Giovanni Battista Orsini (Johanniter)
Giovanni Battista Orsini (also Jean-Baptiste des Ursins, Iohannes Baptista de Ursinis, Baptista Ursinus ; * unknown, † June 8, 1476 in Rhodes ) was an Italian nobleman and from March 4, 1467 until his death the 39th Grand Master of the Order of St. John . Before that he was Grand Prior of the Grand Priory of Rome of the Order from 1442 to 1466 .
Around 1470 he had the fortress Feraklos on Rhodes restored in order to be armed against a feared attack by the Ottomans . This took place under his successor d'Aubusson .
Family coat of arms of Giovanni Battista Orsini
Grandmaster coat of arms of Giovanni Battista Orsini
Grave slab of the Grand Master in the Cluny Museum (Paris)
literature
- Pierre d'Avity , Johann Ludwig Gottfried : Archontologiae Cosmicae. Book III. Frankfurt am Main 1628, pp. 40f. ( online )
- Louis François: Monumens des grands-maîtres de l'Ordre de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem. Blaise, Paris 1829, pp. 209f. ( Google books )
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of the grand priorities of Rome ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Jean Baptiste Des Ursins on netpages.free-online.co.uk
- Gian Battista Orsini on cilialacorte.com
- Giovan Battista Orsini on smom-za.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Piero Raimondo Zacosta |
Grand Master of the Order of Malta 1467–1476 |
Pierre d'Aubusson |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Orsini, Giovanni Battista |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ursins, Jean-Baptiste des; Ursinis, Iohannes Baptista de; Ursinus, Baptista |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Grand Master of the Johanniter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 1476 |
| Place of death | Rhodes |