Ramón Despuig | |
Office: | Grand Master of the Order of Saint John |
Term Start: | 16 December 1736 |
Term End: | 15 January 1741 |
Predecessor: | António Manoel de Vilhena |
Successor: | Manuel Pinto da Fonseca |
Birth Date: | 1670 |
Birth Place: | Majorca, Aragon (modern Spain) |
Death Date: | 15 January 1741 |
Death Place: | Malta |
Restingplace: | St. John's Co-Cathedral |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Allegiance: | Order of Saint John |
Fra' Ramón Despuig y Martínez de Marcilla (Catalan: Ramón Despuig i Martínez de Marcilla; in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /rəˈmon dəsˈputʃ/; 1670, Mallorca - 15 January 1741, Malta) was a Spanish knight of Aragon who served as the 67th Grand Master of the Order of Malta from 1736 until his death.[1] He was succeeded by Manuel Pinto da Fonseca. During his reign, the legislation of the small state was renewed and the Cathedral of St. John in Valletta was reformed. Several vessels of the Algerian Navy were also captured by the Order's galleys during his reign.[2]
Despuig Bastion, which is part of the fortifications of Mdina, was built between 1739 and 1746 and was named after the Grand Master.[3] He died in 1741.[4]