Jean Parisot de Valette | |
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| Grand Master of the Order of Saint John | |
| In office 21 August 1557 – 21 August 1568 | |
| Monarch | Philip II of Spain |
| Preceded by | Claude de la Sengle |
| Succeeded by | Pierre de Monte |
| Governor of Tripoli | |
| In office 1546–1549 | |
| Appointed by | Juan de Homedes y Coscon |
| Preceded by | Cristofano de Solís Farfan |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Nuñez de Herrera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1495 Parisot, Rouergue, France |
| Died | 21 August 1568 (aged 73) Hospitaller Malta |
| Resting place | St. John's Co-Cathedral (originally buried at the Church of Our Lady of Victories) |
| Domestic partner(s) | Catherine Grecque and other mistresses |
| Children | Barthélemy de Valette Isabella Guasconi possibly other illegitimate children |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Order of Saint John |
| Years of service | 1514–1568 |
| Rank | Captain General of the Galleys (1554–1557) Grand Master (1557–1568) |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Rhodes Great Siege of Malta |
Fra' Jean "Parisot" de (la) Valette[a] (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ paʁizo d(ə) (la) valɛt]; c. 4 February 1495 – 21 August 1568) was a French nobleman and 49th Grand Master of the Order of Malta, from 21 August 1557 to his death in 1568. As a Knight Hospitaller, joining the order in the Langue de Provence, he fought with distinction against the Turks at Rhodes. As Grand Master, Valette became the Order's hero and most illustrious leader, commanding the resistance against the Ottomans at the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, sometimes regarded as one of the greatest sieges of all time.[1]
The foundation stone of Valletta was laid by Grandmaster La Valette in 1566. He did not live to see Valletta completed, as he died in 1568 and was succeeded by Grandmaster Pierre de Monte.
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- ^ Hindley, Geoffrey (2009). Medieval Sieges & Siegecraft. Skyhorse Publishing. p. 158. ISBN 978-1602396333.