biography
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Valette, Jean Parisot de la
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| male
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| lived:
| (1494–1568)
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| biography:
| French knight, born in Toulouse, S France. He became grand master of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem (Hospitallers) in 1557. His exploits against the Turks culminated in his successful defence of Malta (1565), where he founded the city of Valetta. |
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