Alof de Wignacourt
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| Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt |
| Caravaggio, 1607-1608 |
| Oil on canvas |
| 195 × 134 cm |
| Louvre, Paris |
Fra Alof de Wignacourt was Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John from 1601 to 1622. He was of the langue of France. His reign was notable for the construction of a number of coastal fortifications (the Wignacourt towers), and of the aqueduct that brought water from the plateau above Rabat to Valletta. His parade armour survives and is one of the treasures of the Palace Armoury in Valletta. He was a patron of the painter Caravaggio.
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| Preceded by Martin Garzez |
Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller 1601–1622 |
Succeeded by Luis Mendez de Vasconcellos |
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