Kaiser Wilhelm I's orders - question

[garde]

Hello, everytime i see kaiser wilhelm I painting, i see he's wearing 2 sash orders on his belt
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Is there anyone know what's these sash orders is? And why only kaiser Wilhelm I wore it? I never see this kind of award arrangement in other monarchs in prussia (e.g friedrich III or wilhelm II). Is this a special regulation award for wilhelm I?
Thank you in advance.

[saschaw]

I'm not aware if there was a special regulation, but the yellow/orange sash from his left shoulder is the one of Prussia's Order of the Black Eagle, while the other sash (of which I'm just seeing the end and cross) is the Russian Order of George, Imperial Russia's most important military award.

It may be their importance that made him wear both... ?!

[garde]

I'm not aware if there was a special regulation, but the yellow/orange sash from his left shoulder is the one of Prussia's Order of the Black Eagle, while the other sash (of which I'm just seeing the end and cross) is the Russian Order of George, Imperial Russia's most important military award.

It may be their importance that made him wear both... ?!

Thank you saschaw.
Maybe the other sash order wilhelm worn is the austrian award? Could it be he start to wore both russian and austrian orders during the 3 emperor league?

[saschaw]

What other sash? He's wearing two sashes (or at leasst: sash badges), one Prussian and one Russian, as explained.

[garde]

What other sash? He's wearing two sashes (or at leasst: sash badges), one Prussian and one Russian, as explained.

So is the red-black sash on the waist sash is prussian award too?

Wasn't the prussian shoulder sash worn on the right shoulder?

Here's the BW painting, you can see he's wearing 2 sash orders attached on his waist sash.


And do you know what the other order is?

[saschaw]

Ah, now I see...

The picture is a bit too small... is that another order behind the Russian order of St. George, or is it something else?

Maybe another Russian - or an Austrian - order. Unlikely to be something Prussian.

If it is red-black, I could imagine it's Russian order of St. Wladimir...

[garde]

Hmm i wonder why wilhelm wore 2 russian orders. Is there any connection with his napoleonic war service? Or is he have a warm relationship with russia at that time...?
Anyway thank you sascha.