Zafar Rashid Futehally (19 March 1920 – 11 August 2013) was an Indian naturalist and conservationist best known for his work as the secretary of the Bombay Natural History Society and for the "Newsletter for Birdwatchers" a periodical that helped birdwatchers around India to communicate their observations.
 Awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in the year 1971, Zafar Futehally was also honoured with Dutch order of merit the Order of the Golden Ark in 1981 and Karnataka Rajyotsava award by the Government of Karnataka in 1983.
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (later Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands; German: "Bernhard Friedrich Eberhard Leopold Julius Kurt Carl Gottfried Peter Graf von Biesterfeld"; 29 June 1911 – 1 December 2004) was the consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and father of her four children, including the former Queen of the Netherlands, Princess Beatrix.
The Pour la vertu militaire (Fr.
: for military virtue) was a military order of merit established on 25th of February, 1769 by Frederick II, Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel.
 The order, modelled on the Prussian "Pour le Mérite", could be awarded in a single class to officers of Hessian army or allied armies for wartime or peacetime military merit.
 When awarded for peacetime merit, only officers from major upwards were eligible.
 In 1820 the French name was changed to German: Militär-Verdienstorden (Order of Military Merit).
 It was discontinued in 1866, after the annexation of Hessen-Kassel by the Kingdom of Prussia.
The Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown ("Verdienstorden der Preußischen Krone") was an award of civil and military merit established 18 January 1901 by King Wilhelm II on the occasion of the bicentennial of the establishment of the Kingdom of Prussia.
 The order was presented in one class and consisted of a badge and a breast star.
 For military merit the award was presented with crossed swords.
 The order was presented once with diamonds.
Ranjit Bhargava, is an Indian environmentalist, known for his endeavors towards environmental conservation and his efforts for obtaining UNESCO World Heritage site status for the upper Ganga region.
 The Government of India honored him in 2010, with the third highest civilian award of Padma Shri.
 He is also a recipient of the Order of the Golden Ark from Prince Bernard of the Netherlands and the Order of Merit of the Government of Germany.
The Order of Philip the Magnanimous (German: "Orden Philipps des Großmütigen" ) was an Order of Merit established on 1 May 1840 by Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse.
 The order was founded on the name day of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse in his honour as a general order of merit.
Markey "Mark" Wallace {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (5 November 1893 – 20 May 1984) was a notable New Zealand cheesemaker, farmer, community leader and local politician.
 He was born in Waiho, West Coast, New Zealand in 1893.
 He was chairman of Westland County Council for 13 years.
 He stood in the 1954 election in the Westland electorate as an independent, but was defeated by Labour's incumbent, James Begg Kent.
 He was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1965 Birthday Honours.
 In the 1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours, he was elevated to Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE).
The Most Excellent Order of the Golden Ark (Dutch: "Orde van de Gouden Ark" ) is a Dutch order of merit established in 1971 by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.
 It is awarded to people for major contributions to nature conservation.
 Although not awarded by the government of the Netherlands, it is considered by the government as a recognized chivalrous order.
 Since its inception, over 300 people have been recognised by the award.
 Now that Prince Bernhard has died, the future of the order is uncertain.
The Royal Order of Sports Merit (Spanish: "Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo" ) Spanish civil Order of Merit established 18 June 1982.
 The order is indented to recognize distinguished service in sports, in teaching physical education, or the management, organization, promotion and development of physical education and sports.
 The order may be presented to individuals in one of four classes.
 It may also be presented to legal personalities, organizations, and other entities in one of three classes.
The Legion of Merit of Chile (Spanish: "Legion de Mérito de Chile" ), frequently abbreviated to the "Legion of Merit" or the "Legion", was a Chilean multi-class order of merit established on 1 June 1817 by Bernardo O'Higgins to recognise distinguished personal merit contributing to the independence of Chile or to the nation.
 Membership of the Legion conferred a variety of privileges in Chile and its members were entitled to wear insignia according to the class conferred.
 The Legion of Merit of Chile was abolished in 1825.

Question: The Most Excellent Order of the Golden Ark is a Dutch order of merit established by a prince born in which year ?
Answer: 1911