Martin de Redin

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Portrait of Martin de Redin by Mattia Preti , around 1660
Grandmaster coat of arms of Martin de Redin

Martin de Redin y Cruzat (* 1590 ; † February 6, 1660 ) was the 58th Grand Master of the Order of Malta from August 17, 1657 until his death .

He came from a Spanish aristocratic family and was a member of the order's Aragonese tongue before his election as Grand Master .

Although he died after a reign of only two and a half years, thirteen watchtowers , the so-called De Redin Towers , were built under his aegis along the Maltese coast . His predecessor in the office of Grand Master Jean de Lascaris-Castellar (r. 1636–1657) had already started building such towers.

Redin established a regular standing army with a man strength of 4,000 musketeers .

Through Redin's good relations with Sicily, Malta was able to import food from there and thereby improve the life of the population, which was barren at the time.

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predecessor Office successor
Jean de Lascaris-Castellar Grand Master of the Order of Malta
1657–1660 		Annet de Clermont-Gessant
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SURNAME Redin, Martin de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Redin y Cruzat, Martin de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Grand Master of the Order of Malta
DATE OF BIRTH 1590
DATE OF DEATH February 6, 1660