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Jean Parisot de Valette

1495–1568 · 16th century · Also known as Jean de Valette

Jean Parisot de Valette was a French knight who was Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller from 1557 to 1568. He led the defence of Malta during the Great Siege of 1565, when the knights and Maltese held out for four months against a large Ottoman army until a relief force arrived. Afterwards he founded the new fortified capital, Valletta, named after him.

Jean Parisot de Valette
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Hospitaller Malta

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