List of Grand Masters of the Order of Malta

The Order of Malta , or the Order of Hospitallers, has several equivalent names, such as:

• Sovereign military hospitable order of St. John, Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta (official full name)
• Order of Malta
• Order of Hospitallers
• Order of the John

The order grew out of a religious and charitable fraternity, which was created in about 1048-1050 at the hospital (hospitable house) of St. John the Merciful in Jerusalem . The official date for the creation of the Order should be considered February 15, 1113 , when Pope Paschal II took John's Hospital under the auspices of the Holy See . At the same time, John the Baptist became the heavenly patron of the Order.

The final formation of the Order took place in 1120 , when, after the death of Gerard Ten , the founder of the Order, Raymond de Puy was elected rector. He turned the fraternity into a military monastic order and was named the master (chief, mentor) of the Order of St. John . In 1267, the Master Hugo de Revel received the title of “Grand Master” from Pope Clement IV.

The order changed its location several times:

• 1113 - 1291 - in the Holy Land
• 1291 - 1308 - in Cyprus
• 1308 - 1522 - in Rhodes
• 1523 - 1530 - in Italy
• 1530 - 1798 - in Malta
• 1798 - 1803 - in St. Petersburg

The residence of the Order is currently located in Rome .

The following is a list of the rulers of the Order:

1. Gerard Ten ( 1050/1096 - 1120 ), Rector
2. Raymond de Puy ( 1120 - 1158/1160 ), Master
3. Auger de Balben ( 1158/1160 - 1162/1163 ), Master
4. Arnaud de Coms, Arnaud de Comps ( 1162 - 1163 ), Master
5. Gilbert d'Essayy, Gilbert d'Aissailly ( 1163 - 1169/1170 ), Master
6. Gaston de Murolles ( Morois), Gaston de Murols ( 1170 - 1172 ), Master
7. Gilbert of Syria ( 1172 - 1177 ), master
8. Roger de Moulins ( 1177 - 1187 ), master
9. Ermangar d'Asp, Hermangard d'Asp ( 1188 - 1190 ), Master
10. Garnier de Naplouse , Garnier de Naplouse (or Naplous, Naplous) (1189/1190 - 1192 ), Master
11. Geoffrey de Donjon ( 1193 - 1202 ), Master
12. Alfonse de Portugal, Alfonse de Portugal ( 1203 - 1206 ), MA
13. Geoffroy le Ra, Geoffroy le Rat ( 1206 - 1207 ), Master
14. Garin de Montaigu, Garin de Montaigu ( 1207 - 1227/1228 ), Master
15. Bertrand de Tessi, Bertrand de Thessy ( 1228 - 1231 ), MA
16. Guerin de Contacton, Guerin ( 1231 - 1236 ), Master
17. Bertrand de Com, Bertrand de Comps ( 1236 - 1239/1240 ), Master
18. Pierre de Vielle-Bride, Pierre de Vielle-Bride ( 1239/1240 - 1242 ), Master
19. Guillaume de Châteauneuf, Guillaume de Chateauneuf ( 1242 - 1258 ), MA
20. Hugo (Gug, South) de Revel, Hugues de Revel ( 1258 - 1277 ), Master
21. Nicola Lorgne, Nicolas Lorgne ( 1277/1278 - 1284 ), Master
22. Jean de Villiers, Jean de Villiers ( 1284/1285 - 1294 ), MA
23. Odon de Pen, Odon de Pins ( 1294 - 1296 ), MA
24. Guillaume de Villaret, Guillaume de Villaret ( 1296 - 1305 ), MA
25. Fulc de Villaret, Foulques de Villaret ( 1305 - 1319 ), MA
26. Elion de Villeneuve, Helion de Villeneuve ( 1319 - 1346 ), Master
27. Dieudonne de Gozon ( 1346 - 1353 ), Master
28. Pierre de Corneillan, Pierre de Corneillan ( 1353 - 1355 ), MA
29. Roger de Pen, Roger de Pins ( 1355 - 1365 ), MA
30. Raymond Berenger, Raymond Berenger ( 1365 - 1374 ), MA
31. Robert de Juliac, Robert de Juliac ( 1374 - 1376 ), Master
32. Jean Fernandez de Heredia (Juan Fernandez de Heredia), Jean Fernandez de Heredia ( 1376 - 1396 ), Master
33. Riccardo Caracciolo, Riccardo Caracciolo ( 1383 - 1395 ), Master
34. Philibert de Naillac, Philibert de Naillac ( 1396 - 1421 ), Master
35. Antonio Fluvian de la Rivière, Antonio Fluvian de la Rivière ( 1421 - 1437 ), Master
36. Jean de Lastic, Jean de Lastic ( 1437 - 1454 ), Master
37. Jacques de Milly (Milli), Jacques de Milly ( 1454 - 1461 ), Master
38. Piero Raimondo Zacosta, Piero Raimondo Zacosta ( 1461 - 1467 ), MA
39. Giovanni Battista Orsini ( 1467 - 1476 ), MA
40. Pierre d'Aubusson ( 1476 - 1503 ), Grand Master
41. Emery d'Amboise, Emery d'Amboise ( 1503 - 1512 ), Grand Master
42. Guy de Blanchefort, Guy de Blanchefort ( 1512 - 1513 ), Grand Master
43. Fabrizio del Carretto, Fabrizio del Carretto ( 1513 - 1521 ), Grand Master
44. Philippe de Villiers de l'Ile Adam ( 1521 - 1534 ), Grand Master
45. Piero de Ponte, Piero de Ponte ( 1534 - 1535 ), Grand Master
46. Didier de Saint-Jail, Didier de Saint-Jaille ( 1535 - 1536 ), Grand Master
47. Jean de Omedes (Juan de Omedes), Jean de Homedes ( 1536 - 1553 ), Grand Master
48. Claude de la Sangle, Claude de la Sengle ( 1553 - 1557 ), Grand Master
49. Jean Parisot de la Vallette ( 1557 - 1568 ), Grand Master
50. Pierre de Montte, Pierre de Monte ( 1568 - 1572 ), Grand Master
51. Jean l'Evec de la Cassière, Jean de la Cassière ( 1572 - 1581 ), Grand Master
    • Mathuren Romegas ( 1577 - 1581 ), lieutenant and ( 1581 ) and. about.
52. Hugo Louben de Verdal, Hugues Loubens de Verdalle (or South Lubenec de Verdala, Hugues Loubenx de Verdala) ( 1581 - 1595 ), Grand Master
53. Martin Garces ( 1595 - 1601 ), Grand Master
54. Alof de Vignacourt ( 1601 - 1622 ), Grand Master
55. Luis Mendes de Vasconcelos ( 1622 - 1623 ), Grand Master
56. Antoine de Paul, Antoine de Paule ( 1623 - 1636 ), Grand Master
57. Jean de Lascaris-Castellar (Juan de Lascaris-Castellar), Juan de Lascaris-Castellar ( 1636 - 1657 ), Grand Master
58. Antoine de Redin, Antoine de Redin ( 1657 - 1660 ), Grand Master
59. Anne de Clermont-Gessant, Annet de Clermont-Gessant ( 1660 ), Grand Master
60. Raphael Cotoner, Raphael Cotoner ( 1660 - 1663 ), Grand Master
61. Nicola Cotone, Nicolas Cotoner ( 1663 - 1680 ), Grand Master
62. Gregorio Carafa, Gregorio Carafa ( 1680 - 1690 ), Grand Master
63. Adrien de Wignacourt, Adrien de Wignacourt ( 1690 - 1697 ), Grand Master
64. Ramon Perellos y Roccaful, Ramon Perellos y Roccaful ( 1697 - 1720 ), Grand Master
65. Marc-Antonio Zondadari, Marc-Antonio Zondadari ( 1720 - 1722 ), Grand Master
66. Antonio Manoel de Vilhena, Antonio Manoel de Vilhena ( 1722 - 1736 ), Grand Master
67. Raymond Depuy, Raymond Despuig ( 1736 - 1741 ), Grand Master
68. Manuel Pinto de Fonseca ( 1741 - 1773 ), Grand Master
69. Francisco Ximenes de Texada ( 1773 - 1775 ), Grand Master
70. Emmanuel de Roanne-Polduk (de Rohan-Polduk) ( 1775 - 1797 ), Grand Master
71. Ferdinand von Gompesch ( 1797 - 1802 , deposed in 1798 ), Grand Master
72. Emperor Paul I ( 1798 - 1801 ), Grand Master (de facto)
73. Emperor Alexander I ( 1801 - 1803 ), protector of the Order
74. Nikolai Ivanovich Saltykov ( 1801 - 1803 ), lieutenant of the Grand Master
75. Giovanni Battista Tommasi ( 1803 - 1805 ), Grand Master
76. Inniko Maria Guevara-Suardo, Innico Maria Guevara-Suardo ( 1805 - 1814 ), Lieutenant of the Grand Mastery
77. Andre Di Giovanni, André Di Giovanni ( 1814 - 1821 ), Lieutenant of the Grand Mastery
78. Antoine Busca, Antoine Busca ( 1821 - 1834 ), Lieutenant of the Grand Mastery
79. Carlo Candida, Carlo Candida ( 1834 - 1845 ), Lieutenant of the Grand Mastery
80. Philippe di Coloredo-Mels, Philippe di Colloredo-Mels ( 1845 - 1864 ), Lieutenant of the Grand Mastery
81. Alessandro Borgia, Alessandro Borgia ( 1865 - 1871 ), Lieutenant of the Grand Mastery
82. Giovanni Battista Ceschi a Santa Croce ( 1871 - 1879 ), Lieutenant of the Grand Mastery
83. Giovanni Battista Ceschi a Santa Croce ( 1879 - 1905 ), Grand Master
84. Galeazzo von Thun und Hohenstein, Galeazzo von Thun und Hohenstein ( 1905 - 1931 ), Grand Master
85. Pius Franchi di Cavalieri, Pio Franchi di Cavalieri ( 1929 - 1931 ), Lieutenant of the Grand Master (during the illness of Galeazzo von Tun und Hohenstein)
86. Ludovico Chigi della Rovere Albani ( 1931 - 1951 ), Grand Master
87. Antoine Ercolani Fava Simonetti, Antoine Hercolani Fava Simonetti ( 1951 - 1955 ) and. about. Lieutenant Grand Master
88. Ernesto Paterno Castello di Carcaci, Ernesto Paternò Castello di Carcaci ( 1955 - 1962 ), Lieutenant of the Grand Master
89. Angelo de Mojana di Cologna ( 1962 - 1988 ), 77th Grand Master
90. Jean Charles Pallavicini, Jean Charles Pallavicini (January — April 1988 ) and. about. Lieutenant Grand Master
91. Andrew Willoughby Ninian Berti ( 1988 - 2008 ), 78th Grand Master
92. Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto (February — March 2008 ), Lieutenant of the Grand Master
93. Matthew Festing ( 2008 - 2017 ), 79th Grand Master
94. Ludwig Hoffmann von Rumerstein (January — April 2017 ), acting Lieutenant Grand Master
95. Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto ( 2017 - 2018 ), Lieutenant of the Grand Master
96. Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto (since 2018 ), 80th Grand Master