Guy de Blanchefort explained

Guy de Blanchefort
Office:Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
Term Start:1512
Term End:1513
Predecessor:Emery d'Amboise
Successor:Fabrizio del Carretto
Birth Date:1446
Birth Place:Moutier-Malcard
Death Date:24 November 1513
Death Place:Mediterranean Sea
Nationality:French
Allegiance: Knights Hospitaller

Guy de Blanchefort (1446 - 1513) was the 42nd Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller from 1512 to 1513.

When Grandmaster Emery d'Amboise died in 1512, Guy de Blanchefort was elected the new Grand Master. Guy was in Nice, and he sailed to Rhodes when he heard the news. He died during the journey and never made it to Rhodes. When news of his death reached Rhodes, Fabrizio del Carretto was elected the new Grand Master.