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The Knights of St. John, who are …
Years: 1430 - 1430
The Knights of St. John, who are the scourge of Muslim shipping on the eastern Mediterranean, have come to rule the island of Rhodes as an independent state, with right of coinage and other attributes of sovereignty.
Under the order's rule, the master (grand master from around 1430), elected for life subject to papal confirmation, rules a celibate brotherhood of knights, chaplains, and serving brothers.
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- Islam
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Knights Hospitaller (of Rhodes), Order of the
- Egypt and Syria, Mamluk Burji Sultanate of
- Ottoman Empire
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Years: 1430 - 1430
Locations
Groups
- Islam
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Knights Hospitaller (of Rhodes), Order of the
- Egypt and Syria, Mamluk Burji Sultanate of
- Ottoman Empire
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions