Alof de Wignacourt
Alof de Wignacourt (* 1547 - 14 September 1622 ) was from February 10, 1601 until his death, the 54th Grand Master of the Order of Malta in Malta .
He was previously Pillier the tongue of Franzien .
During his reign of the order he had a number of coastal fortifications, the Wignacourt Towers , and an aqueduct , the Wignacourt Aqueduct , built to supply Valletta with water . His splendid armor can still be seen today in Valletta's former armory .
The painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio , whose picture “The Beheading of John the Baptist” can be seen today in St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta, was his protégé .
Emperor Ferdinand II appointed Wignacourt as the first Grand Master to be the “Most Serene Highness”.
Web links
Commons : Alof de Wignacourt - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Alof de Wignacourt at cilialacorte.com
- Alof de Wignacourt at smom-za.org
- The 79 grandmasters at orderofmalta.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Garzes |
Grand Master of the Order of Malta 1601–1622 |
Luis Mendez de Vasconcellos |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alof de Wignacourt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Grand Master of the Order of Malta |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1547 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 14, 1622 |