Grand Masters
NB: Lieutenants governed the Order during vacancies and/or waiting to elect a Grand Master. The Traditional numbering of Grand Master don't consider The Founder of the Hospital (The Blessed Gerard) therefore De Puy is indicated as the first Grand Master of the Order.
Grand Masters in Jerusalem, Acre and Cyprus
The Blessed Gerard |
1087-1120 |
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1. |
1120-1160 |
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2. |
1160-1162 |
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3. |
1162-1163 |
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4. |
1163-1170 |
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5. |
1170-1172 |
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6. |
1172-1177 |
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7. |
1177-1187 |
Lt Borreff ruled the Order as Grand Commander after the death of Reger de Moulins in partnership with Ermengard d'Asp
| 8. | Ermengard d'Asp (provisor until new election) | 1188-1190 |
| 9. | Garnier de Naplous(e) | 1190-1192 |
| 10. | Geoffroy de Dunjon (Godfrey de Duisson) | 1192-1202 |
| 11. | Alfonso of Portugal | 1202-1206 |
| 12. | Geoffroy (Godfrey) le Rat | 1206-1207 |
| 13. | Guerin de Montaigu | 1207-1227 |
| 14. | Bertrand de Thessy (Texis) | 1228-1231 |
| 15. | Guerin de Montacute Lebrun | 1231-1236 |
| 16. | Bertrand de Comps | 1236-1240 |
| 17. | Pierre de Vieille-Brioude (Villebride) | 1240-1242 |
| 18. | Guillaume de Chateauneuf | 1242-1258 |
Lt. Jean de Ronay, Lieutenant during the captivity of Chateauneuf
| 19. | Hugues (Hugh) de Revel | 1258-1277 |
| 20. | Nicolas de Lorgne | 1277-1284 |
| 21. | Jean de Villiers | 1285-1294 |
| 22. | Odon (Odo) de Pins | 1294-1296 |
| 23. | Guillaume de Villaret | 1296-1305 |
| 24. | Foulques (Fulk) de Villaret | 1305-1319 |
Grand Masters in Rhodes
(Foulques de Villaret, representing the Greater Provence Langue, conducted the survived Knights in Rhodes becoming the first G.M. in this island till the date of election of Lt. Gerard de Pins (appointed Vicar-General after the deposal of Villaret the 18-9-1317) .
The other Grand Masters elected in Rhodes were:
| Langue | Date of Election |
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| 25. | Hélion de Villeneuve | Lesser Provence | 18-08-1319 |
| 26. | Dieudonné de Gozon | Greater Provence | 07-05-1346 |
| 27. | Pierre de Cornillan | Lesser Provence | 08-12-1353 |
| 28. | Roger de Pins | Greater Provence | ??-08- 1355 |
| 29. | Raymond Berenger | Lesser Provence | 1?-06-1365 |
| 30. | Robert de Juilly ( Juilliac) | France | ??-02-1374 |
| 31. | Juan Fernandez de Heredia | Spain | ??-08-1377 |
Nb: Riccardo Caracciolo (Italy 1383-1395)
Was an "AntiMaster" appointed by Pope Urban VI but never acknowledged at Rhodes
| 32. | Philibert de Naillac | Auvergne | 06-05-1396 |
| 33. | Antonio de Fluvia (Fluvian) | Spain/K. of Aragon | ??-07-1421 |
| 34. | Jean de Lastic | Auvergne | 06-11-1437 |
| 35. | Jacques (ou Jobert) de Milly | Auvergne | 01-06-1454 |
| 36. | Raimundo Zacosta | Spain/K. of Aragon | 24-08-1461 |
| 37. | Giovan Battista Orsini | Italy | 28-02-1467 |
| 38. | Pierre d'Aubusson (Cardinal) | Auvergne | 17-06-1476 |
| 39. | Emery d'Amboise dit Chaumont | France | 10-07-1503 |
| 40. | Guy de Blanchefor | Auvergne | 22-11-1512 |
| 41. | Fabrizio del Carretto | Italy | 15-12-1513 |
| 42. | Philippe Villiers de l'Isle Adam | France | 22-01-1521 |
Grand Masters in Malta
(Philippe Villiers de "Isle Adam conduced the Knights far from Rhodes till Malta after having received by King Charles V the Sovereignty of the said Islands). The other G. M. elected in Malta were:
Grand Masters in Russia
After having lived Malta, the major part of Knights rejoined in San Petersburg the Seat of the Protector of the Order). During this period only one G.M. was formally elected:
| 70. | Emperor Paul I of Russia | Russia | 13-11-1798 |
No other Grand Masters elected, the successors of the Emperor acted as Protector and Grand Priors of the Russian Grand Priory) for the period 1801-1913.
Grand Masters in America
The Bolshevik Revolution obliged the Knights to leave San Petersburg and, in 1913, the hereditary Duke Mikailovitch of Romanoff Family accepted to become the 71st G.M. of the Order. Before electing the 72nd G.M. different Lieutenants Grand Master served the Order:
Period |
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| 71. | Grand Duke Alexander Mikailovitch | 1913-1933 |
| Lt. Grand Master: William Sohier Bryant | 1933-1951 |
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| Lt. Grand Master: Baron de Engelhardt-Schnellenstein | 1951-1955 |
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| Lt. Grand Master: Count F. H. von Zeppellin | 1956-1960 |
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| Lt. Grand Master: Colonel Paul de Cassagnac | 1960-1961 |
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| Lt. Grand Master: Count Felix von Luckner | 1962-1966 |
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| 72. | Crolian W. Edelen de Burgh | 1966-1976 |
Grand Masters in Malta
In 1976, the Order transferred its Headquarters and Seat back to Malta, under the Protection of the present Grand Master.
