Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim

Last Grand Master of the Knights of Malta

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1744

Place of Birth: Zülpich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 12-May-1805

Profession: monk

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim

  • Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, O.S.I.
  • (9 November 1744 – 12 May 1805) was the 71st Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, formally the Order of St.
  • John of Jerusalem, by then better known as the Knights of Malta.
  • He was the first German elected to the office.
  • It was under his rule that the Order lost the island of Malta to France, after ruling there since 1530.
  • This effectively marked the end of their sovereignty over an independent state, dating from the time of the Crusades.

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