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Guglielmo Riamondo Moncada was granted the fief, because he wa a great grandson of Lukina de Malta, and a descendant of Henry, Count of Malta. [17] At this time, the greatest threat to the crown was Artale II Alagona. Artale was a member of the Alagona family, which was a major player in the unrest of 1377–1392.
Acts 27 is the twenty-seventh chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.It records the journey of Paul from Caesarea heading to Rome, but stranded for a time in Malta.
Frederick renewed his crusader oath on his imperial coronation in Rome in 1220. He did not join the Egyptian crusade but reopened the negotiations with Al-Adil over the city of Jerusalem. In 1225, Frederick married Isabella II and assumed the title of king of Jerusalem. Two years later, Al-Adil promised to abandon all lands conquered by Saladin ...
Acts 28 is the twenty-eighth and final chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.It records the journey of Paul from Malta to Italy until he is at last settled in Rome.
The Militia List is drawn up, giving information about the population of Malta in the Middle Ages. 1420: The 'Consiglio Popolare' is mentioned when King Alphonsus of Aragon mortgaged the islands to Antonio Cardona. 1425: Uprising by the Maltese against Don Gonsalvo Monroy during his absence from the island, Count of Malta.
Otto of Freising writes the first part of his Chronica sive Historia de duabus civitatibus covering the First Crusade and Crusade of 1101. [343] This contains the first reference to Prester John. [344] Map of the Second Crusade. 1147. 16 February. French forces meet in Étampes to discuss their route to the Holy Land. [345] 15 March.
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic rule .
He is considered the first Bishop of Malta and one of the first Bishops of Athens. Publius is Malta's first canonised saint, who is described in the Book of Acts as the 'chief' or prince of the island (Maltese: il-prinċep tal-gżira). According to Maltese Christian tradition, Publius' conversion led to Malta being the first Christian nation in ...