Brief Biography
Fabrizio del Carretto governed the Hospitallers on Rhodes from 1513 to 1521.
Sources: Order of Malta: The Grand Masters; Wikipedia: Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller.
Life and service to the Order
His mastership preceded the final Ottoman siege of the island, which began under his successor Philippe Villiers de l'Isle-Adam.
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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