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Jean Parisot de Valette

1494 - 1568

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Fra' Jean "Parisot" de (la) Valette (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ paʁizo d(ə) (la) valɛt]; c. 4 February 1495 – 21 August 1568) was a French nobleman and 49th Grand Master of the Order of Malta, from 21 August 1557 to his death in 1568. As a Knight Hospitaller, joining the order in the Langue de Provence, he fought with distinction against the Turks at Rhodes. As Grand Master, Valette became the Order's hero and most illustrious leader, commanding the resistance against the Ottomans at the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, sometimes regarded as one of the greatest sieges of all time. The foundation stone of Valletta was laid by Grandmaster La Valette in 1566. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Parisot de Valette is the 2,203rd most popular politician (down from 2,068th in 2019), the 716th most popular biography from France (down from 706th in 2019) and the 161st most popular French Politician.

Jean Parisot de Valette was a French nobleman and the Grand Master of the Knights of Malta. He led the knights in defending Malta from the Ottoman Empire in 1565.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jean Parisot de Valette ranks 2,203 out of 19,576. Before him are Rastislav of Moravia, Dongmyeong of Goguryeo, Basiliscus, Edmund Crouchback, Jules Grévy, and Öz Beg Khan. After him are Alfonso XI of Castile, Hipparchus, Gianni Agnelli, John II of Aragon, Konstantin Päts, and Georgios Papadopoulos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1494, Jean Parisot de Valette ranks 9. Before him are François Rabelais, Fuzûlî, Georgius Agricola, Pontormo, Bona Sforza, and Rosso Fiorentino. After him are Leo Africanus, Lucas van Leyden, Antoinette de Bourbon, Hans Sachs, William Tyndale, and Oronce Finé. Among people deceased in 1568, Jean Parisot de Valette ranks 4. Before him are Carlos, Prince of Asturias, Elisabeth of Valois, and Albert, Duke of Prussia. After him are Lady Katherine Grey, Jacques Arcadelt, Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Stanislaus Kostka, Andrés de Urdaneta, Sophie of Pomerania, Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, and Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Parisot de Valette ranks 716 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1339), François Fénelon (1651), Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), Alfred de Musset (1810), Jules Grévy (1807), and René Lacoste (1904). After him are René Lesson (1794), Ausonius (310), Eugène Edine Pottier (1816), Léonin (1135), Vincent Auriol (1884), and Émile Picard (1856).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Jean Parisot de Valette ranks 161. Before him are Yolande de Polastron (1749), Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1339), Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), and Jules Grévy (1807). After him are Eugène Edine Pottier (1816), Vincent Auriol (1884), Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284), René Coty (1882), Félix Faure (1841), and Michel Barnier (1951).

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