Fra' Martin de Redin (
Pamplona, 1579 –
Malta, 6 February 1660) was a Spanish military and political figure, and the 58th
Prince and
Grand Master of the
Order of Malta. He became Grand Prior of the Order of Malta of Navarra in 1641, and
Viceroy of Sicily in 1656.
He was elected
Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller in 1657 after the death of
Giovanni Paolo Lascaris. During his rule, he commissioned the building of 13
de Redin watch towers around the coast of
Malta. These towers created a line of communication around the island to give warning of the approach of Barbary corsairs, corsairs and pirates.
De Redin also created a corps of 4000 musketeers, and brought in food and supplies from Sicily when Malta suffered a shortage during his reign.
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Coins of Grandmaster Martin de Redin
Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller
Knights of Malta
Spanish generals
Burials at Saint John's Co-Cathedral
1579 births
1660 deaths
17th-century Spanish people
Viceroys of Sicily
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