The Knights Hospitaller Lose Rhodes

Name: The Knights Hospitaller Lose Rhodes
Start: 1522
End: 1523

Type Event Region Europe Time 1522–1523

In December 1522, after the siege of Rhodes, the Knights Hospitaller withdrew under the terms of surrender, ending nearly two centuries of their rule…

Timeline

1522City of Rhodes · GreeceGrand Master Villiers de l'Isle-Adam signed surrender terms with Suleiman: the Order could keep personal weapons and religious objects, would evacuate within a set period, and civilians would face no reprisals.
1522–1523Port of Rhodes · GreeceAbout four thousand knights, soldiers, and civilians boarded ships and left the harbor, ending two centuries of Christian military rule on Rhodes. An Ottoman garrison took over the city and fortresses.
1523Sicily and Italy · SicilyThe evacuating fleet sailed via Sicily to Italy, where the Order sought refuge and a new seat from the pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, preparing for the eventual grant of Malta.

Sources

The Order of Malta: A Historical Sketch — H. J. A. Sire (1996)
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Knights of Malta https://www.britannica.com/topic/Knights-of-Malta