Guy de Blanchefort

Guy de Blanchefort (14461513) was the 42nd Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller from 1512 to 1513.

Guy de Blanchefort
Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
In office
1512–1513
Preceded byEmery d'Amboise
Succeeded byFabrizio del Carretto
Personal details
Born1446
Moutier-Malcard
Died1513
Mediterranean Sea
NationalityFrench
Military service
AllegianceSovereign Military Order of Malta Knights Hospitaller

When Grandmaster Emery d'Amboise died in 1512, Guy de Blanchefort was elected the new Grand Master. Guy was in Nice, and he sailed to Rhodes when he heard the news. He died during the journey and never made it to Rhodes. When news of his death reached Rhodes, Fabrizio del Carretto was elected the new Grand Master.


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