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Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto (1944 - 2020)
Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto (born 9 December 1944) is the 80th and current Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He was elected by the Council Complete of ...

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The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's oldest surviving order of chivalry. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is headquartered in Rome, Italy, and is widely considered a sovereign subject of international law.

Higher Order

Seat of the Order in the Holy Land

1099-1120 : The Blessed Gerard
1120-1160 : Raymond du Puy de Provence
1160-1163 : Auger de Balben
1162-1163 : Arnaud de Comps
1163-1170 : Gilbert d'Aissailly
c.1170-1172 : Gastone de Murols
1172-1177 : Jobert de Síria
1177-1187 : Roger de Moulins
1187-1190 : Armengol de Aspa
1190-1192 : Garnier of Nablus
1193-1202 : Geoffroy de Donjon
1203-1206 : Afonso de Portugal
1206-1207 : Geoffrey le Rat
1207-1228 : Garin de Montaigu
1228-1231 : Bertrand de Thercy
1231-1236 : Guerin de Montacute
1236-1240 : Bertrand de Comps
1240-1242 : Pierre de Vielle-Bride
1242-1258 : Guillaume de Chateauneuf

Grand Master of the Order

Seat of the Order in the Holy Land

1258-1277 : Hugues de Revel
1277-1284 : Nicolas Lorgue

Seat of the Order in Cyprus

1284-1294 : Jean de Villiers
1294-1296 : Odon de Pins
1296-1305 : Guillaume de Villaret

Seat of the Order in Rhodes

1305-1319 : Foulques de Villaret
1319-1346 : Hélion de Villeneuve
1346-1353 : Dieudonné de Gozon
1353-1355 : Pierre de Corneillan
1355-1365 : Roger de Pins
1365-1374 : Raymond Berenger
1374-1376 : Robert de Juliac
1376-1396 : Juan Fernández de Heredia
- 1383-1395 : Riccardo Caracciolo, Rival Grand Master
1396-1421 : Philibert de Naillac
1421-1437 : Antoni de Fluvià
1437-1454 : Jean de Lastic
1454-1461 : Jacques de Milly
1461-1467 : Pere Ramon Sacosta
1467-1476 : Giovanni Battista Orsini
1476-1503 : Pierre d'Aubusson
1503-1512 : Emery d'Amboise
1512-1513 : Guy de Blanchefort
1513-1521 : Fabrizio del Carretto

Seat of the Order in Malta

1521-1534 : Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam
1534-1535 : Piero de Ponte
1535-1536 : Didier de Saint-Jaille
1536-1553 : Juan de Homedes y Coscón
1553-1557 : Claude de la Sengle
1557-1568 : Jean Parisot de la Valette
1568-1572 : Pierre de Monte
1572-1581 : Jean de la Cassiere
- 1577-1581 : Mathurin Romegas, Lieutenant
- 1581 : Mathurin Romegas, Rival Grand Master
1581-1595 : Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle
1595-1601 : Martín Garzez
1601-1622 : Alof de Wignacourt
1622-1623 : Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos
1623-1636 : Antoine de Paulo
1636-1657 : Jean de Lascaris-Castellar
1657-1660 : Martin de Redin
1660 : Annet de Clermont-Gessant
1660-1663 : Rafael Cotoner
1663-1680 : Nicolau Cotoner
1680-1690 : Gregorio Carafa
1690-1697 : Adrien de Wignacourt
1697-1720 : Ramon Perellos i Rocafull
1720-1722 : Marc'Antonio Zondadari
1722-1736 : António Manoel de Vilhena
1736-1741 : Raymond Despuig
1741-1773 : Manuel Pinto da Fonseca
1773-1775 : Francisco Ximenez de Texada
1775-1797 : Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc
1797-1799 : Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim

Other Orders

The Hospitaller Order of St. John has given rise to many splinter groups and imitators, both chivalric and fraternal.

There are five orders that are recognized as orders of knighthood by being recognized by the sovereign authorities of the countries they are based in. One is the Sovereign Order of Malta. The others are members of the Alliance of Orders of St. John.

Sovereign Order of Malta, an internationally recognized sovereign entity associated with the Roman Catholic Church
Bailiwick of Brandenburg of St. John and Jerusalem, the German order
Order of St. John of the Netherlands, the Netherlands order
Order of St. John of Sweden, the Swedish order
Venerable Order of St. John, the British order

Other orders include:

Knights of St. John and Malta, a Canadian and U.S. order
Royal Black Association of the Knights of Malta. a Scottish order

Sources

Orders of St John, Sovereign Order of Malta

Resources

James J. Algrant, C.St.J, The Proliferation of Russian and Other "Orders" of St. John.
Robert W. Y. Formhals (Prince Grand Master of the Hospitaller Order of St.John of Jerusalem), White Cross: Story of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem (1979).
List of Self Styled or False Orders of St. John, Australian Department of Defense
The Orders of St John of Jerusalem, The Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller
Research Web Pages Site Map, The Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller
Self Styled Orders of St. John and dependent Charitable Organisations, The Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller
Self-Styled Order of St. John

Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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