Grand Masters and Lieutenants
of the Order of Malta
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Grand Masters and Lieutenants of the Order of Malta |
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The traditional numbering of Grand Masters is retained, but names wrongly or doubtfully included are printed in italics. Lieutenants who governed the Order during vacancies are also listed in italics.
| 1 | The Blessed Gerard Geraldus in most contemporary documents. The names of medieval Grand Masters are traditionally given in their French forms. This does not imply that they were all French. |
bef. 1180 - 1120 |
| 2 | Raymond du Puy | 1120-1158/60 |
| 3 | Auger de Balben | 1158/60-1162/3 |
| 4 | Arnaud de Comps (uncertain) | 1162/3 |
| 5 | Gilbert d'Assailly (abdicated) | 1163-1169/70 |
| 6 | Cast de Murols | c.1170-c.1172 |
| 7 | Joubert | c.1172-1177 |
| 8 | Roger des Moulins | 1177-1187 |
| Lt | Borrell ruled the Order as Grand Commander after the death of Roger des Moulins in Partnership with Ermengard d'Asp | 1187-1188 |
| 9 | Ermengard d'Asp, Provisor of the Order until the election of Garnier de Naplous | 1188-1189/90 |
| 10 | Garnier de Naplous | 1189/90-1192 |
| 11 | Geoffroy de Donjon | 1192/3-1202 |
| 12 | Afonso de Portugal (deposed) | 1202-1206 |
| 13 | Geoffroy le Rat | 1206-1207 |
| 14 | Garin de Montaigu | 1207-1227/8 |
| 15 | Bertrand de Thessy | 1228-c.1231 |
| 16 | Guerin Lebrun | c.1231-1236 |
| 17 | Bertrand de Comps | 1236-1239/40 |
| 18 | Pierre de Vieille-Brioude | 1239/40-1242 |
| 19 | Guillaume de Châteauneuf | 1242-1258 |
| Lt | Jean de Ronay, Lieutenant during the captivity of Châteauneuf | 1244-1250 |
| 20 | Hugues de Revel | 1258-1277 |
| 21 | Nicolas Lorgne | 1277/8-1284 |
| 22 | Jean de Villiers | c. 1285 ?-1293/4 |
| 23 | Odon de Pins | 1294-1296 |
| 24 | Guillaume de Villaret | 1296-1305 |
| 25 | Foulques de Villaret | 1305- |
| Name | Langue | Date of election | |
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| 25 | Foulques de Villaret (abdicated 1319) | Greater Provence | 1305 |
| Lt | Gerard de Pins Appointed Vicar-General of the Order |
Greater Provence | 1317 |
| 26 | Hélion de Villeneuve | Lesser Provence | 18 Aug. 1319 |
| 27 | Dieudonné de Gozon | Greater Provence | 7 May 1346 |
| 28 | Pierre de Corneillan | Lesser Provence | 8 Dec. 1353 |
| 29 | Roger de Pins | Greater Provence | Aug. ? 1355 |
| 30 | Raymond Berenger | Lesser Provence | 1 ? Jun. 1365 |
| 31 | Robert de Juilly | France | Feb. ? 1374 |
| 32 | Juan Fernandez de Heredia | Spain | Aug. ? 1377 |
| 33 | Ricardo Caracciolo Anti-Master appointed by Pope Urba VI but not acknowledged at Rhodes |
Italy | 1383-95 |
| 34 | Philibert de Naillac | Auvergne | 6 May 1396 |
| 35 | Antonio de Fluviá | Spain | c. 1 Jul. 1421 |
| 36 | Jean de Lastic | Auvergne | 6 Nov. 1437 |
| 37 | Jacques de Milly | Auvergne | 1 Jun. 1454 |
| 38 | Raimundo Zacosta | Spain / Aragon | 24 Aug. 1461 |
| 39 | Giovan Battista Orsini | Italy | c. 28 Feb. 1467 |
| 40 | Pierre d'Aubusson Cardinal | Auvergne | 17 June 1476 |
| 41 | Emery d'Amboise dit Chaumont | France | 10 Jul. 1503 |
| 42 | Guy de Blanchefort | Auvergne | 22 Nov. 1512 |
| 43 | Fabrizio del Carretto | Italy | 15 Dec. 1513 |
| 44 | Philippe Villiers de l'Isle Adam | France | 22 Jan. 1521 |
| Name | Langue | Birth | Date of election | |
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| 44 | Philippe Villiers de l'Isle Adam | France | 1464 | 22 Jan. 1521 |
| 45 | Pietrino del Ponte | Italy | 1462 | 26 Aug. 1534 |
| 46 | Didier de Tholon Sainte-Jalle | Provence | ? | 22 Nov. 1535 |
| 47 | Juan de Homedes y Coscón | Aragon | 1477 | 20 Oct. 1536 |
| 48 | Claude de la Sengle | France | 1494 | 11 Sep. 1553 |
| 49 | Jean Parisot de la Valette | Provence | 1494 | 21 Aug. 1557 |
| 50 | Pietro Ciocchi del Monte San Savino | Italy | 1499 | 23 Aug. 1568 |
| 51 | Jean l'Evesque de la Cassière | Aubergne | 1503 | 27 Jan. 1572 |
| 52 | Hugues Loubenx de Verdale, Cardinal | Provence | 1531 | 12 Jan. 1582 |
| 53 | Martín Garzés | Aragon | 1526 | 8 Jun. ? 1595 |
| 54 | Alof de Wignacourt | France | 1547 | 10 Feb. 1601 |
| 55 | Luis Mendes de Vasconcellos | Castile | 1543 | 17 Sep. 1622 |
| 56 | Antoine de Paule | Provence | 1551/2 | 10 Mar. 1623 |
| 57 | Jean-Baptiste Lascaris de Castellar | Provence | 1560 | 16 Jun. 1636 |
| 58 | Martín de Redín y Cruzat | Aragon | 1590 | 17 Aug. 1657 |
| 59 | Annet de Clermont de Chattes Gessan | Auvergne | 1587 | 9 Feb. 1660 |
| 60 | Rafael Cotoner y de Oleza | Aragon | 1601 | 6 Jun. 1660 |
| 61 | Nicolás Cotoner y de Oleza | Aragon | 1608 | 23 Oct. 1663 |
| 62 | Gregorio Carafa della Roccella | Italy | 1614 | 2 May 1680 |
| 63 | Adrien de Wignacourt | France | 1618 | 27 Jul. 1690 |
| 64 | Ramón Perellós y Rocafull | Aragon | 1637 | 5 Feb. 1697 |
| 65 | Marcantonio Zondadari | Italy | 1658 | 14 Jan. 1720 |
| 66 | Antonio Manoel de Vilhena | Castile | 1663 | 19 Jun. 1722 |
| 67 | Ramón Despuig y Martinez de Marcilla | Aragon | 1670 | 16 Dec. 1736 |
| 68 | Manuel Pinto da Fonseca | Castile | 1681 | 18 Jan. 1741 |
| 69 | Francisco Ximenez de Texada | Aragon | 1703 | 28 Jan. 1773 |
| 70 | Emmanuel de Rohan de Polduc | France | 1725 | 12 Nov. 1775 |
| 71 | Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim | Germany | 1744 | 17 Jul. 1797 |
| Name | Langue | Birth | Election | Death | |
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| 71 | Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim | Germany | 1744 | Abdicated 6 Jul. 1799 | |
| 72 | Paul Emperor of Russia irregularly proclaimed Grand Master De facto ruler of the Order |
7.11.1798 | |||
| Lt | Nicholas Soltykoff appointed Lieutenant by Alexander I of Russia |
27.3.1801 | 23.3.1801 Retired | ||
| 73 | Giovanni Battista Tommasi | Italy | 1731 | 9.2.1803 | 13.6.1805 |
| Lt | Innigo Maria Guevara Suardo | Italy | 1744 | 15.6.1805 | 25.4.1814 |
| Lt | Andrea di Giovanni y Centelles | Italy | 1742 | 26.4.1814 | 10.6.1821 |
| Lt | Antonio Busca | Italy | 1767 | 11.6.1821 | 19.5.1834 |
| Lt | Carlo Candida | Italy | 1762 | 23.5.1834 | 12.7.1845 |
| Lt | Filippo di Colloredo-Mels | Italy | 1779 | 15.9.1845 | 9.10.1864 |
| Lt | Alessandro Borgia | Italy | 1783 | 26.2.1865 | 13.1.1872 |
| Lt | Johann Baptist Ceschi a Santa Croce | Germany | 1827 | 14.2.1872 | |
| 74 | Johann Baptist Ceschi a Santa Croce | Appointed Grand Master by Pope Leo XIII |
28.3.1879 | 24.1.1905 | |
| 75 | Galeas von Thun und Hohenstein | Germany | 1850 | 6.3.1905 | 26.3.1931 Retired |
| Lt | Pio Franchi de'Cavalieri | Italy | 1869 | 8.3.1929 | 26.3.1931 |
| 76 | Ludovico Chigi Albani della Rovere | Italy | 1866 | 30.5.1931 | |
| Lt | Antonio Hercolani Fava Simonetti | Italy | 1883 | 14.11.1961 Retired | |
| Lt | Ernesto Paternò Castello di Caraci | Italy | 1882 | 24.4.1955 | Retired |
| 77 | Angelo de Mojana di Cologna | Italy | 1905 | 8.5.1962 | 17.1.1988 |
| 78 | Andrew Bertie | British Sub-Priory | 1929 | 8.4.1988 | |
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