António Manoel de Vilhena
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António Manoel de Vilhena was a Portuguese nobleman who was the 66th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem from 19 June 1722 to his death in 1736. Unlike a number of the other
Painting of Grand Master de Vilhena
Fort Manoel, which was financed by and named after de Vilhena
Lion Fountain in Floriana, which was built in 1728 during Vilhena's magistracy
Vilhena is buried at the Chapel of the Langue of Castile, Leon and Portugal in St. John's Co-Cathedral
Marc'Antonio Zondadari
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Fra' Marc'Antonio Zondadari, from Siena, was the 65th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta, from 1720, after the death of the Aragonese Fra Ramon Perellos y Roccaful, till his own death in 17
António Manoel de Vilhena
…He was a remote uncle of the Duke of Terceira. De Vilhena was elected Grand Master on 19 June 1722, three days after the death of his predecessor Marc'Antonio Zondadari. On 20 September 1722, Vilhena took possession of the city of Mdina. He was impressed by the warm welcome he received in the traditional ceremony, and…
Histoire des Chevaliers Hospitaliers de S. Jean de Jerusalem appellez depuis les Chevaliers de Rhodes, et aujourd'hui les Chevaliers de Malthe
Palazzo Carniero, where Zondadari lived from 1702 to 1722
The Banca Giuratale, which was reconstructed by Zondadari in 1721
Funerary monument of Zondadari in the nave of St. John's Co-Cathedral