Whitworth Porter

A History of the Knights of Malta

Volume 1: Or, the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem

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Produktbeschreibung

This two-volume work of 1858 traces the development of the military religious order of the Knights Hospitaller.

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Tracing the development of the military religious order of the Knights Hospitaller, this two-volume work by army officer Whitworth Porter (1827-92) first appeared in 1858. It incorporates details of the knights' social habits and customs, along with supplementary material such as royal and papal documents in translation.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Library Collection - European History
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 546
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 712g
• ISBN-13: 9781108066228
• ISBN-10: 1108066224
• Artikelnr.: 39712987

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Origin of chivalry
2. Regulations for the establishment of the new order
3. Date of the establishment of the order
4. Expedition into Egypt
5. Establishment of the hospital at Margat
6. Reoccupation of Jerusalem by the Christians
7. Establishment of the order in Cyprus
8. Villaret establishes his order at Rhodes
9. The three divisions of the order
10. Election of Philibert de Naillac
11. The family of D'Aubusson
12. Restoration of the fortifications of Rhodes
13. Election of Almeric Amboise
14. The second siege of Rhodes
Appendices 1-15.