CHRONOLOGY OF MALTA.

NAMES J!

of the ^ %

Grand-Masters. ®

Place oftheir Birth.

PRINCIPAL EVENTS.

Dates.

31.

Robert de Jul-liac.

1374

France.

Died on the 10th of August .

and not on the 29th of June, as af-firmed by different historians.

1376

32.

Juan Fernan-des de Here-dia.

1376

This grand-master conducted popeGregory XI. from Avignon, by sea,to Civita Vecchia .

1377

He, together with the Venetians,took possession of the city of Patras.

He likewise, assisted by the samepower, attempted the conquest ofthe Morea; but was surprised bythe Turks, and taken prisoner . 1378

He was ransomed by his family,and returned to Rhodes in. 1381

During the schism of Urban VI.and Clement VII. the grand-masterdeclared himself in favour of thelatter; upon which Urban namedRichard Caraccioli grand-master;and he was acknowledged as suchby the languages of Italy and En-gland. Caraccioli died at Rome onthe 18th of March..

Heredia died in March .

1381

1393

1396

33.

Philibert deNaillac.

1396

France.

Entered into a league with theChristian princes against Bajazet,and fought at the head of his knightsat the fatal battle of Nicopoli.

He purchased the Morea fromThomas Palaeologus; but so greatwas the hatred which subsisted be-tween the Greeks and Latins, thatthe bargain could not possibly becarried into effect.

Tamerlane took Smyrna by storm,notwithstanding the brave defencemade by the knights ..

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Observations.

Seb. Paoli.

See Bosio.

(Error.)

Bertrand.

( Error.)