▁dec ree ▁set ▁specific ▁limits ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁awards : ▁while ▁the ▁Silver ▁Cross ▁could ▁be ▁awarded ▁at ▁will , ▁Gold ▁Cross es ▁were ▁limited ▁to ▁ 1 2 0 , ▁Command ers ▁to ▁ 3 0 , ▁Grand ▁Command ers ▁to ▁ 2 0 , ▁and ▁Grand ▁Cross es ▁to ▁ 1 2 . ▁Foreign ▁recip ients , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁princes ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁royal ▁family , ▁did ▁not ▁count ▁to ▁these ▁tot als . ▁In ▁modern ▁times , ▁in ▁practice ▁the ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁is ▁awarded ▁only ▁to ▁foreign ▁heads ▁of ▁state . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁the ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁R ede emer ▁was ▁King ▁Ludwig ▁I ▁of ▁Bav aria , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁King ▁Otto , ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁Other ▁distinguished ▁recip ients ▁included ▁Andreas ▁M ia oul is ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁Baron ▁Gu ent her ▁Heinrich ▁von ▁Berg ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁Pet ro bey ▁M av rom ich alis , ▁Alexand ros ▁M av rok ord atos ▁and ▁Laz ar os ▁K ount ouri ot is ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁Andreas ▁Za im is , ▁The odor os ▁Kol ok ot ron is ▁and ▁Georg ios ▁K ount ouri ot is ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁and ▁Const antine ▁Kan aris ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁ ▁In sign ia ▁The ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁various ▁ins ign ias