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Top 10 Top 10 Important Dates for the Knights of St John
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1. c.1100: Order founded after First Crusade.
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2. 1309: Knights take island of Rhodes.
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3. 1522: Ottomans oust Knights from Rhodes.
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4. 1530: Knights given Malta by Charles V.
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5. 1565: Knights victorious against Ottomans in first Great Siege.
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6. 1571: Ottomans defeated at Battle of Lepanto.
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7. 1578: St John’s (later co-cathedral) consecrated.
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8. 1660s: Mattia Preti transforms St John’s into Baroque masterpiece.
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9. 1792: Revolutionaries seize the Order’s considerable French assets.
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10. 1798: Knights cede Malta to Napoleon.
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