Brief Biography
Jean Fernandez de Heredia was appointed Master during the Western Schism.
Sources: Order of Malta: The Grand Masters; Wikipedia: Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller.
Life and service to the Order
A patron of learning and translations, he also became involved in the rival papal allegiances that divided the Hospitallers in the late fourteenth century.
Rhodes provided the Order with a new island headquarters after its departure from the Holy Land. Its masters balanced hospitaller service, maritime defence and the government of a fortified Mediterranean state.
Historical context: Order of Malta, The Grand Masters; History of the Order.
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