Filippo di Colloredo-Mels (29 November 1779 in

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– 9 October 1864 in

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) was a leader of the

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. From the Friulian noble family of the counts of Colloredo-Mels, his decision to join the Order was a sudden one – he was inscribed in it on 28 November 1779, when he was less than a year old. He made his adult profession to join it on 8 May 1840 and succeeded

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as its lieutenant general in 1834, holding the post until his death, when he was succeeded by

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Sources

* Francesco Giuseppe Terrinoni ''Memorie storiche della resa di Malta ai francesi nel 1798'', tip. delle Belle Arti, Roma, 1867. {{DEFAULTSORT:Colloredo-Mels, Filippo 1778 births 1864 deaths Lieutenants of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta