The Grand Order of Queen Jelena (Croatian: Velered kraljice Jelene), 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.
| Grand Order of Queen Jelena with Sash and Morning Star | |
|---|---|
 Grand Order of Queen Jelena (top: Grand Order medal with sash; bottom: Morning Star (Danica) medal; left: smaller decorative version ; right: Grand Order ribbon) | |
| Awarded for | Contributions 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 |
| Presented by | the Republic of Croatia |
| Eligibility | Highly ranked state officials, foreign officials, senior military officials |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 1 April 1995 [1] |
 Ribbon of the Grand Order of Queen Jelena | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Grand Order of King Tomislav |
| Next (lower) | Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV |
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.[2]
It is named after Queen Helen I of Croatia.
Description
editThe 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
editForeign officials
edit- 2017 -
Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned[3] (as Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser) - 2013 -
Queen Silvia of Sweden (as Queen of Sweden) - 2011 -
Queen Sonja of Norway (as Queen of Norway) - 2008 -
Yasuo Fukuda[4][5] (as Prime Minister of Japan) - 2007 -
Mikuláš Dzurinda (as former Prime Minister of Slovakia) - 2007 -
Wolfgang Schüssel (as former Chancellor of Austria) - 2006 -
Gerhard Schröder[6] - 2006 - Helmut Kohl
- 2006 -
Josep Borrell Fontelles - 2006 -
Wilfried Martens - 2006 - Hans-Gert Pöttering
- 2003 -
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn - 2003 -
Prince Henrik of Denmark[7] - 2002 -
József Antall - 2000 -
Madeleine Albright - 1995 -
Mother Teresa of Calcutta - 1995 -
Alija Izetbegović[8] (as President of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina) - 1995 - Krešimir Zubak (as President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Croatian dignitaries
edit- 2021 - Jadranka Kosor[9] (as former Prime Minister of Croatia)
- 2008 - Luka Bebić[10] (as President of Sabor)
- 2008 - Ivo Sanader[10] (as Prime Minister of Croatia) - revoked
- 2008 - Josip Manolić[10] (as former Prime Minister of Croatia)
- 2008 - Ivica Račan[11] (as former Prime Minister of Croatia) - awarded posthumously
- 1998 - Franjo Kuharić (as former Archbishop of Zagreb)
Further reading
edit- Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske, NN 20/95 ("Law on Decorations", in Croatian)
- Hrvatska Odlikovanja, Narodne Novine, Zagreb 1996.
References
edit- ^ "Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 24 March 1995. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ^ Zakon o odlikovanjima, section 8
- ^ "HH SHEIKHA MOZA MEETS PRESIDENT OF CROATIA". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ "President Mesić meets Japanese Emperor Akihito". HINA. 2008-03-05. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- ^ "Japan-Croatia Summit Meeting". Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ Ured predsjednika RH Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ured predsjednika RH Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hrvatski spomenar". Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
- ^ "Predsjednik Milanović odlikovao bivšu predsjednicu hrvatske Vlade Jadranku Kosor Veleredom kraljice Jelene s lentom i Danicom". predsjednik.hr (in Croatian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Odluka kojom se odlikuju Veleredom kraljice Jelene". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 20 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ "Odluka kojom se posmrtno odlikuje Ivica Račan". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 16 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-12.