]   France Stage and film actor
  Christiane Scrivener 1925–2024 13 July 2018[17]   France European Commissioner (1989–1995)
  Prince Karim Aga Khan IV 1936–2025 19 September 2018[18]   United Kingdom
  France 		Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism (1957–2025)
  Queen Mathilde of Belgium born 1973 19 November 2018[19]   Belgium Queen consort of the Belgians (2013–present)
  Jacqueline Fleury born 1923 13 July 2019[20]   France French Resistance member
Jean Nallit 1923–2024 13 July 2019[20]   France French Resistance member
  Abdel Fattah el-Sisi born 1954 7 December 2020[21]   Egypt President of Egypt (2014–present)
  José Ángel Gurría born 1950 1 June 2021[22]   Mexico Secretary-General of OECD (2006–2021)
  Sergio Mattarella born 1941 5 July 2021[23]   Italy President of Italy (2015–present)
  Angela Merkel born 1954 4 November 2021[24]   Germany Chancellor of Germany (2005–2021)
  Serge Klarsfeld born 1935 13 July 2022[25]   France Historian and activist
  Jean-Pierre Raffarin born 1948 13 July 2022[25]   France Prime Minister of France (2002–2005)
  Line Renaud born 1928 13 July 2022[25]   France Singer, actress and activist
  Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan born 1961 18 July 2022[26]   United Arab Emirates President of the United Arab Emirates (2022–present)
  General François Lecointre born 1962 18 January 2023[27]   France Chief of Defence Staff (2017–2021)
Grand Chancellor of the Order (2023–present)
  Volodymyr Zelenskyy born 1978 9 February 2023[28]   Ukraine President of Ukraine (2019–present)
  Queen Máxima of the Netherlands born 1971 11 April 2023[29]   Netherlands Queen consort of the Netherlands (2013–present)
  Andrée Gros-Duruisseau born 1925 13 July 2023[30]   France French Resistance member
  Narendra Modi born 1950 14 July 2023[31]   India Prime Minister of India (2014–present)
Colonel Jean Delmas 10 November 2023[32]   France Colonel, Marine troops
Colonel Pierre-Henri Robedat 1924–2024 10 November 2023[32]   France Colonel, Marine troops
  Daniel Barenboim born 1942 12 December 2023[33]   Argentina
  Israel
  Spain 		Pianist and conductor
  Bernard Arnault born 1949 29 December 2023[34]   France Founder Chairman and CEO of LVMH
  Dominique Meyer born 1939 29 December 2023[34]   France Biologist
  Maia Sandu born 1972 7 March 2024[35]   Moldova President of Moldova (2020–present)
Bernard Ésambert born 1934 3 July 2024[36]   France President of X Resistance (2006–2024)
Joëlle Kauffmann born 1943 3 July 2024[36]   France Gynecologist and feminist activist
  Jacques de Larosière born 1929 15 January 2025[37]   France Governor of Banque de France (1987–1993)
  Frederik X, King of Denmark born 1968 31 March 2025[38]   Denmark King of Denmark (2024–present)
  Queen Mary of Denmark born 1972 31 March 2025[38]   Denmark Queen consort of Denmark (2024–present)

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  2. ^ Whitney, Craig R. (9 February 1997). "In Final Adieu, France Gives Pamela Harriman Top Honor". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Mr. Lucinschi is the holder of several prestigious awards: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France, 1998), Order of Redeemer (Greece, 1999), Grand Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre (Greek Orthodox Church, Jerusalem, 2000), Order "Steaua Romaniei" (Star of Romania), the Sash rank (Romania, 2000)".
  4. ^ Government of Canada (December 31, 2011). "Awards to Canadians". Canada Gazette. 145 (53). Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  5. ^ "Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (L) smiles next to her French counterpart Francois Hollande after she received the "Grand-Croix de la Legion d'Honneur" award at the Elysee Palace in Paris on November 7, 2012". Getty Images. 7 November 2012.
  6. ^ Orders exchange between Polish and French Presidents (photo) Archived 12 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine – elysee.fr
  7. ^ "Lo scambio di decorazioni tra il Presidente Napolitano e il Presidente Hollande" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Francúzsky prezident udelil Gašparovičovi Veľký kríž Čestnej légie". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Petit Press. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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  10. ^ "Visite Du Président Français À Cotonou: Boni Yayi Fait Grand Croix De La Légion D'honneur" (in French). 3 July 2015.
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  13. ^ "François Hollande en Argentina". infobae (in Spanish). 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  14. ^ "تبادل أوسمة بين عون وماكرون". الجمهورية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  15. ^ "Grands Colliers Présidentiels".
  16. ^ "Décret du 13 juillet 2018 portant élévation à titre exceptionnel à la dignité de grand'croix" (in French). 13 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Décret du 13 juillet 2018 portant élévation aux dignités de grand'croix et de grand officier" (in French). 13 July 2019.
  18. ^ "French president Macron pays tribute to 'inspirational' Aga Khan". RFI. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Philippe et Mathilde de Belgique déroulent le tapis rouge pour Brigitte et Emmanuel Macron" [Philippe and Mathilde from Belgium roll out the red carpet for Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron]. Point de Vue (in French). Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
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  21. ^ "Le président égyptien Sissi a reçu la grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur lors de sa visite en France". Ouest-France (in French). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  22. ^ "Macron condecora a Gurría con la Gran Cruz de la Legión de Honor" (in Spanish). 4 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Pranzo di Stato offerto dal Presidente della Repubblica Francese in onore del Presidente Mattarella" (in Italian). Presidency of the Italian Republic. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Macron thanks Merkel for 'keeping Europe united' in last toast". France 24. 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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  26. ^ "Honneurs et discrétion pour la visite de Mohammed Ben Zayed Al Nahyane, président des Emirats arabes unis". Le Monde. 2022-07-19. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  27. ^ "Décret du 18 janvier 2023 portant élévation dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur en faveur d'un militaire n'appartenant pas à l'armée active" (in French). 18 January 2023.
  28. ^ "France's Macron awards Legion of Honour to Ukraine's Zelenskiy". Reuters. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  29. ^ Staatsbezoek president Frankrijk: Dinsdag 11 april, Amsterdam en Den Haag - website of the Dutch royal house
  30. ^ "Décret du 13 juillet 2023 portant élévation aux dignités de grand'croix et de grand officier de l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur" (in French). 13 July 2023.
  31. ^ "France confers Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour on PM Modi". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  32. ^ a b "Décret du 10 novembre 2023 portant élévation dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur en faveur des militaires n'appartenant pas à l'armée active" (in French). 10 November 2023.
  33. ^ "Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim Awarded France's Légion d'Honneur". 18 December 2023.
  34. ^ a b "Décret du 29 décembre 2023 portant élévation aux dignités de grand'croix et de grand officier de l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur" (in French). 29 December 2023.
  35. ^ "Photo: Sandu and Macron Exchanged Awards Before International Women's Day on 8 March. The President of Moldova Was Awarded the 'Grand Cross'". Moldova Live. 8 March 2024. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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  37. ^ "Décret du 15 janvier 2025 portant élévation aux dignités de grand'croix et de grand officier de la Légion d'honneur" (in French). 15 January 2025.
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