Jean Parisot de Valette
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Jean Parisot de Valette was the 16th-century Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller who led the defense of Malta during the Great Siege of 1565 and gave his name to its capital, Valletta.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean Parisot de Valette canonical | 5 |
| de Valette | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
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person ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. John’s Co-Cathedral ⓘ |
| commanded | forces of the Knights Hospitaller during the Great Siege of Malta ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
statues in Valletta
ⓘ
streets and squares named after him in Malta ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1494 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1568-08-21 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1568 (as Grand Master of the Order of Saint John) ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| familyName |
Jean Parisot de Valette
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
de Valette
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| givenName | Jean ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalName | Jean Parisot de Valette self-link ⓘ |
| heritage | French nobility ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Fra ⓘ |
| inceptionOf | founding of Valletta ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being namesake of Valletta
ⓘ
leading the defense of Malta in 1565 ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Knights Hospitaller
ⓘ
Order of Saint John ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | naval forces of the Knights Hospitaller ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Great Siege of Malta ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Grand Master ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | Valletta ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Great Siege of Malta ⓘ |
| notableWork | defense of Malta during the Great Siege of 1565 ⓘ |
| occupation |
knight
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ |
| opponent | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| participatedIn | naval warfare against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Malta
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Parisot, Tarn-et-Garonne ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Malta ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Grand Master of the Order of Saint John ⓘ |
| precededBy | Claude de la Sengle ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
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| residence | Birgu ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | laying the foundation stone of Valletta in 1566 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1557 (as Grand Master of the Order of Saint John) ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Pietro del Monte ⓘ |
| title | Grand Master of Malta ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
de Valette