Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle
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Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle | |
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Grand Master of the Order of Saint John | |
In office 12 January 1582 – 4 May 1595 | |
Monarch | King Philip I |
Preceded by | Jean de la Cassière |
Succeeded by | Martin Garzez |
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Born | 1531 Provence, France |
Died | 4 May 1595 Malta |
Resting place | Valletta |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Order of Saint John |
Fra' Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle (1531–1595) was the 52nd Grand Master of the Order of Malta, between 1582 and 1595. He is mainly remembered for the reconstruction of the hunting lodge at Boschetto which was renamed Verdala Palace in his honour. He is buried in a sarcophagus in the Crypt of the Co-Cathedral of St. John in Valletta. He was a Cardinal.[1]
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