Fra' Jean "Parisot" de Valette was a French nobleman and 49th Grand Master of the Order of Malta, from 21 August 1557 to his death in 1568. As a Knight Hospitaller, joining the order in the Langue de
La Valette's armour at the Palace Armoury.
Pjazza Jean de Valette, Valletta.
The new square in Valletta named after the Grandmaster uses the name de Valette instead of de La Valette
Fra' Claude de la Sengle was the 48th Grand Master of the Order of Malta, from 1553 to his death in 1557. His successor was Fra' Jean Parisot de Valette.