A square was inaugurated in Valletta named Pjazza Jean de La Valette which also features a statue of the Grandmaster
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Jean de Valette Parisot
Fra' Jean "Parisot" de (la) Valette was a French nobleman and 49th Grand Master of the Order of Malta, from 21 August 1557 to his death in 1568. As a Knight Hospitaller, joining the order in the Langue de Provence, he fought with distinction against the Turks at Rhodes. As Grand Master, Valette became the Order's hero and most illustrious leader, commanding the resistance against the Ottomans at t…
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politics · 16th-century French nobleman and military leader · warrior monk · politician · religious · military personnel · also Jean de Valette Parisot, Jean Parisot de Valette, Jean de Valette, Jean Parisot de La Valette (wrong), Parisot
Born 1 January 1494 · Died 21 August 1568 · Q264097
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1568· 1 entry
Died 1568-08-21.
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1557· 1 entry
Career landmark: Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem (1557–1568).
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1556· 1 entry
Career landmark: grand prior of Saint-Gilles (1556–1557).
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1494· 1 entry
Born 1494-01-01.
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