Matthew Festing

Grand Master of the Order of Malta (1949-2021) · United Kingdom · On the map · Died at 71

Fra' Robert Matthew Festing GCStJ OBE TD DL was an English Roman Catholic official who was the Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 2008 until his resignation on 28 January 2017, following a dispute with the Vatican.

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2021Died12 November 20212016Collar of Order of Manuel Amador GuerreroAward2015Collar of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAwardDecoration for Exceptional MeritsAward2011Knight of the Order of the Golden FleeceAward2008Honorary Citizen of RapalloAward1998Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1949Born30 November 1949

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Collar of Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero2016

Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic2015

Decoration for Exceptional Merits2015

Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece2011

Honorary Citizen of Rapallo2008

Officer of the Order of the British Empire1998

Order of the Three Stars

Order of the Star of Romania

Grand Order of King Tomislav

Order of Stara Planina

Order of Merit

Order of Sikatuna

Order of Makarios III

Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein

Order of Glory

Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria

Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword

Order of Juan Mora Fernández

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

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Lived 1949 to 2021 · aged 71