Jean de Valette Parisot
✓ Source-basedstableNobleman from Quercy, having belonged to the order of the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem of which he was Grand Prior of Saint-Gilles (Langue de Provence) from 1556 to 1557 then Grand Master
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.
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16th century wall painting of the Great Siege of Malta in the Grandmaster's Palace, Valletta
La Valette's armour at the Palace Armoury.
Pjazza Jean de Valette, Valletta.
The new square in Valletta named after the Grandmaster uses the name de Valette instead of de La Valette
explanation of Piazza de Valette
La ValetteIn their orbit 1
Politicians from France 6
About this person
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 the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, sometimes regarded as one of the greatest sieges of all time.
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