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.

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Jean Parisot de Valette canonical 5
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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
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
surface form: de Valette
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
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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Valletta foundedBy Jean Parisot de Valette
Valletta namedAfter Jean Parisot de Valette
Great Siege of Malta hasCommander Jean Parisot de Valette
Great Siege of Malta defendedBy Jean Parisot de Valette
Jean Parisot de Valette familyName Jean Parisot de Valette self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: de Valette
Jean Parisot de Valette hasCanonicalName Jean Parisot de Valette self-link