List of Grand Cordons of the Order of Leopold

The Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold is the highest and oldest rank of chivalrie and a formal diplomatic gift of the Kingdom of Belgium. This honours is bestowed very rarely in name of the Grand-master: the King of the Belgians. This list is Chronological by official authorisation of the Royal Decree (RD).

King Baudouin 1951-1993
Note : Laurent of Belgium was created By Counsel of Ministers on 6 augustus 1993.

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• The Duke of Frias, (Before 1838).

• The Marques of Saldanha, (Before 1838).

• Mgr Tommaso Pasquale Gizzi, Nuntio, (Before 1838).

• The Baron of Arnhim, (Before 1838).

• Mustafa Reşid Pasha, (Before 1838).

• General Sa da Bandeira, (Before 1838).

• Charles Joseph, comte Bresson, (Before 1838).

• Alexander I of Yugoslavia

• Mohamed Ennaceur, before 2008.

• Konstantinos Mousouros

• Achille Van Acker.

• Porfirio Díaz

• Ernest Krings

• Charles de Gaulle

• William Lyon Mackenzie King.

• Camille Gutt.

• Sylvain Van de Weyer.

• Baron Julien Liebaert.

• Baron Pierre Jacques, Grand Marshall of the royal Court.

• Baron Édouard Descamps

• Baron Victor de Tornaco.

• Baron Jean-Jacques Baude.

• Count Henri Carton de Wiart, Minister.

• Count Edmond Carton de Wiart, Grand Marshall of the Royal court.

• Nursultan Nazarbayev

• Józef Piłsudski

Books

 * F. Veldekens, Le livre d'or de l'ordre de Léopold et de la croix de fer (Brussels: Lelong, 1858-1861).