Gregorio Carafa

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Gregorio Carafa

Grand Master of the Order of Saint John
In office 2 May 1680 – 21 July 1690
Monarch	King Charles III
Preceded by	Nicolas Cotoner
Succeeded by	Adrienne de Wignacourt
Personal details
Born	1615 Castelvetere (modern Caulonia) Calabria, Italy
Died	21 July 1690 Malta
Resting place	Valletta
Nationality	Italian
Military service
Allegiance	Order of Saint John
Battles/wars	Battle of the Dardanelles

Fra' Gregorio Carafa (1615-1690) was born in Castelvetere (modern Caulonia) in Calabria, Italy and was the 62nd Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta from 1680 to 1690.^[1] Italian by birth, he was elected Grand Master after the death of Nicolas Cotoner. He is buried in the Italian Chapel in the Co-Cathedral of St. John, Valletta, Malta.

References

↑ "The 79 Grand Masters" (web). orderofmalta.int. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

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Coins of Grandmaster Gregorio Carafa

Preceded by Nicolas Cotoner	Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller 1680–1690	Succeeded by Adrien de Wignacourt

Persondata
Name	Carafa, Gregorio
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Date of death	1690
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