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	António Manoel de Vilhena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Antonio Manoel de Vilhena (1663 - 10 December 1736) was the 66th Grand Master of the Order of Saint John and ruled the island of Malta from 19 June 1722 to his death in 1736).
		Manoel de Vilhena was a Portuguese aristocrat of royal descent.
		In 1731, he built the Manoel Theatre which is believed to be the second oldest theatre in Europe and is still in use today.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Manoel_de_Vilhena (239 words)

	History Of the Knights of Malta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Antonio Manoel de Vilhena, of the venerable language of Castile, Leon and Portugal, was Bailiff of Acre at the time when he was called upon to assume the reins of government on the death of Marcantonio Zondadari on the 19
		De Vilhena, who, in accordance with the practice of his predecessors, maintained spies in Constantinople, was not long in learning of the plot, and he instantly took means to place Malta in a state of defence.
		Fort Manoel was constructed upon an island in the Marsamuseetto harbour for the better protection of the harbour itself and of the fortifications on the town side.
	coins.mos.net.au /23-vilhena-history.htm (495 words)

	forte_manoel
		Originally designed by the French engineer René Jacob de Tigné in 1715, the final design of Fort Manoel, as it was named, was produced by Charles François de Mondion, during his term as the Order’s resident military engineer in charge of works of fortification and defence.
		Financed by the then grand master, Antonio Manoel de Vilhena, in whose honour it was named, Fort Manoel was designed as a classic square fort with four corner bastions, a ravelin, a tenaille, a covertway, and a glacis.
		Begun in 1723, Fort Manoel, named after Grand Master, Manoel de Vilhena, who financed the work, was built on the small leaf-shaped island, the Isoletto, inside Marsamxett harbour in order to secure the west flank of the city of Valletta.
	www.rmyc.org /forte_manoel.htm (413 words)

	Knights Hospitaller - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The two largest of these, their bases of power in the Kingdom and in the Principality of Antioch, were Krak des Chevaliers, and Margat, both located near Tripoli.
		The Ottomans were outgunned, outmanuvered and outrun, and by the end of the day almost the entirety of their fleet was destroyed or captured in what is now known as the Battle of Lepanto.
		When De Poincy was appointed Governor of the French colony on St Kitts in 1639, he was a prominent Knight of St. John and dressed his retinue with the emblems of the order.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Knights_of_Malta (2699 words)

	Malta Online Bookshop -- Mondion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Charles Francois de Mondion (1681-1733) was a French military engineer who first arrived in Malta in 1715 during the principate of Grand Master Ramon Perellos y Roccafull.
		Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena’s accession in June 1722 was largely beneficial for Mondion, who had by now managed to extricate himself from his service in the French armies.
		The rehabilitation of the Mediaeval city of Mdina, the building of Fort Manoel, the foundation of the Baroque suburb of Floriana and the establishment of several medical and charitable institutions were but a few of the grand projects for which Monion, now a Cavaliere di Grazia, was directly responsible.
	www.maltaonlinebookshop.com /cgi-bin/maltabooks/00125.html?id=pa3EfzG7 (324 words)

	Lungo il Cammino della Filermosa
		Fra' Annet de Clermont Gessan, 1660, are exhibited and range from the lowest denomination, the picciolo, to the highest ones made of gold.
		Loubens de Verdalle, 1582 - 1595, who was honoured with a Cardinal's hat.
		Exemplars of coins minted by Fra' Alof de Wignacourt, 1601 -1622, and Fra' Antoine de Paule, 1623 - 1636, are shown on the exhibition catalogue (figs.
	www.acismom.org /pubblicazioni/filermosa/eng/filermosaeng07.htm (597 words)

	The Coinage of Malta - The Central Bank of Malta
		Vilhena had in the meantime also made a complete alteration in the silver coinage by issuing new denominations and because the silver standard had also been raised it became just as profitable for speculators to export the Order's silver coins.
		Apart from prolific issues of certain denominations and the introduction of the gold 20 Scudi or Double Louis of Malta (Lwig doppju) in 1764 very little appears to have been adopted from Paoli's report and the local Mint continued to be run at a loss.
		During the short rule of Grand Master Francisco Ximenes de Texada (1773-1775) matters remained just as bad, for the Commissioners of the Mint in 1774 blamed the Mintmaster for the issue of a debased and discredited coinage.
	www.centralbankmalta.com /site/currency1c.html (1207 words)

	Cathedral of the Knights
		The largest monument belongs to the French Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena, probably the most sumptuous of all, whose bust is flanked by triumphant angles and whose locks of shoulder-length hair resemble the manes of the two lions that support the whole structure.
		Vilhena is handsome, his face slightly tilted in smug confidence.
		Given such unashamed pomp, it’s a good thing that Jean Parisot de la Vallette – the Grand Master the knights owed so much to – is buried in the barest part of the church, the Crypt of the Grand Masters.
	www.victorpaulborg.com /html/cathedral_of_the_knights.html (2143 words)

	Valletta - The Capital City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Named after its founder, Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valletta, Valletta was built by the Knights of St John after the victory of the Knights and the Maltese over the Ottoman Turks in 1565.
		You can also see archives that used to belong to the Order of St. John's "Universita" (local governing council) and documents that were those of the Knights dating back to the 11th century showing their nobility which was needed before their acceptance as a member of the Order.
		Manoel Theatre was built in Valletta in 1731 as a Court Theatre.
	www.travel2malta.com /Valletta.htm (2851 words)

	Malta Enterprise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Valletta, the capital city, was founded in 1566 by Grand Master Jean Parisot de Valette, whose name it proudly bears, its existence had been a matter of debate for well over a decade prior to its actual foundation.
		The Manoel Theatre was formally inaugurated on 19th January 1732 and is one of the oldest theatres in Europe.
		Built by Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena ‘for the honest recreation of the people’ it is considered ‘a gem of the style’ especially because it has been so little altered.
	www.kbic.com.mt /page.asp?p=8048&l=1 (596 words)

	Attractions \| The Manoel Theatre
		The first years in private ownership were inglorious, but when in 1873 the new house burnt down, the Manoel reverted for seven years to its old role as Malta’s opera house, and subsequently it established itself as a theatre specialising in a new genre, operetta, and later still in the even newer Anglo-American musical comedy.
		The early decades of the 20th century saw the Manoel presenting these two genres as well as some opera and plays, both amateur and professional, in Malta’s three main languages.
		The Manoel’s programmes retained, and continue to retain, their old variety, but the main emphasis during recent decades has been on instrumental music.
	www.locationmalta.com /attractions/manoel1.html (724 words)

	Floriana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is named after the Italian military engineer Pietro Paolo Floriani from Macerata who was responsible for building the Floriana fortifications.
		However, the actual building of Floriana as a residential town was the work of the Portuguese Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena and in fact Floriana was also known as 'Borgo Vilhena' or 'Citta Vilhena'.
		Floriana possesses the foremost football club in Malta, Floriana Football Club which was the most successful club throughout the 20th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Floriana (352 words)

	Fort Manoel
		One of the later was Fort Manoel, built to offer protection to the Marsamxett Harbour, as well as to the fortifications of Valletta from that side.
		It was then during the reign of Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena that the actually building of the fort started.
		Fort Manoel, as it started to be called, became one of the best equipped and built forts that there was in Malta.
	www.di-ve.com /dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=149783&pid=null (547 words)

	Travel Magazine - Travelworld International Magazine
		The unique 18th century National Theatre, Teatru Manoel, with its gilded wooden interior, is an exceptional example of successful restoration.
		According to notes supplied by Crystal Cruises aboard our splendid ship, the Crystal Symphony, "if you visit only one site in Malta, St. John's Co-Cathedral should be the choice." The Order of the Knights of St. John settled on the island in 1530 at the invitation of Emperor Charles V of Spain.
		Right beside you is the impressive door of the Seu Cathedral with 14th and 15th century Majorcan and Catalonian sculpture.
	www.travelworldmagazine.com /contributors/detail.php?ArticleID=184 (1202 words)

	1736 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Anonymoused]
		July - Juan Bautista de Anza, Governor of the Spanish Province of New Mexico (d.
		December 10 - António Manoel de Vilhena, Portuguese ruler of Malta (b.
		December 28 - Antonio Caldara, Italian composer (b.
	anonymouse.org /cgi-bin/anon-www_de.cgi/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1736 (520 words)

	fiott.book3.part1
		Now the spirit of water revives her." Support is growing for the reconstruction of this archway and the restoration of the aqueduct.
		De Paule's servants included twelve pages, four valets, two physicians, five priests, a butler, a steward, three secretaries, several drummers and trumpeters, a clock repairer, a rat catcher, a wig maker, a baker that made bread for the hunting dogs, and several people that took care of his stables and falcons.
		A long series of disagreements between the two princes followed, and the inquisitor vainly sought to commit De Paule's mistress to a nunnery.
	www.lapasserelle.com /lm/pagespeciales/anglicistes/malta/charles.fiott/fiottbk3.part1.html (2540 words)

	Armory of The Grand Masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Saint-John (Malta)
		Even when it is confirmed in another source that the arms were used by a family of the same name, I am not sure that the author of the plates actually checked that the Master belonged to that family, or ever used those arms himself.
		In the case of Arnaud de Comps or Roger des Moulins, they may have lived before the arms were adopted by those families.
		Azure a fess between an estoile of six rays in chief and a mount of three hillocks in base or (Albani).
	www.heraldica.org /topics/orders/malta-armory.htm (808 words)

	Grand Masters - Order of Malta in the UK
		Most historians consider the seventy-second Grand Master de facto to have been the Emperor Paul I of Russia, elected (though illegally) by a group of knights in 1799 while Ferdinand von Hompesch was still regnant Grand Master.
		The events surrounding the election of Tsar Paul I are described in Cyril Toumanoff's L'Ordre de Malte et l'Empire de Russie and The Order of Malta Yesterday and Today.
		Another lieutenancy followed from 1951 until 1962, when Angelo de Mojana di Cologna was elected Grand Master.
	www.orderofmalta.org.uk /grandmasters.htm (173 words)

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	www.belgraviaauctions.com /2004july_1.html (2636 words)

	Walking to... Sliema & her neighbours
		One of Grand Master de Redin's 13 coastal towers still stands boldly on the Sliema coastline, giving its name to the popular Tower Road.
		We speak of the general 'area' when we treat the history of this locality because none of the towns we find today actually existed at the start of the 19th century and so, without today's council boundaries, the place was one broad estate, without distinction, mostly field and rock, sharing one fate.
		On Manoel Island, in the suburb of Gzira, one still finds the ruins of the Order's Lazzaretto Hospital as well as the grand Fort Manoel, funded by Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena (1722-1736).
	www.my-malta.com /malteseislands/Sliema.html (836 words)

	Hotels in Malta St. Julians \| Corinthia Hotel Reservations in Malta \| St. Julians
		Situated in Valletta just 14 kms away from St. Julians lies the Manoel Theatre, the centre of Malta’s finest culture.
		Built in 1731 by Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena, this theatre is a living picture of the Maltese renaissance caressed by shades of latter cultures which contribute in giving Manoel theatre a unique charm.
		For all those who want to see the talent that this country can offer then there is no other place better than the Manoel Theater.
	www.corinthiahotels.com /hotelentertainment.asp?h=8&e=3 (333 words)

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		DIDIER DE SAINT JAILLE (1535-1536 minn Franza) miet qabel ġie Malta.
		EMANUEL PINTO DE FONSECA (1741-1773 mill-Portugall) l-irvell ta' l-ilsiera 1749, keċċa lill-Ġiżwiti.
		EMANUEL DE ROHAN POLDUC (1775-1797 minn Franza) l-Ordni tilef l-artijiet ta' Franza.
	schoolnet.gov.mt /history/Form3/Misc/ListaGranmastri.htm (454 words)

	Balzan Parish Official Website
		The niche was made of oak by Antonio Farrugia in the year 1779 and costed 97 skudi 1 tari’ and 10 grani.
		This was made of dark oak and gilded statues by the already mentioned artist Antonio Farrugia in 1744.
		The choir stalls were made by Antonio Farrugia in 1739 and donated by the priests living in the parish in those times.
	www.balzanparish.com /history.htm (2920 words)

	Currency Showcase - The Central Bank of Malta
		Featured also on the note are two buildings (the Banka Guratali in Mdina, Malta and the Banka Guratali in Gozo) where the representative institutions of the people used to hold their meetings.
		Other features include, among others, the old coat of arms of Malta appearing on the facade of the Cathedral in Mdina and a trophy incorporating the coat of arms of the order of St John and of Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena on the Banka Guratali in Gozo.
		The central theme is the Torre dello Stendardo in Mdina erected on the site of the ancient Torre Mastra on which the Maltese flag was reputedly raised after the redemption of Malta from feudal tenure in 1428.
	www.centralbankmalta.com /site/currency2c.html (545 words)

	Joe Grech.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This was built in 1733 under Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena (1722-1736), and Governor of Gozo Paolo Antonio de Viguier.
		In 1551 the Knights of St John abolished the post of Hakem, or Captain of the Rod, and set up the new institution of Governor of Gozo who was always a knight of the Order.
		The first Governor was Fra Galatiano de Se who in that same year 1551 was taken into slavery following the Siege of Gozo.
	www.joegrech.com /articles.php?lng=en&pg=376 (449 words)

	Rooms with a view (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		An elliptical staircase occupies one corner of the main floor.
		The vaulted Great Hall is frescoed with scenes from the successful career of de Verdalle.
		Mr Spiteri said that the mansions are a work of art from start to finish.
	www.businesstimes.com.mt /2002/07/24/interview.html (1718 words)

	~~~~~ VISIT MALTA~~~~~
		It was built by the Portuguese Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena in 1731 to keep the young knights of the Order of St. John out of mischief but also to provide the general public with "honest entertainment." It is is truly a gem of historic and baroque importance.
		October brings along with it the start of the theatre and cultural season, showing performances of Opera, dance, drama and musical concerts.
		It is also possible to book online through the Manoel Theatre's website.
	www.visitmalta.com /us/visitmalta_newsletter6.html (574 words)

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