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    Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, O.S.I. (9 November 1744 – 12 May 1805) was the 71st Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, formally the Order of...
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    have been that of mummies and human remains used as props from the M. Bolheim Bioarchaeology Laboratory in Khartoum, which were thought to date from...
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    attack on Portugal and Ireland, and Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim did not believe that an attack on Malta was imminent. Hompesch might have...
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    controlled by the Knights Hospitaller. Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim surrendered after token resistance, and Bonaparte captured an important...
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    of Malta. Napoleon demanded from Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim that his ships be allowed to enter the port and to take on water and supplies...
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    to Egypt. Napoleon demanded from Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim that his ships be allowed to enter the port and to take on water and supplies...
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    granted on 30 December 1797 by Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, following a petition made by Don Salvatore Corso and the inhabitants....
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    Renato Litta to Paul I of Russia, who succeeded Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim as Grand Master. Paul placed them in the Priory Palace at Gatchina, near...
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    Frederick August Honorary titles Preceded by Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller October 1798 – 23 March 1801 Succeeded by...
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    capital city of Hospitaller Malta. Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, who ruled the island, allowed only two ships at a time in the harbour...
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    France Kangasala, Finland Elst, Netherlands Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, (1744-1805), Grand Master of the Order of Malta Theodor Weber, (1836-1906)...
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    of the Order of St. John, namely Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim. Today the building is in a dilapidated state. The Hompesch Hunting Lodge...
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    by Francisco Ximénez de Tejada Succeeded by Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim Personal details Born (1725-04-18)18 April 1725 La Mancha, Spain Died 14...
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    die and was not buried in Malta, apart from Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, who left the islands with the Order's expulsion in 1798. Coincidentally...
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  • Ransijat addressed a letter to Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim in which he expressed his reluctance to fight the French and asked to remain...
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    Schiller, German playwright (b. 1759) May 12 – Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, 71st Grandmaster of the Order of Malta (b. 1744) May 25 William Paley...
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    French Revolution. Nevertheless Grandmaster Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, refused Bonaparte's demand that his entire convoy be allowed to enter...
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    of the Order of St. John to reign in Malta, Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim. The name of the city probably derives from the Maltese word tiżbor, the...
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  • Bergenweiler Sontheim an der Brenz 275 Bissingen ob Lontal Herbrechtingen 465 Bolheim Herbrechtingen 2.896 Brenz Sontheim an der Brenz 1.174 Burgberg Giengen...
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    Grand Priory. 70/71 Prince and Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim 1797–1799 First German elected to the office. Abdicated 6 July 1799 following...
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    spectroscopic analysis of stellar atmospheres. Albrecht Unsöld was born in Bolheim, Württemberg, Germany. After school attendance in Heidenheim, Unsöld studied...
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    churches exist in both boroughs. Mergelstetten was at first a branch of Bolheim, but became its own parish in 1700. Today's church was built in 1843 to...
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    Villiers de L'Isle-Adam (first) • 1797–1798 Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim (last) Historical era Early modern period • Agreement 24 March 1530 • Established...
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    St. John of Jerusalem, ruled by Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim. Bonaparte demanded that his fleet be permitted entry to the fortified...
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    Nominated the only time by W.Nierenberg. Albrecht Unsöld April 20, 1905 Bolheim, German Empire September 23, 1995 Kiel, Germany 1959 Nominated the only...
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    The icon was taken to Russia by Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim when the Order was expelled from Malta in 1798, and it is now found at...
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    for the sinking of one transport on 10 December 1939, the German steamer Bolheim. S-1 fired torpedoes at the transport, but they missed, so the submarine...
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    by Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim on 14 September 1797. Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, the Grand Master of the Order of St. John...
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    9 June, he demanded that the island's ruler, Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller (or Knights of St. John of...
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    Nicolas Cotoner, and the other by Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim who donated it to the sanctuary. He also donated two paintings, a Maltese...
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