Grand Master of Malta
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The Grand Master of Malta was the supreme head of the Knights Hospitaller (Order of St. John), combining religious, military, and political authority, particularly during the order’s rule over Malta.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Master of Malta canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of religious order
ⓘ
military office ⓘ monarchical office ⓘ religious office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Knights Hospitaller territories
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Council of the Order of St. John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sovereign Military Order of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateGrantedTerritory | 1530 ⓘ |
| endedBy | French occupation of Malta (1798) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1798 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedTerritory |
Gozo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripoli (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Comino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gozo NERFINISHED ⓘ Malta (1530–1798) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPower |
command of the Order’s fortifications
ⓘ
command of the Order’s navy ⓘ executive authority in the Order’s territories ⓘ judicial authority in the Order’s territories ⓘ legislative authority in the Order’s territories ⓘ |
| hasRole |
head of state of the Order’s territories
ⓘ
military commander of the Order of St. John ⓘ religious superior of the Order of St. John ⓘ supreme head of the Knights Hospitaller ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
|
| inheritsFrom | Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Alof de Wignacourt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean Parisot de Valette NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel Pinto da Fonseca NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippe Villiers de L’Isle-Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderOf |
Knights Hospitaller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of St. John of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Sovereign Military Order of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Order of Saint John
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| residence |
Auberge de Castille
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort St. Angelo NERFINISHED ⓘ Palace of the Grand Master, Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat |
Auberge de Castille
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort St. Angelo NERFINISHED ⓘ Magisterial Palace, Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ Palace of the Grand Master, Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1530 ⓘ |
| style |
His Most Eminent Highness
ⓘ
Prince and Grand Master NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHolderMustBe |
Roman Catholic
ⓘ
professed knight of the Order of St. John ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.