Manuel Pinto da Fonseca, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Manuel Pinto da Fonseca

68th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Saint John

Date of Birth: 24-May-1681

Place of Birth: Lamego, Viseu District, Portugal

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1773

Profession: monk

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Manuel Pinto da Fonseca (also Emmanuel Pinto de Fonseca; 24 May 1681 – 23 January 1773) was a Portuguese nobleman, the 68th Grand Master of the Order of Saint John, from 1741 until his death.
He undertook many building projects, introducing the Baroque style throughout Malta. The cost of these projects contributed to bankrupting the Order in the decades following his death.
His views were comparatively liberal.
In 1764, he agreed to the re-unification with the Protestant Prussian branch of the Order, without, however, receiving the approval of Pope Clement XIII.
The pope did agree, reluctantly, to the expulsion of the Jesuits from Malta in 1768.

Pierre Bernard (1704–1777)
Alternative names	Pierre I Bernard
Description	French painter and portraitist
Date of birth/death	before 15 August 1704 date QS:P,+1704-08-15T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1704-08-15T00:00:00Z/11	7 November 1777
Location of birth/death	Paris	Marseile
Work location	Marseile, Paris
Authority control	: Q17989189 VIAF: 95834141 ULAN: 500024765 RKD: 98890