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Jean Parisot de Valette, 49th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (born 1495)
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16th-century French nobleman and military leader
Fra' Jean "Parisot" de (la) 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 Provence, he fought with distinction against the Turks at Rhodes. As Grand…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Head of a knighthood
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Knights Hospitaller
Catholic military order
The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller, is a Catholic military order. It was founded in the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century and had its headquarters there, in Jerusalem and Acre, until 1291,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)