The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, and commonly known as the Order of Malta or the Knights o
Blessed Gerard, founder of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. Copper engraving by Laurent Cars, about 1725.
Portrait of an unknown Knight of Malta, by Titian, c. 1508, Uffizi
The Battle of Lepanto (1571), unknown artist, late 16th century
Emperor Paul of Russia wearing the Crown of the Grand Master of the Order of Malta (1799)
Jean Parisot de Valette
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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
explanation of Piazza de Valette