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    António Manoel de Vilhena (28 May 1663 – 10 December 1736) was a Portuguese nobleman who was the 66th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of St. John...
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    The statue of António Manoel de Vilhena is a life-sized Baroque bronze statue of António Manoel de Vilhena, a Portuguese Grand Master of the Order of St...
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    Saint John, during the reign of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena, after whom it is named. Fort Manoel is located to the north west of Valletta, and...
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    Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena, who built a fort on the island in the 1720s. The island was in turn renamed after the fort. Manoel Island is a...
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    is a French Baroque palace in Mdina, Malta. It is named after António Manoel de Vilhena, the Grand Master who commissioned it. It was built between 1726...
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    to as simply "The Manoel", and is named after Grand Master of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller, Fra António Manoel de Vilhena, who ordered its construction...
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    Mdina Gate (redirect from Vilhena Gate)
    Charles François de Mondion, during the magistracy of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena. The city of Maleth was founded by the Phoenicians in around 700...
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    Floriana (redirect from Borgo Vilhena)
    town's original official name was Borgo Vilhena (or Subborgo Vilhena) after Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena, but the name fell out of use in favour...
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    during the reign of Piero de Ponte. The quality of the coins improved especially during the reign of António Manoel de Vilhena in the early 18th century...
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    Manoel Island. It was financed by and named after Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena. Churches were important features of Hospitaller fortifications...
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    Casa Leoni (redirect from Palazzo Manoel)
    Malta, which was built as a summer residence for Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena in 1730. It was subsequently used for a number of purposes, including...
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    the Vilhena Fountain, is a Baroque fountain located in St Anne Square in Floriana, Malta. It was installed in 1728 by Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena...
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    Anthony. The Chapel of Our Lady of Pilar was built by Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena in the 18th century. It consists of a barrel-vaulted nave, with...
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    who designed them, Pietro Paolo Floriani of Macerata. During António Manoel de Vilhena's reign, a town began to form between the walls of Valletta and...
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    1736 to designs of Charles François de Mondion, during the magistracy of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena. Construction of the Santa Margherita...
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  • Portuguese aristocrat and military leader António Manoel de Vilhena, a Portuguese aristocrat and Grand Master Tonny Vilhena, a Dutch footballer This disambiguation...
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    known as Palazzo Manoel, was built around 1730 during the reign of António Manoel de Vilhena. Its design is attributed to Charles François de Mondion, the...
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    after António Manoel de Vilhena, a Portuguese Grandmaster of the Knights of Malta under whose leadership Fort Manoel was built in 1726. Fort Manoel is considered...
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    were added later and feature the coat of arms of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena who reigned from 1722 to 1736. St. John's remained the conventual...
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  • of the Mint. His works include bronze sculptures of his patron António Manoel de Vilhena, designs of various coins and medals, a wide range of mainly religious...
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    in the square on 5 August 1891, replacing a bronze statue of António Manoel de Vilhena. The site of the statue was an empty space until the mid-19th...
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  • (1697–1720) Marc'Antonio Zondadari, Grand Master (1720–1722) António Manoel de Vilhena, Grand Master (1722–1736) Ramón Despuig, Grand Master (1736–1741)...
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  • Bôas (1907–1979), Brazilian entrepreneur, writer, and journalist António Manoel de Vilhena (1663–1736), Portuguese nobleman Manuel (name), a given name and...
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    25 – Johann Dientzenhofer, German architect (d. 1726) May 28 – António Manoel de Vilhena, Portuguese Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (d. 1736)...
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    century windmill in Birkirkara, Malta. It was built in 1724 by the António Manoel de Vilhena Foundation. "Maħlut", the alternative name also used for it historically...
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    was founded by Grand master António Manoel de Vilhena. Near the chapel is an arch on which is the coat of arms of Antoine de Paule, the Grand master who...
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  • Silva, painter (1996; 2008) Filipa de Vilhena, patriot (1926) António Manoel de Vilhena, Grandmaster (2013) Luiz Villas-Boas [pt], jazz musician (2009)...
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    Mdina (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
    1697 and 1703. On 3 November 1722, newly elected Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena issued orders for the restoration and renovation of Mdina. This...
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  • 1589 – Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, French writer (d. 1674) 1663 – António Manoel de Vilhena, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (d. 1736) 1676 – Jacopo...
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    1723 (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    – Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller António Manoel de Vilhena lays down the first stone of Fort Manoel in Malta. October 23 – Russia's Emperor Peter...
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