Grand Masters Of Malta 1530 - 1798
This is a complete list of all 28 Grand Masters who ruled here
in Malta between 1530 and 1798.
Before coming to Malta, The Sovereign Order of St John minted
its own coinage in rhodes. However pope Clement VIIth convinced Charles Vth of
Spain to allow the Sovereign priveledge of striking coins in Malta. Although the
Islands were donated to the Order on the 24th March 1530, Grand Master Phillipe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam
did not arrive in Malta before the 26th October of the same year. L'Isle-Adam
had learnt that the Master of the Mint in Messina had instigated the Emperor to
deny the Order authority to mint its own coinage. Thus at one time L'Isle-Adam
had also 'threatened' to withdraw from Malta. At a later stage the Knights of
Malta had the authority to mint their own coins, and upto 1798 all coins bearing
the Knights of Malta were struck in Malta.
The knights of Malta were well cultured and had a desire for
quality worksmanship. Their coins were struck with great care and details. In
the early 1700's Grnad Master De Vilhena had set new standards in the Maltese
coinage. His coins are to date the most decorative and sought after. Here below
is a complete list of all the Grand Masters and coins which we had in stock in
the past.
| 1 |
Fra Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam (France), elected in Rhodes on the 13th
November, 1521-21st August 1534. |
| 2 |
Fra Pierino del Ponte (Italy) 26th August
1534 - 17th November 1535. |
| 3 |
Fra Didier de Saint Jaille ( France) 22nd
November 1535 - 26th September 1536. |
| 4 |
Fra
Huan de Omedes (Aragon) 20th October 1536 - 6th September 1553. |
| 5 |
Fra Claude de La Sengle (France)
11th September 1553 - 18th August 1557. |
| 6 |
Fra Jean de La Vallette (Provence) 21st August 1557 - 21st August 1568. |
| 7 |
Fra Peitro del Monte (Italy) 23rd August
1568 - 26th January 1572. |
| 8 |
Fra Jean Levesque de La Cassiere (Auvergne) 30th January 1572 - 21st December
1581. |
| 9 |
Fra Hughes Loubens de La Verdalle
(Provence) 12th January 1582 - 4th May 1595. |
| 10 |
Fra Martin Garzes (Aragon) 8th May 1595 - 7th February
1601. |
| 11 |
Fra Alof de Wignacourt (France) 10th February 1601 -
14th September 1622. |
| 12 |
Fra Luis
Mendez de Vasconcellos (Castile, Leon and Portugal) 17th September 1622 - 7th
March 1623. |
| 13 |
Fra Antoine de Paule (Provence) 10th March 1623 - 9th June 1636. |
| 14 |
Fra Jean Paul
Lascaris de Castellar (Provence) 13th June 1636 - 14th August 1657. |
| 15 |
Fra Martin de Redin (Aragon) 17th August 1657 - 6th
February 1660. |
| 16 |
Fra Annet de Clermont Gessan (Auvergne) 9th February
1660 - 2nd June 1660 |
| 17 |
Fra Raffael
Cottoner (Aragon) 5th June 1660 - 20th October 1663. |
| 18 |
Fra Nicholas Cottoner (Aragon) 23rd October 1663 -
29th April 1680. |
| 19 |
Fra Giorgio
Carafa (Italy) 2nd May 1680 - 21st July 1690. |
| 20 |
Fra Adrein de Wignacourt (France) 24th July 1690 - 4th
February 1697. |
| 21 |
Fra Ramon Perellos y Roccaful (Aragon) 7th February
1697 - 10th January 1720. |
| 22 |
Fra Marcantonio Zondadari (Italy) 13th January 1720 -
16th June 1722. |
| 23 |
Fra
Antonio Manoel de Vilhena (Castile, Leon and Portugal) 19th June 1722 - 10th
December 1736. |
| 24 |
Fra Ramon Despuig (Aragon) 16th December 1736 - 15th
January 1741. |
| 25 |
Fra Emmanuel Pinto (Castile, Leon and Portugal) 18th
January 1741 - 23rd January 1773 |
| 26 |
Fra Francisco
Ximenes de Texada (Aragon) 28th January 1773 - 9th November 1775. |
| 27 |
Fra Emmanuel
de Rohan (France) 12th November 1775 - 13 July 1797. |
| 28 |
Fra Ferdinand
von Hompesch* (Germany) 17th July 1797 - 12th May 1805. |