SOVEREIGN MILITARY HOSPITALLER ORDER OF SAINT JOHN OF JERUSALEM RHODES MALTA ALSO KNOWN AS THE SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER ORDER OF MALTA CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS ORDER TRADITIONALLY MILITARY CHIVALROUS NOBLE THE KNIGHTS HOSPITALLER CIRCA KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM GERARD THOM WORLDS SURVIVING CHIVALRIC ORDER HEADQUARTERED PALAZZO MALTA SOVEREIGN SUBJECT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW MISSION MOTTO OBSEQUIUM THE CATHOLIC CHURCH THE MODERN CONTINUATION MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS HOSPITALLER ORIGINS HOSPITAL MERCHANT MURISTAN DISTRICT OF JERUSALEM FATIMID CALIPHATE MEDICAL CARE PILGRIMS THE HOLY CONQUEST THE FIRST CRUSADE THE LOSS THE KINGDOM THE MAMLUK SULTANATE CHARTER MILITARY ORDER PROTECT ISLAMIC PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS POPE PASCHAL II CYPRUS FRENCH OCCUPATION ROME SUBSEQUENTLY CURRENT THE ORDER PATRONESS MOTHER OF JESUS OUR LADY OF MOUNT THE ENTITY SOVEREIGNTY INTERNATIONAL LAW UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT OBSERVER STATUS CURRENCY POSTAGE MALTESE CROSS INSIGNIA ORDERS CORPS BRIGADE THE ITALIAN ARMED FORCES DAMES 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THE CRUSADES THE MILITARY DEFENCE TERRITORIES THE CRUSADERS CAPTURED THUS THE TASK DEFENDING FAITH THE WHITE CROSS SYMBOL THE EIGHT POINTS BEATITUDES JESUS SERMON ON THE MOUNT THE LAST CHRISTIAN STRONGHOLD FELL THE SIEGE ACRE SETTLED IN CYPRUS GRAND MASTER FOULQUES DE VILLARET THE ISLAND OF RHODES DEFENSE THE CHRISTIAN WORLD THE ORGANIZATION OF NAVAL FORCE POWERFUL FLEET EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN FIGHTING FAMOUS BATTLES SAKE CHRISTENDOM CRUSADES SYRIA THE EARLY CORNER EUROPE LANGUAGES INITIAL SEVEN LANGUES ARAGON ENGLAND SCOTLAND EIGHT PORTUGAL LANGUE GRAND BAILIWICK GOVERNED PRINCE NATIONS PONTIFICAL RIGHT DEPLOY THE INTERNATIONAL MINTED COINS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE SENIOR POSITIONS REPRESENTATIVES OF AFTER SIX MONTHS SIEGE FIERCE COMBAT ARMY SULTAN SULEIMAN MAGNIFICENT FORCED SURRENDER LEFT MILITARY HONOURS TERRITORY PHILIPPE DE VILLIERS LISLE ADAM POSSESSION THE ISLAND EMPEROR CHARLES V HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR MOTHER QUEEN JOANNA OF CASTILE MONARCHS POPE CLEMENT VII HAD TO HONOUR CONDITIONS THE TRIBUTE THE MALTESE FALCON THE REFORMATION SPLIT WESTERN EUROPE PROTESTANT ROMAN DISESTABLISHED THE NETHERLANDS ENTIRE BAILIWICKS DIVISIONS EXPERIENCED JOHANNITER CLAIM CONTINUATIONS CONVERTED THE UNITED STATES SOUTH SHOULD NEUTRAL WAR SAINT JOHN RULED ISLANDS ACQUIRED THE ISLANDS SAINT SAINT CHRISTOPHER SAINT CROIX SAINT MARTIN COMPAGNIE SOLD FRENCH WEST INDIA COMPANY JEAN DE VALLETTE WHOM THE CAPITAL THE GREAT THE ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION OTTOMAN NAVAL POWER THE BATTLE OF LEPANTO BY JOHN AUSTRIA HALF BROTHER KING PHILIP II OF SPAIN TWO HUNDRED YEARS LATER SURRENDERED MALTESE ISLANDS THE FRENCH FIRST REPUBLIC NAPOLEON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WARS FRENCH OCCUPATION OF MALTA EXPELLED THE TREATY AMIENS THE UNITED KINGDOM WAS TO RESTORED ORDER OF THE MAJOR EUROPEAN POWERS TO BE DETERMINED THIS WAS OBJECTIONS TO QUICKLY BONAPARTES REJECTION BRITISH LEASE REACTIVATION COAST BRITAIN DECLARED WAR FRANCE NEVER THE UK GAVE REASONS HOSTILITIES FRANCES IMPERIALIST POLICIES IN THE WEST ITALY PRECURSOR WHERE IT MAGISTRAL PALACE VIA CONDOTTI VILLA AVENTINE HILL THE ORIGINAL ACTIVITY EVER STRONGER CONTRIBUTION THE GRAND NATIONAL WORLD WARS LUDOVICO CHIGI ALBANI DELLA MASTERS ANGELO DE MOJANA DI COLOGNA FRA ANDREW BERTIE THE PROJECTS BILATERAL THE GOVERNMENT MALTESE TREATY LONGER SIGNED RATIFIED AGREEMENT GRANTS LIMITED EXTRATERRITORIALITY UPPER FORT ST ANGELO IN THE CITY BIRGU PURPOSE GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CARRY OUT KNIGHTS HOSPITALLERS DEFINE LEGAL STATUS ANGELO SUBJECT TO OVER IT THE AGREEMENT DURATION DOCUMENT MALTESE GOVERNMENT TERMINATE TERMS THE FLAG FLOWN POSITION ASYLUM GENERALLY COURTS FULL JURISDICTION MALTESE LAW SHALL PRIVILEGES BILATERAL TREATY THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CHARTER DIVIDED INTERNATIONALLY TERRITORIAL SUPREME MASTER COUNCIL COMPLETE HOLDS PRECEDENCE CARDINAL CHURCH RANK PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE MATTHEW FESTING ANDREW BERTIE DEATH THE MEMBERS AIDED GOVERNMENT CHAPTER GENERAL LEGISLATIVE BODY FIVE YEARS 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