Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
| Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana | |
|---|---|
 The Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana | |
| Type | six class order |
| Awarded for | To honour the independence of the Estonian state. The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana is bestowed by the President of the Republic on foreigners who have rendered special services to the Republic of Estonia. |
| Country | Estonia |
| Presented by | President of Estonia |
| Established | 16 May 1995 |
 1st Class
 5th Class Ribbon bars of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of the National Coat of Arms |
| Next (lower) | Order of the White Star |
The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (Estonian: Maarjamaa Risti teenetemärk, sometimes translated as the Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land) was instituted by the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri, on 16 May 1995 to honour the independence of the Estonian state.[1] (The Latin name Terra Mariana, meaning "Land of Mary", is a poetic synonym for Estonia, and designated the area including present-day Estonia in medieval times.)
The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana is bestowed upon the President of the Republic. Presidents of the Republic who have ceased to hold office keep the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana. The Collar of the Order was used de facto as the badge of office of the President of the Republic, since Soviet authorities took the original Presidential collar, that of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, out of Estonia after the Soviet occupation of Estonia in 1940; it remains as of 2018 in the Kremlin in Moscow. A new collar of that order was made in 2008.[2]
The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana is also given as a decoration of the highest class to foreigners who have rendered special services to the Republic of Estonia. As such it is the highest and most distinguished order granted by Estonia to non-Estonian citizens.
Classes[]
The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana comprises six classes:
- One special class – The Collar of the Cross of Terra Mariana;
- Five basic classes – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th class.
The crosses and shields of all the classes of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana have the same design and are of the same size.
The blue colour tone of the moiré ribands belonging to the decorations of all the classes of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana is determined according to the international PANTONE colour-table as 300 C.
Notable recipients[]
Recipients of the Collar[]
The recipients are :[3]
Estonian presidents[]
- President Lennart Meri (1992–2001), 10.09.1995 (Serie 5 – n° ?)
- President Arnold Rüütel (2001–2006), 08.10.2001 (Serie 270 – n° 1138)
- President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (2006–2016), 09.10.2006 (Serie 692 – n° 1071)
- President Kersti Kaljulaid (2016- incumbent ), 10.10.2016
Foreign heads of state[]
| Country | Recipient | Date of reception |
Serie number |
Decision : number & date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awarded by President Lennart Meri ( 6 October 1992 – 8 October 2001 ) [4] | ||||
 Finland |
Pres. Martti Ahtisaari | 16.05.1995 | 1 | 547 |
 Sweden |
King Carl XVI Gustaf | 11.09.1995 | 11 | 608 |
 Mexico |
Pres. Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León | 27.10.1995 | 22 | 624 |
 Denmark |
Queen Margrethe II | 28.11.1995 | 23 | 640 |
 Czech Republic |
Pres. Václav Havel | 24.02.1997 | 37 | 725 (30.05.1996) |
 Latvia |
Pres. Guntis Ulmanis | 23.10.1996 | 39 | 6 |
 Hungary |
Pres. Árpád Göncz | 13.05.1997 | 49 | 134 |
 Slovenia |
Pres. Milan Kučan | 16.05.1997 | 50 | 134 |
 Italy |
Pres. Oscar Luigi Scalfaro[5] | 22.05.1997 | 51 | 144 |
 Turkey |
Pres. Süleyman Demirel | 20.05.1997 | 52 | 144 |
 Lithuania |
Pres. Algirdas Brazauskas | 20.08.1997 | 55 | 177 |
 Poland |
Pres. Aleksander Kwaśniewski | 28.04.1998 | 72 | 320 |
 Iceland |
Pres. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson | 08.06.1998 | 73 | 351 |
 Norway |
King Harald V | 31.08.1998 | 75 | 397 |
 Greece |
Pres. Konstantinos Stephanopoulos | 24.05.1999 | 99 | 586 |
| Lithuania |
Pres. Valdas Adamkus | 24.09.1999 | 102 | 632 |
| Latvia |
Pres. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga | 02.05.2000 | 121 | 780 |
| Finland |
Pres. Tarja Halonen | 16.05.2000 | 123 | 788 |
 Germany |
Pres. Johannes Rau | 07.11.2000 | 131 | 914 |
| Hungary |
President Ferenc Mádl | 12.12.2000 | 177 | 944 |
 Malta |
President Guido de Marco | 02.05.2001 | 233 | 1049 |
 Ireland |
President Mary McAleese | 24.05.2001 | 241 | 1057 |
 France |
President Jacques Chirac | 23.07.2001 | 243 | 1124 |
| Awarded by President Arnold Rüütel ( 8 October 2001 – 9 October 2006 ) | ||||
| Turkey |
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer | 18.04.2002 | 377 | 141 |
 Luxembourg |
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | 05.05.2003 | 416 | 332 |
 Portugal |
President Jorge Sampaio | 12.05.2003 | 417 | 408 ( 08.05.2003 ) |
 Bulgaria |
President Georgi Parvanov | 11.06.2003 | 435 | 414 |
 Romania |
President Ion Iliescu | 23.10.2003 | 446 | 451 [6] |
 Cyprus |
President Tassos Papadopoulos | 08.01.2004 | 449 | 451 |
| Italy |
President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | 20.04.2004 | 498 | 581 |
 Slovakia |
President Ivan Gašparovič | 12.10.2005 | 599 | 896 |
| Hungary |
President László Sólyom | 27.03.2006 | 688 | 994 |
| Awarded by President Toomas Hendrik Ilves ( 9 October 2006 – 10 October 2016 ) | ||||
 United Kingdom |
Queen Elizabeth II | 19.10.2006 | 693 | 2 |
 Georgia |
President Mikheil Saakashvili | 07.05.2007 | 739 | 148 |
 Japan |
Emperor Akihito | 24.05.2007 | 740 | 150 |
 Spain |
King Juan Carlos I | 09.07.2007 | 741 | 168 |
| Portugal |
President Aníbal Cavaco Silva | 24.09.2008 | 783 | 269 |
 Netherlands |
Queen (now Princess) Beatrix | 14.05.2008 | 824 | 280 |
 Belgium |
King Albert II | 10.06.2008 | 837 | 290 |
| Latvia |
President Valdis Zatlers | 07.04.2009 | 872 | 460 |
| Romania |
President Traian Băsescu | 12.04.2011 | 968 | 881 |
 Kazakhstan |
President Nursultan Nazarbayev | 20.04.2011 | 970 | 885 |
| Malta |
President George Abela | 31.05.2012 | 988 | 98 |
| Latvia |
President Andris Bērziņš | 05.06.2012 | 1001 | 99 |
| Lithuania |
President Dalia Grybauskaitė | 27.05.2013 | 1045 | 266 |
| Germany |
President Joachim Gauck | 03.07.2013 | 1087 | 305 |
| Finland |
President Sauli Niinistö | 09.05.2014 | 1150 | 429 |
| Slovakia |
President Andrej Kiska | 19.10.2015 | 1233 | 682 |
| Awarded by President Kersti Kaljulaid ( 10 October 2016 – incumbent ) | ||||
| Netherlands |
King Willem-Alexander | 12.06.2018 | 1283 | 265 |
| Italy |
President Sergio Mattarella | 04.07.2018 | 1298 | 294 |
| Latvia |
President Raimonds Vējonis | 10.04.2019 | 1324 | 440 |
| Portugal |
President Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa | 15.04.2019 | 1339 | 442 |
| Slovenia |
President Borut Pahor | 02.09.2019 | 1344 | 473 |
 Austria |
President Alexander Van der Bellen | 21.05.2021 | 1368 | 744 |
| Romania |
President Klaus Iohannis | 15.06.2021 | 1370 | 755 |
Recipients of the First Class[]
The recipients are :[7]
Former foreign heads of state and government[]
These decorations are awarded for targeted reasons :
| Country | Recipient | Date of reception |
Serie number |
Decision : number & date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awarded by President Lennart Meri (6 October 1992 – 8 October 2001) | ||||
 United States |
Former President Gerald Rudolph Ford | 07.01.1997 | 29 | 683 (16.02.1996 ) |
| Sweden |
Carl Bildt, politician, Former Prime Minister (1991–94) | 25.07.1996 | 36 | 725 (30.05.1996) |
| Germany |
Former President Roman Herzog (1994–99) | 20.03.2001 | 104 | 730 (08.02.2000) |
| Awarded by President Arnold Rüütel (8 October 2001 – 9 October 2006) | ||||
| Finland |
Mauno Henrik Koivisto, former president (1982–1994) | 20.11.2001 | 271 | 30 ( 16.11.2001) |
| Finland |
Esko Tapani Aho, Former Prime Minister, for supporting quest of independence | 23.02.2003 | 381 | 332 (03.02.2003) |
| Ireland |
Garret FitzGerald, former Prime Minister | 22.05.2003 | 383 | 332 (03.02.2003) |
| Denmark |
Poul Holmskov Schlüter, Former Prime Minister (1982-1993), for supporting quest of independence | 24.02.2003 | 387 | 332 (03.02.2003) |
| United States |
George Herbert Walker Bush, for supporting quest to independence | 15.09.2005 | 524 | 775 (02.02.2005) |
| Germany |
Richard von Weizsäcker, former president (1984–94), for supporting quest to independence | 09.06.2005 | 529 | 775 (02.02.2005) |
| United States |
Bill Clinton, former president (1993–2001), for supporting adhesion to NATO | ? | 634 | 976 (06.02.2006 ) |
| Germany |
Helmut Kohl, Former Chancellor (1982–98), for supporting quest to independence | 03.04.2006 | 635 | 976 (06.02.2006) |
| Poland |
Lech Wałęsa, former president (1990–95), for supporting quest to independence | 23.02.2006 | 636 | 976 (06.02.2006) |
| Awarded by President Toomas Hendrik Ilves ( 9 October 2006 – 10 October 2016 ) | ||||
| United States |
George Walker Bush, former President | ? | 973 | 48 (01.02.2012) |
| Awarded by President Kersti Kaljulaid ( 10 October 2016 – incumbent ) | ||||
Consorts of foreign heads of state and royalties[]
| Country | Recipient | Date of reception |
Serie number |
Decision : number & date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awarded by President Lennart Meri ( 6 October 1992 – 8 October 2001 ) | ||||
| Finland |
Eeva Ahtisaari, née Hyvärinen, President Martti Ahtisaari's wife | 16.05.1995 | 2 | 547 ( 16.05.1995 ) |
| Sweden |
Queen Silvia of Sweden | 11.09.1995 | 12 | 608 ( 08.09.1995 ) |
| Sweden |
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden | 11.09.1995 | 13 | 608 ( 08.09.1995 ) |
| Sweden |
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland | 11.09.1995 | 14 | 608 ( 08.09.1995 ) |
| Sweden |
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland | 11.09.1995 | 15 | 608 ( 08.09.1995 ) |
| Denmark |
Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark | 28.11.1995 | 25 | 640 ( 20.11.1995 ) |
| Denmark |
Frederick, Crown Prince of Denmark | 28.11.1995 | 24 | 640 ( 20.11.1995 ) |
| Norway |
Queen Sonja of Norway | 31.08.1998 | 76 | 397 ( 24.08.1998 ) |
| Latvia |
, President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga's husband | 02.05.2000 | 122 | 780 ( 27.04.2000 ) |
| Finland |
Pentti Arajärvi, President Tarja Halonen's husband | 16.05.2000 | 124 | 788 ( 04.05.2000 ) |
| Germany |
Christina Rau, President Johannes Rau's wife | 07.11.2000 | 132 | 914 ( 02.11.2000 ) |
| Hungary |
Dalma Mádl, President Ferenc Mádl's wife | 12.12.2000 | 178 | 944 ( 01.12.2000 ) |
| Malta |
, President Guido de Marco's wife | 02.05.2001 | 234 | 1049 ( 24.04.2001 ) |
| Ireland |
Martin McAleese, President Mary McAleese's husband | 24.05.2001 | 242 | 1057 ( 15.05.2001 ) |
| Awarded by President Arnold Rüütel (8 October 2001 – 9 October 2006) | ||||
| Finland |
Taimi Tellervo Koivisto, President Mauno Henrik Koivisto's wife | 20.11.2001 | 272 | 30 ( 16.11.2001 ) |
| Poland |
Jolanta Kwaśniewska, President Aleksander Kwaśniewski's wife : | 18.03.2002 | 337 | 121 ( 13.03.2002 ) |
| Norway |
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway | 10.04.2002 | 356 | 137 ( 02.04.2002 ) |
| Norway |
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway | 10.04.2002 | 357 | 137 ( 02.04.2002 ) |
| Portugal |
Maria José Rodrigues Ritta, President Jorge Sampaio's wife : | 12.05.2003 | 418 | 408 ( 08.05.2003 ) |
| Bulgaria |
Zorka Petrova Parvanova, President Georgi Parvanov's wife : | 11.06.2003 | 436 | 414 ( 30.05.2003 ) |
| Awarded by H.E. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves ( 9 October 2006 – 10 October 2016 ) | ||||
| Spain |
Sofia of Spain | 09.07.2007 | 742 | 168 ( 05.07.2007 ) |
| Spain |
Felipe, Prince of Asturias | 09.07.2007 | 743 | 168 ( 05.07.2007 ) |
| Spain |
Letizia, Princess of Asturias | 09.07.2007 | 744 | 168 ( 05.07.2007 ) |
| Belgium |
Queen Paola of Belgium | 10.06.2008 | 838 | 290 ( 05.06.2008 ) |
| Latvia |
Lilita Zatlere, President Valdis Zatlers's wife : | 07.04.2009 | 873 | 460 ( 02.04.2009 ) |
| Sweden |
Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland | 18.01.2011 | 906 | 807 ( 12.01.2011 ) |
| Sweden |
Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland | 18.01.2011 | 907 | 807 ( 12.01.2011 ) |
| Romania |
Maria Băsescu, President Traian Băsescu's wife | 12.04.2011 | 969 | 881 ( 06.04.2011 ) |
| Malta |
Margaret Abela, President George Abela's wife | 31.05.2012 | 989 | 98 ( 29.05.2012 ) |
| Latvia |
Dace Seisuma, President Andris Bērziņš's wife | 05.06.2012 | 1002 | 99 ( 31.05.2012 ) |
| Germany |
Daniela Schadt, President Joachim Gauck's partner | 09.07.2013 | 1088 | 305 ( 03.07.2013 ) |
| Awarded by President Kersti Kaljulaid ( 10 October 2016 – incumbent ) | ||||
Presidents of Parliament, Prime Ministers, Foreign Ministers, Ambassadors and other High Officials[]
| Country | Recipient | Date of reception |
Serie number |
Decision : number & date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awarded by President Lennart Meri ( 6 October 1992 – 8 October 2001 ) | ||||
| Finland |
, Market Marine Rescue commander, Commodore | 16.05.1995 | 3 | 547 ( 16.05.1995 ) |
| Germany |
, ambassador to Estonia | 09.10.1995 | 7 | 597 ( 08.08.1995 ) |
| Norway |
, ambassador to Estonia | 08.08.1995 | 6 | 597 ( 08.08.1995 ) |
| United States |
Robert C. Frasure, ambassador to Estonia (1991–1994) | 21.08.1995 | 8 | 603 ( 19.08.1995 ) |
| Germany |
Boris Meissner, Professor, supporter of the independence of the Baltic States | 26.11.1995 | 9 | 607 ( 01.09.1995 ) |
| Sweden |
, ambassador to Estonia | 06.09.1995 | 10 | 607 ( 01.09.1995 ) |
| United States |
Paul A. Goble, Editor in Chief, supporter of Baltic States independence | 21.10.1995 | 20 | 622 ( 17.10.1995 ) |
| United Kingdom |
Frederic Mackarness Bennett, Adviser to the Prime Minister | 06.05.1996 | 26 | 642 ( 24.11.1995 ) |
| Iceland |
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, Member of Parliament | 04.03.1996 | 31 | 683 ( 16.02.1996 ) |
| France |
, Member of Parliament | 23.02.1996 | 32 | 683 ( 16.02.1996 ) |
| United States |
George Frost Kennan, U.S. diplomat | 27.06.1996 | 33 | 683 ( 16.02.1996 ) |
| Germany |
Wolfgang von Stetten, Member of Parliament | 20.02.1996 | 34 | 683 ( 16.02.1996 ) |
| Finland |
, ambassador to Estonia | 22.05.1996 | 35 | 721 ( 22.05.1996 ) |
| Italy |
, ambassador to Estonia | 05.12.1996 | 38 | 5 ( 17.10.1996 ) |
| Germany |
Berndt von Staden, German politician | 16.07.1997 | 44 | 82 ( 18.02.1997 ) |
| Germany |
Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs | 06.03.1997 | 40 | 82 ( 18.02.1997 ) |
| Denmark |
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Denmark M.P., former Foreign Minister | 20.02.1997 | 41 | 82 ( 18.02.1997 ) |
| United Kingdom |
General Garry Johnson, International Baltic defense advisory group chairman | 20.02.1997 | 42 | 82 ( 18.02.1997 ) |
| Germany |
Otto Graf Lambsdorff, politician, Chairman of the Trilateral Commission's European Department | 18.11.1997 | 43 | 82 ( 18.02.1997 ) |
| United States |
Lawrence Palmer Taylor, ambassador to Estonia (1995–1997) | 06.08.1997 | 53 | 175 ( 06.08.1997 ) |
 Russia |
Aleksandr Trofimov, ambassador to Estonia (1992–1997) | 13.08.1997 | 54 | 176 ( 11.08.1997 ) |
| France |
Roland Dumas, Chairman of the Constitutional Court and former Minister of Foreign Affairs | 09.05.1998 | 57 | 280 ( 09.02.1998 ) |
| Finland |
Retired General Adolf Erik Ehrnrooth | 21.02.1998 | 58 | 280 ( 09.02.1998 ) |
| United States |
George Soros, Founder of the Open Estonia Foundation | 04.03.1998 | 59 | 280 ( 09.02.1998 ) |
| United Kingdom |
George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle, secretary of the British-Estonian parliamentary group | 01.03.1998 | 56 | 280 ( 09.02.1998 ) |
| Sweden |
, ambassador to Estonia (1994–1998) | 11.06.1998 | 74 | 352 ( 03.06.1998 ) |
| France |
, ambassador to Estonia (1994–1998) | 24.09.1988 | 77 | 399 ( 24.09.1998 ) |
| Italy |
, ambassador to Estonia (1996–1999) | 20.04.1999 | 98 | 577 ( 06.04.1999 ) |
 Ukraine |
, ambassador to Estonia (1993–1999) | 06.07.1999 | 100 | 612 ( 30.06.1999 ) |
| Germany |
Bernd Mützelburg, ambassador to Estonia (1995–1999) | 27.07.1999 | 101 | 620 ( 19.07.1999 ) |
| United States |
Strobe Talbott, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State | 24.01.2000 | 103 | 717 ( 12.01.2000 ) |
| Sweden |
Margaretha af Ugglas, Former Foreign Minister (1991–1994) | 23.02.2000 | 105 | 730 ( 08.02.2000 ) |
| Denmark |
, ambassador to Estonia (1995–2000) | 15.03.2000 | 119 | 741 ( 04.03.2000 ) |
| United Kingdom |
, ambassador to Estonia (1997–2000) | 02.08.2000 | 127 | 884 ( 18.07.2000 ) |
| Germany |
Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor (= Prime Minister) | 07.11.2000 | 133 | 914 ( 02.11.2000 ) |
| Germany |
Wolfgang Thierse, President of Parliament | 07.11.2000 | 134 | 914 ( 02.11.2000 ) |
| Finland |
, ambassador to Estonia (1996–2001) | 16.03.2001 | 232 | 1013 ( 12.03.2001 ) |
| France |
Pierre Moscovici, French Foreign Ministry's European Affairs Minister | 28.07.2001 | 244 | 1124 ( 23.07.2001 ) |
| France |
Jean-Jacques Subrenat, ambassador to Estonia | 28.07.2001 | 245 | 1124 ( 23.07.2001 ) |
| United States |
, ambassador to Estonia (1998–2001) | 04.09.2001 | 266 | 1128 ( 23.08.2001 ) |
| Latvia |
, ambassador to Estonia (1998–2001) | 25.09.2001 | 267 | 1135 ( 20.09.2001 ) |
 China |
, ambassador to Estonia (1998–2001) | 02.10.2001 | 268 | 1135 ( 20.09.2001 ) |
| Awarded by H.E. President Arnold Rüütel (8 October 2001 – 9 October 2006) | ||||
| Finland |
Jaakko Blomberg, ambassador to Estonia | 20.11.2001 | 273 | 30 ( 16.11.2001 ) |
| Finland |
Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister | 20.11.2001 | 274 | 30 ( 16.11.2001 ) |
| Finland |
Riitta Uosukainen, Chairman of the Parliament | 20.11.2001 | 275 | 30 ( 16.11.2001 ) |
| Italy |
, ambassador to Estonia (1999–2002) | 28.01.2002 | 295 | 86 ( 18.01.2002 ) |
| Poland |
Władysław Bartoszewski, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, for supporting adhesion to NATO | 09.05.2002 | 296 | 97 ( 04.02.2002 ) |
| United States |
Senator Robert C. Byrd, for withdrawal of Russia and supporting adhesion to NATO | 13.03.2003 | 297 | 97 ( 04.02.2002 ) |
| United States |
Senator Richard J. Durbin, for supporting adhesion to NATO | 19.03.2002 | 298 | 97 ( 04.02.2002 ) |
| Poland |
Bronisław Geremek, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, for supporting adhesion to NATO | 20.06.2002 | 299 | 97 ( 04.02.2002 ) |
| Latvia |
Anatolijs Gorbunovs, Former | 23.02.2002 | 300 | 97 ( 04.02.2002 ) |
| United States |
Senator Jesse Helms, for withdrawal of Russian troops and supporting adhesion to NATO | 19.03.2002 | 301 | 97 ( 04.02.2002 ) |
| Finland |
Max Jakobson, Chairman of the International Investigation Commission Against Crimes | 22.05.2002 | 302 | 97 ( 04.02.2002 ) |
| Lithuania |
Vytautas Landsbergis, Former Chairman of the Supreme Council | 23.02.2002 | 303 | 97 ( 04.02.2002 ) |
| United States |
Senator Richard G. Lugar, for withdrawal of Russian troops and supporting adhesion to NATO | 19.03.2002 | 304 | 97 ( 04.02.2002 ) |
| United States |
Senator John Sidney McCain III, for supporting adhesion to NATO | 19.03.2002 | 305 | 97 ( 04.02.2002 ) |
| United States |
Senator Gordon H. Smith, for supporting adhesion to NATO | 19.03.2002 | 306 | 97 ( 04.02.2002 ) |
| Poland |
Marek Borowski, Speaker of the Sejm (Parliament) | 18.03.2002 | 336 | 121 ( 13.03.2002 ) |
| Poland |
Leszek Miller, Prime Minister | 18.03.2002 | 338 | 121 ( 13.03.2002 ) |
| Poland |
Longin Pastusiak, Speaker of the Senate | 18.03.2002 | 339 | 121 ( 13.03.2002 ) |
| Norway |
Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister | 10.04.2002 | 358 | 137 ( 02.04.2002 ) |
| Norway |
Nina Frisak, Chancellor of the Prime Minister's Office | 10.04.2002 | 359 | 137 ( 02.04.2002 ) |
| Norway |
Bjarne Lindstrøm, Chancellor of the Foreign Ministry | 10.04.2002 | 360 | 137 ( 02.04.2002 ) |
| Norway |
, ambassador to Estonia | 10.04.2002 | 361 | 137 ( 02.04.2002 ) |
| Norway |
Jan Petersen, Foreign Minister | 10.04.2002 | 362 | 137 ( 02.04.2002 ) |
| Norway |
, Private Secretary to the King | 10.04.2002 | 363 | 137 ( 02.04.2002 ) |
| Germany |
, ambassador to Estonia (1999–2002) | 28.06.2002 | 378 | 195 ( 21.06.2002 ) |
| Lithuania |
, ambassador to Estonia (1997–2002) | 03.10.2002 | 379 | 233 ( 25.09.2002 ) |
| Hungary |
, ambassador to Estonia (1999–2002) | 25.10.2002 | 380 | 243 ( 10.10.2002 ) |
| United States |
Thomas J. Campbell, Former member of the House of Representative, for supporting quest of independence | 25.09.2003 | 382 | 332 ( 03.02.2003 ) |
| United States |
Thomas Slade Gorton III, Former U.S. senator, for supporting quest of independence | 25.09.2003 | 384 | 332 ( 03.02.2003 ) |
| Denmark |
Hans Hækkerup, Former Minister of Defence, for supporting adhesion to NATO | 03.02.2003 | 385 | 332 ( 03.02.2003 ) |
| Finland |
Elisabeth Rehn, Former Defence Minister, for supporting Estonian's Defence forces | 25.03.2003 | 386 | 332 ( 03.02.2003 ) |
| Sweden |
Björn von Sydow, Speaker of the Riksdag | 14.04.2003 | 388 | 332 ( 03.02.2003 ) |
| Portugal |
, ambassador to Estonia | 12.05.2003 | 419 | 408 ( 08.05.2003 ) |
| Portugal |
, Secretary of State for European Affairs | 12.05.2003 | 420 | 408 ( 08.05.2003 ) |
| Portugal |
Secretary of State for trade, industry and services | 12.05.2003 | 421 | 408 ( 08.05.2003 ) |
| Sweden |
Elisabet Borsiin Bonnier, ambassador to Estonia (1998–2003) | 25.06.2003 | 437 | 416 |
| China |
, ambassador to Estonia (2001–2003) | 23.07.2003 | 438 | 437 |
| Malta |
Edward Fenech Adami, Prime Minister | 01.10.2003 | 440 | 445 |
| Malta |
Vincent De Gaetano, Chancellor of Justice | 01.10.2003 | 441 | 445 |
| Malta |
Anton Tabone, president of the Parliament | 442 | 445 | |
| United Kingdom |
Sarah Squire, ambassador to Estonia (2000–2003) | 28.10.2003 | 447 | 451 |
| United States |
George Allen, Senator, for supporting adhesion to NATO | 06.10.2005 | 450 | 532 |
| United States |
Joseph Biden, Senator, for supporting adhesion to NATO | 05.02.2004 | 451 | 532 |
| Spain |
, State Secretary for European Affairs, for supporting adhesion to European Union | 24.02.2004 | 452 | 532 |
| United States |
Madeleine Korbel Albright, State Secretary, for supporting adhesion to NATO | 08.09.2005 | 453 | 532 |
| United Kingdom |
George Islay MacNeill Robertson, general secretary of NATO, for supporting adhesion to NATO | 20.09.2004 | 454 | 532 |
| Ireland |
Dick Roche, Minister of European Affairs | 23.02.2004 | 455 | 532 |
| United States |
, ambassador to Estonia (2001–2004) | 29.06.2004 | 507 | 654 |
| Czech Republic |
, ambassador to Estonia (2000–2004) | 29.06.2004 | 508 | 654 |
| Ireland |
, ambassador to Estonia (2001–2004) | 04.08.2004 | 509 | 672 |
| Lithuania |
Antanas Valionis, Foreign Minister | 04.10.2004 | 510 | 693 |
| United Kingdom |
Robin Finlayson Cook, Former Foreign Minister, for supporting adhesion to European Union | 13.07.2005 | 525 | 775 |
| Finland |
Jaakko Blomberg, ambassador to Estonia (2001–2005) | 04.07.2005 | 591 | 852 |
| Germany |
, ambassador to Estonia (2002–2005) | 20.06.2005 | 592 | 852 |
| Hungary |
, ambassador to Estonia (2003–2005) | 04.07.2005 | 593 | 852 |
| Denmark |
, ambassador to Estonia (2000–2005) | 04.07.2005 | 594 | 852 |
| Netherlands |
, ambassador to Estonia (2001–2005) | 04.07.2005 | 595 | 852 |
| Poland |
, ambassador to Estonia (2001–2005) | 04.07.2005 | 596 | 852 |
| Latvia |
Edgars Skuja, ambassador to Estonia (2002–2005) | 12.09.2005 | 597 | 887 |
| Norway |
, ambassador to Estonia (2000–2005) | 12.09.2005 | 598 | 889 |
| Turkey |
, ambassador to Estonia (2001–2005) | 08.11.2005 | 600 | 909 |
| Ukraine |
, ambassador to Estonia (1999–2005) | 25.11.2005 | 601 | 928 |
| Latvia |
Aigars Kalvītis, Prime Minister | 07.12.2005 | 613 | 937 |
| Latvia |
Ingrīda Ūdre, President of the Parliament | 07.12.2005 | 614 | 937 |
| China |
, ambassador to Estonia (2003–2005) | 02.03.2006 | 687 | 981 |
| Lithuania |
Antanas Vinkus, ambassador to Estonia (2002–2006) | 28.06.2006 | 689 | 1033 |
| Russia |
Konstantin Provalov, ambassador to Estonia (2001–2006) | 22.08.2006 | 690 | 1060 |
| France |
, ambassador to Estonia (2002–2006) | 26.09.2006 | 691 | 1066 |
| Awarded by H.E. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves ( 9 October 2006 – 10 October 2016 ) | ||||
| Austria |
, ambassador to Estonia (2001–2006) | 13.12.2006 | 694 | 20 |
| United States |
Aldona Wos, ambassador to Estonia (2004–2006) | 13.12.2006 | 695 | 20 |
| Finland |
Seppo Kääriäinen, Minister of Defence | 14.03.2007 | 724 | 168 |
| Finland |
Leena Luhtanen, Minister of Justice | 14.03.2007 | 725 | 168 |
| Finland |
Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister | 14.03.2007 | 726 | 168 |
| Spain |
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister | 09.07.2007 | 745 | 168 |
| Spain |
, Chairman of the lower house of Parliament | 09.07.2007 | 746 | 168 |
| Spain |
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, Vice-Prime Minister | 09.07.2007 | 747 | 168 |
| Spain |
Pedro Solbes, Second Vice-Prime Minister, minister of Economy and Finances | 09.07.2007 | 748 | 168 |
| Spain |
Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé, Minister of foreign Affairs and Cooperation | 09.07.2007 | 749 | 168 |
| Spain |
, Head of the House of the King of Spain | 09.07.2007 | 750 | 168 |
| Spain |
Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jiménez, Mayor of Madrid | 09.07.2007 | 751 | 168 |
| Hungary |
, ambassador to Estonia (2005–2007) | 04.09.2007 | 780 | 170 |
| United Kingdom |
Nigel Robert Haywood, ambassador to Estonia (2003–2007) | 31.10.2007 | 781 | 187 |
| Spain |
, ambassador to Estonia (2004–2008) | 23.01.2008 | 782 | 245 |
| Latvia |
Ivars Godmanis, relations between Latvia and Estonia | 784 | 269 | |
| Netherlands |
Franciscus Cornelis Gerardus Maria Timmermans, Minister for European Affairs | 14.05.2008 | 825 | 280 |
| Netherlands |
, ambassador to Estonia | 14.05.2008 | 826 | 280 |
| Netherlands |
, Queen's counsellor | 14.05.2008 | 827 | 280 |
| Netherlands |
, Queen's mistress of the wardrobe | 14.05.2008 | 828 | 281 |
| Netherlands |
Lieutenant General , Queen's head adjutant | 14.05.2008 | 836 | 281 |
| Belgium |
Olivier Chastel Secretary of State of Belgian Foreign Ministry | 10.06.2008 | 839 | 290 |
| Belgium |
, ambassador to Estonia | 10.06.2008 | 840 | 290 |
| Czech Republic |
, ambassador to Estonia (2004–2008) | 17.06.2008 | 850 | 297 |
| Ireland |
, ambassador to Estonia (2004–2008) | 23.08.2008 | 851 | 333 |
| Sweden |
Dag Hartelius, ambassador to Estonia (2003–2008) | 05.08.2008 | 852 | 334 |
| Portugal |
, ambassador to Estonia (2005–2008) | 27.11.2008 | 0? | 363 |
| United States |
Stanley Davis Phillips, ambassador to Estonia (2007–2009) | 08.01.2009 | 0? | 418 |
| Denmark |
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister | 24.03.2009 | 856 | 423 |
| Turkey |
, ambassador to Estonia (2005–2009) | 26.03.2009 | 871 | 456 |
| Latvia |
Imants Viesturs Lieģis, Minister of Defence | 07.04.2009 | 874 | 460 |
| Latvia |
Ints Dālderis, Minister of Culture | 07.04.2009 | 875 | 460 |
| Germany |
, ambassador to Estonia (2005–2009) | 17.06.2009 | 885 | 492 |
| Denmark |
, ambassador to Estonia (2005–2009) | 28.08.2009 | 887 | 522 |
| France |
, ambassador to Estonia (2006–2009) | 03.09.2009 | 888 | 524 |
| Italy |
, ambassador to Estonia (2005–2009) | 10.09.2009 | 889 | 526 |
| Denmark |
Per Stig Møller, Foreign Minister | 03.02.2010 | 891 | 606 |
| Germany |
Joseph Martin Fischer, Foreign Minister | 03.02.2010 | 890 | 606 |
| Ukraine |
, ambassador to Estonia (2006–2010) | 09.06.2010 | 901 | 669 |
| Russia |
, ambassador to Estonia (2006–2010) | 18.06.2010 | 902 | 691 |
| Poland |
, ambassador to Estonia (2005–2010) | 07.07.2010 | 903 | 692 |
| Finland |
, ambassador to Estonia (2005–2010) | 19.08.2010 | 904 | 728 |
| Norway |
, ambassador to Estonia (2005–2010) | 03.09.2010 | 905 | 730 |
| Sweden |
Ingvar Carlsson, Former Prime Minister (1986–1991, 1994–1996) | 12.01.2011 | 908 | 807 |
| Sweden |
, First Lady of the Royal Court | 18.01.2011 | 909 | 807 |
| Sweden |
Lena Hjelm-Wallén, former Foreign Minister (1994–1998) | 25.02.2011 | 910 | 807 |
| Sweden |
Svante Lindqvist, Marshal of the Realm | 18.01.2011 | 911 | 807 |
| Sweden |
, ambassador to Estonia | 18.01.2011 | 912 | 807 |
| Sweden |
Göran Persson, Prime Minister (1996–2006) | 18.01.2011 | 913 | 807 |
| Sweden |
Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister | 18.01.2011 | 914 | 807 |
| Sweden |
Sten Tolgfors, Minister of Defence | 18.01.2011 | 915 | 807 |
| Sweden |
Per Westerberg, Speaker of the Riksdag | 18.01.2011 | 916 | 807 |
| Sweden |
, First Marshal of the Court, Ambassador | 18.01.2011 | 917 | 807 |
| Sweden |
Frank Belfrage, Foreign Minister | 25.02.2011 | 951 | 810 |
| Spain |
, ambassador to Estonia (2008–2011) | 05.05.2011 | 971 | 890 |
| Austria |
, ambassador to Estonia (2007–2011) | 14.10.2011 | 972 | 932 |
| Malta |
Tonio Borg, Vice-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister | 31.05.2012 | 990 | 98 |
| Latvia |
Solvita Āboltiņa, Mme President of Parliament | 05.06.2012 | 1003 | 99 |
| Latvia |
Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister | 05.06.2012 | 1004 | 99 |
| United States |
Michael C. Polt, ambassador to Estonia (2009–2012) | 27.06.2012 | 1029 | 112 |
| Denmark |
, ambassador to Estonia (2009–2012) | 06.07.2012 | 1030 | 113 |
| Belgium |
, ambassador to Estonia (2008–2012) | 02.07.2012 | 1031 | 114 |
| Netherlands |
, ambassador to Estonia (2010–2012) | 11.09.2012 | 1033 | 164 |
| Japan |
, ambassador to Estonia (2010–2012) | 11.09.2012 | 1032 | 165 |
| Italy |
, ambassador to Estonia (2009–2012) | 19.10.2012 | 1034 | 166 |
| United States |
Hillary Clinton, Foreign Minister (2009–2013) | 06.02.2013 | 1035 | 224 |
| Lithuania |
Algirdas Butkevičius, Prime Minister | 27.05.2013 | 1046 | 266 |
| Lithuania |
, ambassador to Estonia | 27.05.2013 | 1047 | 266 |
| Germany |
David Gill, Cabinet Director of the Presidency | 09.07.2013 | 1089 | 305 |
| Germany |
Harald Braun, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 09.07.2013 | 1090 | 305 |
| Germany |
, ambassador to Estonia | 09.07.2013 | 1091 | 305 |
| France |
, ambassador to Estonia (2009–2013) | 02.09.2013 | 1102 | 308 |
| Awarded by President Kersti Kaljulaid ( 10 October 2016 – incumbent ) | ||||
High Personalities[]
| Country | Recipient | Date of reception |
Serie number |
Decision : number & date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awarded by President Lennart Meri ( 6 October 1992 – 8 October 2001 ) | ||||
 European Union |
Otto von Habsburg, Member of European Parliament | 11.10.1996 | 30 | 683 ( 16.02.1996 ) |
| European Union |
Mr Jacques Delors, former chairman of the European Commission | 23.03.1999 | 78 | 495 ( 02.02.1999 ) |
| Turkey |
Bartholomew I Archbishop and Patriarch of Constantinople-New Rome | 27.10.2000 | 130 | 444 ( 09.10.2000 ) |
| Awarded by H.E. President Arnold Rüütel (8 October 2001 – 9 October 2006) | ||||
| Russia |
Alexy II of Moscow, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia | 29.09.2003 | 439 | 444 ( 18.09.2003 ) |
| Spain |
Juan Antonio Samaranch | 29.11.2003 | 448 | 464 ( 20.11.2003 ) |
| European Union |
, Head of the Delegation of the European Union (2000–04) | 23.11.2004 | 523 | 717 ( 12.11.2004 ) |
| European Union |
Patrick Cox, Former President of European Parliament, for supporting adhesion to European Union | 03.11.2006 | 526 | 775 ( 02.02.2005 ) |
| European Union |
Christopher Patten, Former Member of the European Commission, for supporting adhesion to European Union | 27.10.2005 | 527 | 775 ( 02.02.2005 ) |
| European Union |
Günter Verheugen, Former Member of the European Commission, for supporting adhesion to European Union | 02.05.2005 | 528 | 775 ( 02.02.2005 ) |
| Awarded by H.E. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves ( 9 October 2006 – 10 October 2016 ) | ||||
| European Union |
José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission | 23.02.2009 | 855 | 423 ( 04.02.2009 ) |
 NATO |
Jakob Gijsbert de Hoop Scheffer | 09.07.2009 | 886 | 520 ( 06.07.2009 ) |
| European Union |
Hans-Gert Pöttering ( Germany), President of the European Parliament
|
23.02.2013 | 1036 | 224 ( 06.02.2013 ) |
| United States |
Vinton Gray Cerf, Computer scientist | 28.04.2014 | 1103 | 368 ( 05.02.2014 ) |
| Awarded by President Kersti Kaljulaid ( 10 October 2016 – incumbent ) | ||||
Recipients of the Fourth Class[]
- Robert Fripp, 2008[8]
Recipients of the Fifth Class[]
- Lydia Vasikova, 2001
See also[]
- Category:Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
References[]
- ^ The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana. President of the Republic of Estonia, Estonian State Decorations. Retrieved 2011-01-22
- ^ http://www.president.ee/et/ametitegevus/ametlikud_teated.php?gid=109326[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bearers of decorations: Maarjamaa Risti ketiklassi teenetemärk". president.ee. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ "Bearers of decorations: Maarjamaa Risti ketiklassi teenetemärk". president.ee. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ "Bearers of decorations: Maarjamaa Risti ketiklassi teenetemärk". president.ee. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ "Bearers of decorations: Maarjamaa Risti ketiklassi teenetemärk". president.ee. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ Estonian Presidency, Recipients First Class (Maarjamaa Risti I klassi teenetemärk). Retrieved 03 October 2013
- ^ Listing for Robert Fripp (2008)
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