[DOC] [TLE] KNIGHTS OF MALTA [PAR] The Knights came to Malta in 1530, having been ejected from their earlier ... 
Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, gave them the choice of Malta or Tripoli as 
a new base. ... of soft sandstone' into a flourishing island with mighty defences 
and a capital ... of the Hospitallers' order, dedicated to its patron, Saint John the 
Baptist. [DOC] [TLE] Knights Hospitaller - Wikipedia [PAR] The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem also known as 
the Order of ... Following the conquest of the Holy Land by Islamic forces, the 
knights .... Pope Clement V dissolved the Hospitallers' rival order, the Knights 
Templar, ... quarters in 1530 when Charles I of Spain, as King of Sicily, gave them 
Malta,... [DOC] [TLE] Sovereign Military Order of Malta - Wikipedia [PAR] Malta, 15301798. , Exile to Rome, 1834. Population. , estimate, 3 citizens 
13,000 members 80,000 volunteers. Currency, Maltese scudob. Website 
orderofmalta.int. a. "Lieutenant ad Interim". b. Euro for postage stamps. The 
Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of 
Malta ... It was founded as the Knights Hospitaller circa 1099 in Jerusalem, 
Kingdom... [DOC] [TLE] History of Malta under the Order of Saint John - Wikipedia [PAR] Malta was ruled by the Order of Saint John as a vassal state of the Kingdom of 
Sicily from 1530 to 1798. The islands of Malta and Gozo, as well as the city of 
Tripoli in modern Libya, were granted to the Order by Spanish Emperor Charles 
V in 1530, following the loss of Rhodes. ... The Hospitallers continued their 
actions against the Muslims and especially... [DOC] [TLE] Order of St. John and the Kingdom of Sicily - Knights of Malta in ... [PAR] There were a few Norman-Sicilian knights of Saint John (sometimes called ... his 
rights as King of Jerusalem (and King of Sicily and Holy Roman Emperor). ... 
However, while the Order of Saint John continued to exist on the island, the ... In 
March 1530 the King of Sicily, who was the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, 
gave... [DOC] [TLE] Knights of Malta in Sicily - Best of Sicily Magazine [PAR] Knights of the Hospital of St John. ... Frederick took his rights as King of 
Jerusalem seriously and could not tolerate offenses to this royal dignity. ... In 
1530 the King of Sicily, who was also the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, gave 
the ... Egypt, and following the defeat of the French the island nation passed to 
British control. [DOC] [TLE] Hospitallers | religious order | Britannica.com [PAR] Hospitallers, also spelled Hospitalers, also called Order of Malta or Knights of 
Malta, ... John of Jerusalem, (13091522) Order of the Knights of Rhodes, (1530
1798) ... base, but in 1530 the Holy Roman emperor Charles V gave them the 
Maltese ... came to an end, when Napoleon, on his way to Egypt, occupied the 
island. [DOC] [TLE] Malta : Image of the Day - NASA Earth Observatory [PAR] Oct 23, 2004 ... About 400,000 people live on this island nation. The islands of Malta ... In 1530 
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V granted Malta to the Knights of Saint John of 
Jerusalem, who ruled the islands until the 19th century. In 1798... [DOC] [TLE] The Knights of Malta 101 | Stuff They Don't Want You to Know [PAR] Apr 25, 2011 ... Although you'll usually hear this organization called the "Knights of Malta" in ... 
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of ... or 1050, 
when the Caliph of Egypt gave a group of merchants from Amalfi ... Fortunately, 
Emperor Charles V gifted the island of Malta to the Order in 1530. [DOC] [TLE] The Origins of Religious-Military, Monarchical, and Republican Orders [PAR] From a Thankful Nation ... The Hospitalier Order of the Knights of St. John of 
Jerusalem, along with the ... The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (Charles I of 
Spain, r. 15161556) granted the order sovereignty over

Question: In 1530 Holy Roman emperor Charles V gave this island nation to the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem
Answer: Malta