Reorganization of the Knights Hospitaller after Rhodes

Name: Reorganization of the Knights Hospitaller after Rhodes
Start: 1522
End: 1530

Type Event Region Europe Time 1522–1530

In 1522 Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent captured Rhodes after a six-month siege, forcing the Knights Hospitaller (Knights of St John) to with…

Timeline

1522–1523Rhodes · RhodesAfter Suleiman the Magnificent besieged Rhodes for half a year with the Ottoman army, Grand Master Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam signed a surrender agreement with the knights and garrison, and the Order withdrew from Rhodes in early 1523, losing a two-century-old stronghold.
1523–1530Malta · MaltaDuring their exile the Order passed through Sicily and elsewhere, ultimately receiving from Charles V the fiefs of Malta, Gozo, and Tripoli (formally effective in 1530), on the condition of an annual tribute of a falcon, to rebuild their headquarters and defensive system on Malta.

Sources

Knights of Malta https://www.britannica.com/topic/Knights-of-Malta