page_title: Langue (Knights Hospitaller)
section_title: Aragon
hierarchical_section_title: Langue (Knights Hospitaller) / Auberges in Malta / Aragon
caption_attribution_description: English: Auberge d'Aragon Valletta, Malta façade
context_page_description: A langue or tongue was an administrative division of the Knights Hospitaller between 1319 and 1798. The term referred to a rough ethno-linguistic division of the geographical distribution of the Order's members and possessions. Each langue was subdivided into Priories or Grand Priories, Bailiwicks and Commanderies. Each langue had an auberge as its headquarters, some of which still survive in Rhodes, Birgu and Valletta.
context_section_description: Auberge d'Aragon in Birgu was built sometime in the 16th century in the traditional Maltese style. The building is still intact but its façade has been heavily altered.
  Auberge d'Aragon in Valletta was built in 1571 in the Mannerist style, to a design of Girolamo Cassar. It is the only auberge in Valletta which still retains its original design, the only alteration being a portico which was added in the 1840s. It now houses the Ministry for European Affairs and Equality.
caption: Auberge d'Aragon in Valletta
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