D. Antonio Manuel de Vilhena

Cavaleiro e Grão-Mestre da Ordem de Malta.António Manuel de Vilhena (Lisboa, 28 de Maio de 1663 - Malta, 10 de Dezembro de 1736), foi o 66.º Grão-Mestre Soberano da Ordem dos Hospitalários, tendo governado o arquipélago de Malta (onde então se achava a sede da ordem) desde 19 de Junho de 1722 até à sua morte em 1736.

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António Manoel de Vilhena (28 May 1663 – 10 December 1736) was a Portuguese nobleman who was the 66th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem from 19 June 1722 to his death in 1736. Unlike a number of the other Grand Masters, he was benevolent and popular with the Maltese people. Vilhena is mostly remembered for the founding of Floriana, the construction of Fort Manoel and the Manoel Theatre, and the renovation of the city of Mdina.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/António_Manoel_de_Vilhena