Alof de Wignacourt
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alof-de-wignacourt-170-7704047
title:
Alof de Wignacourt
text:
Fra Alof de Wignacourt was a French nobleman who was the 54th Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem from 10 February 1601 to his death in 1622. Unlike a number of the other Grand Masters, he was popular with the Maltese people. Wignacourt is mostly remembered for the construction of the Wignacourt Aqueduct as well as a series of coastal towers which also bear his name. Wignacourt joined the Order in 1564, aged seventeen, and distinguished himself at the Great Siege of Malta a year l
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French nobleman (1547–1622)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alof_de_Wignacourt
date created:
2005-03-01T06:02:10Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T21:56:05Z
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