William III of the Netherlands
Schimmelpenninck van der Oye was lord of both polls ("heer van de beide Pollen"). He was made a knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion on 24 July 1874 and commander on 10 May 1889. He was secretary of the commission for taking diplomatic exams and was an honorary chamberlain of king William III of the Netherlands from 4 February 1868 till his death.