Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London : Bickers & Son · leaf 241
finallysettled at Malta, which was ceded to them by Charles V., and which becamethe definitive residence of the order. This was in 1530. Thirty-five years later, at the end of Soliman II.s reign, the Turks oncemore attacked the order under the pretext of avenging the capture of agalliot laden with… … Fig. 143.—Barracks of the Knights of Ehodes. State of the Ruins in 1828.—From Monuments of Rhodes. Turks made a fierce attack on Fort St. Elmo, and captured it in spite ofthe brave defence of the Knights of Malta (the new title of the members ofthe Order of St-John of Jerusalem)—a defence which…
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