Antonio Fluvian de la Riviere
Antonio Fluvian de la Riviere , also Antonius Fluvianus, Antonius Ripanus, Anthonius Fluviani, Antonio de Fluviá , († October 29, 1437 ) was an Aragonese nobleman and from 1421 until his death the 35th Grand Master of the Order of St. John on Rhodes .
He came from Guissona in the county of Urgell , his family is named after the River Fluvià . In 1413 he supported Count Jacob II of Urgell in his uprising against Ferdinand I of Aragon , who had been appointed King of Aragon in place of Jacob in the compromise of Caspe in 1412. After the uprising failed, he left the country and joined the Order of St. John on Rhodes, to which some of his relatives already belonged.
In 1421 he was elected to succeed the late Grand Master Philibert de Naillac . He had the fortifications of Rhodes reinforced and promoted piracy against the Egyptian Mamluks . He also supported King Janus of Cyprus in the fight against the Mamluks until he had to stop the fight after severe defeats in 1427.
He carried the same coat of arms as Fra ' Bertrand de Thessy once did .
literature
- Pierre d'Avity / Johann Ludwig Gottfried : Archontologiae Cosmicae. Book III, Frankfurt am Main 1628, p. 39 (online here)
- Pierre Bonneaud: Le prieuré de Catalogne, le couvent de Rhodes et la couronne d'Aragon (1415-1447). Conservatoire Larzac Templier et Hospitalier. Millau 2004.
Web links
- Antonio Fluvian at cilialacorte.com
- Antonio de Fluvia at smom-za.org
- The 79 grandmasters at orderofmalta.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Philibert de Naillac |
Grand Master of the Order of St. John 1421–1437 |
Jean de Lastic |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fluvian de la Riviere, Antonio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fluvianus, Antonius; Ripanus, Antonius; Fluviani, Anthonius; Fluviá, Antonio de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Aragonese nobleman and Grand Master of the Order of St. John |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1437 |