Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/orders-decorations-and-medals-of-croatia

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Grand Order of Queen Jelena

FieldValue
nameGrand Order of Queen Jelena
with Sash and Morning Star
imageGrand Order of Queen Jelena.jpg
image_size200px
captionGrand Order of Queen Jelena
(top: Grand Order medal with sash; bottom: Morning Star (Danica) medal; left: smaller decorative version; right: Grand Order ribbon)
presenterthe Republic of Croatia
eligibilityHighly ranked state officials, foreign officials, senior military officials
awarded_forContributions to the international reputation and status of the Republic of Croatia, for exceptional contributions to the independence and integrity of the Republic of Croatia, the development and construction of the Republic of Croatia, and for their personal exceptional contributions to the development of relationships between Croatia and the Croatian people and other countries and peoples; for exceptional contributions in the formulation of military strategy and doctrine, for merit in developing the Croatian armed forces, and for particular accomplishment in the leadership and command of the Croatian armed forces
statusCurrently awarded
established1 April 1995
higherGrand Order of King Tomislav
lowerGrand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV
image2[[File:Ribbon of a Grand Order of Queen Jelena.png132px]]
caption2Ribbon of the Grand Order of Queen Jelena

with Sash and Morning Star (top: Grand Order medal with sash; bottom: Morning Star (Danica) medal; left: smaller decorative version; right: Grand Order ribbon)

The Grand Order of Queen Jelena (), or more fully the Grand Order of Queen Jelena with Sash and Morning Star (Velered kraljice Jelene s lentom i Danicom), is an order of the Republic of Croatia. It was established in 1995. It ranks second in the Croatian order of precedence after the Grand Order of King Tomislav.

The order, along with the Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV, is awarded to dignitaries, other state officials and heads of international organizations for their contributions to the international reputation and status of the Republic of Croatia; to Croatian and foreign statesmen and parliamentary and government leaders for exceptional contributions to the independence and integrity of the Republic of Croatia, the development and construction of the Republic of Croatia, and for their personal exceptional contributions to the development of relationships between Croatia and the Croatian people and other countries and peoples; and to senior armed forces officers for exceptional contributions in the formulation of military strategy and doctrine, for merit in developing the Croatian armed forces, and for particular accomplishment in the leadership and command of the Croatian armed forces.

It is named after Queen Helen I of Croatia.

Description

The badge of the order is a blue trefoil edged in gold. The trefoil is topped by a crown in the form of the upper part of the Croatian coat of arms (five shields representing the five geographical regions that comprise Croatia) with the words "KRALJICE JELENE" at the base. The badge is suspended from a sash of equal stripes of blue, white and red, with an interwoven wattle pattern on the red and blue stripes.

The star of the order has the badge above on a star with eight longer and eight shorter silver rays, with gold rays between.

Notable recipients

Foreign officials

  • 2017 - Qatar Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned (as Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser)
  • 2013 - Sweden Queen Silvia of Sweden (as Queen of Sweden)
  • 2011 - Norway Queen Sonja of Norway (as Queen of Norway)
  • 2008 - JPN Yasuo Fukuda (as Prime Minister of Japan)
  • 2007 - SVK Mikuláš Dzurinda (as former Prime Minister of Slovakia)
  • 2007 - AUT Wolfgang Schüssel (as former Chancellor of Austria)
  • 2006 - GER Gerhard Schröder
  • 2006 - GER Helmut Kohl
  • 2006 - ESP Josep Borrell Fontelles
  • 2006 - BEL Wilfried Martens
  • 2006 - GER Hans-Gert Pöttering
  • 2003 - THA Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
  • 2003 - DEN Prince Henrik of Denmark
  • 2002 - HUN József Antall
  • 2000 - USA Madeleine Albright
  • 1995 - IND Mother Teresa of Calcutta
  • 1995 - BIH Alija Izetbegović (as President of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • 1995 - BIH Krešimir Zubak (as President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Croatian dignitaries

  • 2021 - Jadranka Kosor (as former Prime Minister of Croatia)
  • 2008 - Luka Bebić (as President of Sabor)
  • 2008 - Ivo Sanader (as Prime Minister of Croatia) - revoked
  • 2008 - Josip Manolić (as former Prime Minister of Croatia)
  • 2008 - Ivica Račan (as former Prime Minister of Croatia) - awarded posthumously
  • 1998 - Franjo Kuharić (as former Archbishop of Zagreb)

References

References

  1. (24 March 1995). "Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske". [[Narodne novine]].
  2. ''Zakon o odlikovanjima'', section 8
  3. "HH SHEIKHA MOZA MEETS PRESIDENT OF CROATIA".
  4. (2008-03-05). "President Mesić meets Japanese Emperor Akihito".
  5. (2008-03-05). "Japan-Croatia Summit Meeting". Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet.
  6. link. (2007-09-28)
  7. link. (2007-09-28)
  8. "Hrvatski spomenar".
  9. (9 December 2021). "Predsjednik Milanović odlikovao bivšu predsjednicu hrvatske Vlade Jadranku Kosor Veleredom kraljice Jelene s lentom i Danicom".
  10. (20 June 2008). "Odluka kojom se odlikuju Veleredom kraljice Jelene". [[Narodne novine]].
  11. (16 April 2008). "Odluka kojom se posmrtno odlikuje Ivica Račan". [[Narodne novine]].
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

orders,-decorations,-and-medals-of-croatia awards-established-in-1995 orders-of-chivalry-awarded-to-heads-of-state,-consorts-and-sovereign-family-members 1995-establishments-in-croatia
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Grand Order of Queen Jelena — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report