Grand Master Jean de la Cassière

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Grand Master Jean de la Cassière was a 16th-century leader of the Order of St. John who significantly shaped Malta’s religious and architectural heritage.

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Grand Master Jean de la Cassière canonical 1

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instanceOf 16th-century nobleman
Grand Master of the Order of Saint John
person
associatedWith Catholic Counter-Reformation in Malta
Valletta fortifications
linked to: Valletta bastions
burialPlace St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta
centuryOfActivity 16th century
contributedTo architectural heritage of Malta
religious heritage of Malta
countryOfService Order of Saint John
dateOfBirth circa 1502
dateOfDeath 1581
deathPlace Malta
era Early modern period
familyName de la Cassière
givenName Jean
governedFrom Valletta
governedTerritory Malta
the Maltese Islands
linked to: Malta
historicalRegion Mediterranean
honorificTitle Fra
leadershipRole head of the Knights Hospitaller in Malta
memberOf Order of Saint John
militaryRole military-religious leader
nationality French
notableFor development of Valletta as a fortified city
leadership of the Order of Saint John in Malta
patronage of religious and architectural projects in Malta
officeEnd 1581
officeStart 1572
order Knights Hospitaller
Order of Saint John
patronOf St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta
placeOfActivity Malta
Valletta
placeOfBirth France
positionHeld Grand Master of the Order of Saint John
predecessor Pietro del Monte
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Knights Hospitaller
successor Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle
title Grand Master

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St. John’s Co-Cathedral foundedBy Grand Master Jean de la Cassière