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Jean Parisot de Valette - Wikipedia. Fra' Jean " Parisot " de ( la) Valette [a] ( French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ paʁizo d (ə) (la) valɛt]; c. 4 February 1495 – 21 August 1568) was a French nobleman and 49th Grand Master of the Order of Malta, from 21 August 1557 to his death in 1568.
…Europe, it was named for Jean Parisot de la Valette, grand master of the order of Hospitallers (Knights of St. John of Jerusalem), and became Malta’s capital in 1570. The Hospitallers were driven out by the French in 1798, and a Maltese revolt against the French garrison led to Valletta’s…
LA VALETTE, JEAN PARISOT DE. Grand Master of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem (known also as knights of malta after 1523); b. Toulouse, 1494; d. Malta, Aug. 21, 1568.
In 1537 he was appointed commander and governor of Tripoli. In that city, exposed to the attacks of the famous Dragut, chief of all the corsairs of Africa, La Valette displayed his power of organization, re-establishing discipline among the Christian and Moorish troops, driving useless persons out of the town, and punishing blasphemers.
The heroic Grandmaster died on 21st August 1568. He was buried in the church of Our Lady of Victories (where the foundation stone of Valletta (Malta's capital city) was laid in 1566 by La Vallette himself). Jean Parisot De La Valette was the rarest of human beings, a completely single minded man.
Aug 31, 2022 · Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Order of Malta, 1557 - 1568. Jean Parisot de Valette was born to French nobility. A great leader, he quickly climbed the Order’s ranks. He famously saved Malta from Turkish invasion. Malta’s capital city, Valletta, is named after him.
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.
