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National flag of Malta alongside the flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. The flag of Malta (il-bandiera ta' Malta) is a bicolour, with white in the hoist and red in the fly. A representation of the George Cross, awarded to Malta by George VI in 1942, is carried, edged with red, in the canton of the white stripe. [1]
Flag of the Order of Saint John used in Malta: Red rectangular flag quartered by a white cross. 1798–1800: Flag of France used in Malta: A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red. 1800 onwards: Flag of Great Britain and Ireland used in Malta: A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's saltire ...
The original flag of the Knights Hospitaller consisted of a white Maltese Cross on a black background, however this was never used in Malta. The only flag used in Malta in the time of the Knights consisted of a white symmetrical cross on a red field with the cross having a width of 1/5 the height of the flag – similar to the flag of England ...
Malta: 1530 1798 1800 1801 1814 1875 1898 1923 1943 1964 Malta: Marshall Islands: 1885 1889 1914 1919 1944 1947 1965 1979 Marshall Islands: Mauritania: 1900 1959 2017 Mauritania: Mauritius: 1666 1710 1789 1810 1869 1906 1923 1968 Mauritius: Mexico: 1519 1821 1821 1823 1864 1867 1893 1916 1934 1968 Mexico: Micronesia: 1885 1899 1914 1919 1944 ...
This is a timeline of Maltese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Malta and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Malta. See also the list of monarchs of Malta and list of governors of Malta.
One of the most notable periods of Malta's history is the temple period, starting around 3600 BC. The Ġgantija Temple in Gozo is one of the oldest free-standing buildings in the world. The name of the complex stems from the Maltese word ġgant, which reflects the magnitude of the temple's size.
Johann Loesel, grand prior of the langue of Germany, shown with the eight-pointed cross on a flag and his habit in his role as mediator in the Old Zürich War in February 1446 (illustration of Gerold Edlibach's chronicle, c. 1500) Emblem of the Military Order of Malta on the façade of San Giovannino dei Cavalieri, Florence (1699).
The history, languages and culture of Malta and Sicily share many key events, including occupation by the Fatimids and an invasion by Roger I of Sicily in 1091. The islands parted ways in a decisive and permanent manner in 1799, when Malta became a British Crown colony. British colonial rule over Malta lasted 165 years.