Notable Recipients
No formal list of members of the order exists. The names of members can be gleaned from reference to their receipt of the order, from secondary sources, or from periodic lists compiled showing companions from particular families or regions.
- Cesare Borgia, in 1499 by Louis XII
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, in 1532 by Francis I
- James V of Scotland, in 1534 by Francis I
- James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault in 1548 by Henry II
- George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly in 1548 by Henry II
- Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll in 1548 by Henry II
- Paul de Thermes in 1549 for the capture of Haddington and Broughty Castle
- André de Montalembert in 1549 for the capture of Inchkeith
- Edward VI of England, 1551 by Henry II
- Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley under the name King Henry of Scotland, 1565 by Charles IX
- Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, 1566 by Charles IX
- Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, 1566 by Charles IX
- François Caron, in 1672 by Louis XIV.
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