Albert I of Belgium - Honours and Awards

Honours and Awards

Albert was Grand Master of several Belgian Orders: Order of Leopold (also Grand Cross decorated with Grand Cordon), Order of the African Star, Royal Order of the Lion, Order of the Crown and Order of Leopold II.

He was also the recipient of foreign awards:

• Afghanistan : Collar of the Order of Ishtar
• Austria-Hungary : Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Austrian Branch, 1907)
• Bolivia : Grand Cross of the Order of the Condor of the Andes
• Chile : Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
• Colombia : Extraordinary Grand Cross of the Order of Bocaya
• Cuba : Grand Cross of the Order of Merit "Carlos Manuel de Céspedes"
• Czechoslovakia : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Lion - Recipient of the War Cross
• Ecuador : Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
• Egypt : Collar of the Order of Muhammad Ali (Egypt) .
• Ethiopia : Grand Cross of the Order of the Seal of Solomon
• France
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
  • Médaille militaire & Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
  • (Algeria) : Green Beetle of Tabelbala
• Italy :
  • Supreme Knight of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy
  • Cross of the War Merit (Italy)
• Japan : Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum
• Latvia : Knight First Class of the Order of the Three Stars
• Lithuania : Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Vytis
• Luxembourg : Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
• Monaco : Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles
• Morocco :
  • Order of Ouissam Alaouite
  • Sharifian Order of Military Merit
• Netherlands : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
• Norway : Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Olav
• Persia : Collar of the Order of the Crown of Persia
• Peru : Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun (Peru)
• Poland :
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari
• Portugal :
  • The Sash of the Three Orders (= GC of Christ - Aviz - Saint James of the Sword)
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword
• Prussia : Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle
• Romania :
  • Order of Carol I -
  • Order of Michael the Brave, 1st class ·
  • Order of the Star of Romania (Grand Cross ?)
  • Order of the Aeronautical Virtue
• Russian Empire :
  • Knight of the Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stanislaus
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
  • Knight First Class of the Order of St. Anna
  • Medal of Saint George
• Serbia :
  • Order of the Star of Karađorđe with swords
  • Gold Medal for Bravery
• Spain : Collar of the Order of Charles III
• Sweden : Knight with Collar of the Royal Order of the Seraphim - See List of Belgian Knights
• United Kingdom :
  • Knight of the Order of the Garter
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Military Division ·
  • Order of St Michael and St George ?
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
  • Bailiff Grand Cross of the Venerable Order of St. John
  • Military Cross (United Kingdom)
  • Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) ·
  • King Edward VII Coronation Medal, military version
• United States : Distinguished Service Medal
• Venezuela : Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Liberator
• SMOM : Knight of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Malta