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- Alof_de_Wignacourt abstract "Fra Alof de Wignacourt (1547 – 14 September 1622) 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 later. He was elected Grand Master in 1601. In order to ensure that the local population continued to celebrate the date of his accession, he declared the date of the shipwreck of St Paul in Malta to be the 10 of February; a date that is celebrated passionately until today.He was patron of Caravaggio following the artist's arrival in Malta in 1607 until his arrest and subsequent expulsion from the Order in 1608.His reign was notable for the construction of a number of coastal fortifications (the Wignacourt towers), and of the Wignacourt Aqueduct that brought water from the plateau above Rabat to Valletta. The Wignacourt Arch was built as a part of the aqueduct between Birkirkara and Santa Venera, and it had his coat of arms with three fleur-de-lys on it, giving it the name of the Fleur-de-Lys Gate. A settlement which developed around this area is now known as Fleur-de-Lys, and the three fleur-de-lys from the coat of arms also appear on the flag of Santa Venera.During his reign, in 1614 the Ottomans made their final attempt to conquer Malta. Six thousand men landed at Marsascala Bay, and raided the village of Żejtun. The Order's cavalry and Maltese civilians, however, managed to overcome the Turks who retreated, without a single Christian dead.His parade armour survives and is one of the treasures of the armoury of the Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta.He died of apoplexy while he was out shooting on 14 September 1622 at the age of 75.".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt battle Great_Siege_of_Malta.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt battle Raid_of_Żejtun.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt birthPlace Kingdom_of_France.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt country Knights_Hospitaller.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt deathDate "1622-09-14".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt deathPlace History_of_Malta_under_the_Order_of_Saint_John.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt militaryRank List_of_Princes_and_Grand_Masters_of_the_Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt monarch Philip_III_of_Spain.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt monarch Philip_IV_of_Spain.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt nationality France.
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- Alof_de_Wignacourt office "Grand Master of the Order of Saint John".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt predecessor Martin_Garzez.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt restingPlace St._Johns_Co-Cathedral.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt serviceEndYear "1622".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt serviceStartYear "1564".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt successor Luís_Mendes_de_Vasconcellos.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt termPeriod Alof_de_Wignacourt__1.
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- Alof_de_Wignacourt wikiPageWikiLinkText "Alof de Wignacourt".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt wikiPageWikiLinkText "Grandmaster Wignacourt".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt wikiPageWikiLinkText "Wignacourt".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt after Luís_Mendes_de_Vasconcellos.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt allegiance "Order of Saint John".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt battles Great_Siege_of_Malta.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt battles Raid_of_Żejtun.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt before Martin_Garzez.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt birthDate "1547".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt birthPlace Kingdom_of_France.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt caption "Official portrait of Wignacourt".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt deathDate "1622-09-14".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt deathPlace History_of_Malta_under_the_Order_of_Saint_John.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt monarch Philip_III_of_Spain.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt monarch Philip_IV_of_Spain.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt name "Alof de Wignacourt".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt nationality French_people.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt office List_of_Princes_and_Grand_Masters_of_the_Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt predecessor Martin_Garzez.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt rank "Grand Master".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt restingplace St._Johns_Co-Cathedral.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt serviceyears "1564".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt successor Luís_Mendes_de_Vasconcellos.
- Alof_de_Wignacourt termEnd "1622-09-14".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt termStart "1601-02-10".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt title List_of_Princes_and_Grand_Masters_of_the_Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta.
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- Alof_de_Wignacourt years "1601".
- Alof_de_Wignacourt subject Category:1547_births.