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

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.