Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos

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Luis Mendes de Vasconcellos was elected the 55th Grand Master of Order of St. John in 1622. He was born in Évora, Portugal, ca 1542 and died on March 7, 1623 in Malta. He was the son of Francisco Mendes de Vasconcelos (brother of Luís da Costa, a servant of Henrique of Portugal) and wife Isabel Pais de Oliveira, paternal grandson of Cristóvão Nunes da Costa (natural son of Luís Nunes da Costa by Isabel Botelho and brother of Brás Nunes da Costa who had natural issue by Catarina Anes) and wife Catarina Mendes de Vasconcelos and maternal grandson of Paio Rodrigues de Vilalobos and wife Isabel de Oliveira.

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Preceded by
Alof de Wignacourt
Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
1622–1623
Succeeded by
Antoine de Paule