Adrien de Wignacourt explained

Adrien de Wignacourt
Office:Grand Master of the Order of Saint John
Term Start:24 July 1690
Term End:4 February 1697
Predecessor:Gregorio Carafa
Successor:Ramon Perellos y Roccaful
Birth Date:1618
Birth Place:France
Death Date:4 February 1697
Death Place:Malta
Restingplace:St. John's Co-Cathedral
Nationality:French
Allegiance: Order of Saint John

Fra' Adrien de Wignacourt (1618 – 4 February 1697) was the 63rd Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta from 1690 to 1697.[1]

He was the nephew of Fra Alof de Wignacourt. He was elected Grand Master after the death of Fra Gregorio Carafa in 1690.

He died in 1697[2] and was succeeded by Fra Ramon Perellos.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 79 Grand Masters . orderofmalta.int . web . December 26, 2017.
  2. Denaro, Victor F. (1959). Houses in Kingsway and Old Bakery Street, Valletta . Melita historica. Journal of the Malta Historical Society. 2 (4). p. 2015.