Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle

Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle
His Eminence; Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle
	FRERE HUGHES LAUBENX DE VERDALE LI.E GR.D MAITRE an. 1582. (1726 portrait)
Grand Master of the Order of Saint John
	In office; 12 January 1582 – 4 May 1595
Monarch	King Philip I
Preceded by	Jean de la Cassière
Succeeded by	Martin Garzez
Personal details
Born	1531; Provence, France
Died	4 May 1595; Malta
Resting place	St. John's Co-Cathedral
Nationality	French
Military service
Allegiance	Order of Saint John

Fra' Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle (13 April 1531 – 4 May 1595) was the 51st Grand Master of the Order of Malta, between 1582 and 1595.

History

He is mainly remembered for the reconstruction of the hunting lodge at Boschetto which was renamed Verdala Palace in his honour. He is buried in a sarcophagus in the Crypt of the Co-Cathedral of St. John in Valletta. He was made Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico Octaviae by Pope Sixtus V in the consistory of December 18, 1587.[1][2]

Verdala Palace

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Preceded by Jean de la Cassière	Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller 1582–1595	Succeeded by Martin Garzez

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