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Giovanni Paolo Lascaris
Giovanni Paolo Lascaris was Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller from 1636 to 1657, one of the longest reigns in the order's history. He strengthened the fortifications of Malta and in 1651 approved the purchase of French Caribbean islands, including Saint Kitts and Saint Croix, which the order held until 1665. He died in Valletta in 1657, in his late nineties.
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