Oskar of Prussia (1888–1958), fifth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II Bernhard Freiherr von Bülow (1849–1929), Minister of Foreign Affairs, conferred, January 6, 1898, for his successes in advancing relations with China. Prince Joachim of Prussia (1890–1920), sixth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II Dr. Karl Heinrich Schönstedt, Prussian Minister of Justice, invested with the Grand Cross of the Order on the occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm II's birthday, January 27, 1900 Ernst Frhr von Hammerstein-Loxten (1827–1914), Prussian Minister of Agriculture, conferred on the occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm II's birthday, January 27, 1900 Arthur Count von Posadowsky-Wehner (1845–1932), Prussian Minister of the Interior and Vice Chancellor, conferred on the occasion of Kairser Wilhelm II´s birthday, January 27, 1902 Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia (1891–1927), nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm II, pilot during the Great War, invested with the Grand Cross with Crown Paul von Breitenbach (1850–1930), German Statesman; invested with the Grand Cross of the Order, 1913, by statute of the Order of the Black Eagle Großadmiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849–1930); conferred with the Order of the Red Eagle, Grand Cross, with Crown; also conferred with the Order of the Black Eagle Korvettenkapitän Gerhard Stubenrauch (b. 1880) – previously awarded the Knight's Cross, 4th Class, Stubenrauch was the commander of all naval aviation in the Kaiserlich Marine Foreign George IV, King of Great Britain (1762–1830), invested 6/9/1814 William IV, King of Great Britain (1765–1837), invested 6/9/1814 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince Talleyrand (France) Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Prince Metternich-Winnebourg-Ochsenhausen (German: Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein), Austrian Foreign Minister, 1809–1848 Prince Andreas Rasoumoffsky (1752–1836), PC (Russia) Gustavus, Count de Stackelberg, PC (Russia) Karl, Count of Nesselrode (1780–1862), Privy Councilor (Russia) Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh & Saxe-Coburg_Gotha (1844–1900, GB), invested 5/7/1864 Alexander III, Tsar of Russia (1845–1894) Gen Sir Dighton Probyn (1833–1924), VC, GCB – invested at GC / 1st Class (India / GB) Gen. Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny (1840–1914), (GB) Edward VII, King of Great Britain (1841–1910), invested 1/17/1869 Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850–1942, GB), invested 1873 Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853–1884, GB), invested 3/31/1879 Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883–1938, GB), invested 1/13/1883 Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa (1847–1895), Japanese imperial family and soldier, invested December 1889 Marquis Itō Hirobumi (1841–1909), Prime Minister of Japan, received the GC 12/22/1886, later received the GC in brilliants 12/14/1901 Marquis Yamagata Aritomo (1838–1922), Prime Minister of Japan, invested June 1899 Viscount