The Hospitaller Knights of Saint John at Rhodes, 1306–1522
The Hospitaller Knights of Saint John at Rhodes, 1306–1522
Gordon Ellyson Abercrombie
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Chapter I Foulques de Villaret, 1306–1319
Chapter II Hélion de Villeneuve, 1319-1346
Chapter III Dieudonné de Gozon, 1346–1353
Chapter IV Pierre de Corneillan, 1353-1355
Chapter V Roger de Pins, 1355–1365
Chapter VI Raymond Bérenger, 1365–1374
Chapter VII Robert de Juilly, 1374–1377
Chapter VIII Heredia-Caraciola, 1377–1395
Chapter IX Philibert de Naillac, 1395–1421
Chapter X Antonio Fluvià de Ripa, 1421–1437
Chapter XI Jean de Lastic, 1437–1454
Chapter XII Jacques de Milly, 1454–1461
Chapter XIII Pedro Ramón Zacosta, 1461–1467
Chapter XIV Giovan Battista Orsini, 1467–1476
Chapter XV Pierre d’Aubusson, 1476–1503
Chapter XVI Emery d’Amboise, 1503–1512
Chapter XVII Guy de Blanchefort, 1512–1513
Chapter XVIII Fabrizio del Carretto, 1513–1521
Chapter XIX Philippe Villiers de l’Isle-Adam, 1521–1522
Philippe Villiers de l’Isle-Adam.
The author came to this undertaking, the writing of The Hospitaller Knights of Saint John, with an unflagging interest in history and decades of residence and travel in the Near East. A former naval officer and sailing-yacht owner, he also brought to the undertaking a deep respect for seamen of the age of sail. As importantly, he brought tens of thousands of sea miles to the undertaking, ...
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About The Hospitaller Knights of Saint John at Rhodes 1306–1522This covers the rise of the Hospitaller Knights from monastic origins to military prowess, shedding light on their pivotal role in Crusades and Mediterranean power dynamics. The first of a series of volumes on the Hospitaller Knights of Saint John, this volume covers the period 1306–1522. The Hospitaller Knights had developed during the Crusades from a monastic order providing hostels for Christian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land. The need to provide armed escorts to these pilgrims brought about their evolution into a Military Order. An elite component of Crusader armies, Hospitallers were involved in most large-scale Christian-Saracen engagements following the First Crusade. Taking to the sea, the Hospitallers became a major naval power in the Mediterranean. The author draws on the work of the Order's official historians, Giacomo Bosio and his successor Bartolomeo dal Pozzo. He transcribes their writings for the modern reader, while also presenting new information revealed in the 400 years of scholarship since Bosio's death in 1627. This volume opens with Hospitaller relocation from Cyprus to Rhodes during the years 1306 to 1309 while introducing other entities wielding power in the Eastern Mediterranean, including Mamluk Egypt, Turkish beyliks emerging from disintegration of the Seljuk Empire, the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire, Cyprus itself, and not least, the Republic of Venice controlling most Aegean islands. The book brings to light the contributions of Hospital leaders (Grand Masters) as well as of lieutenants, allies and opponents, including those of Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, who became Grand Master in 1521. Complete with an extensive glossary of notable figures, this volume is believed to be the only continuous history since Bosio of the Hospitallers during the period 1306 through 1522, and is certainly the only such history in the English language. |
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