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Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle | |
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_(14593919270).jpg) FRERE HUGHES LAUBENX DE VERDALE LI.E GR.D MAITRE an. 1582. (1726 portrait) | |
| Grand Master of the Order of Saint John | |
| In office 12 January 1582 – 4 May 1595 | |
| Monarch | King Philip I |
| Preceded by | Jean de la Cassière |
| Succeeded by | Martin Garzez |
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| Born | 1531 (1531) |
| Died | 4 May 1595(1595-05-04) (aged 63–64) |
| Resting place | St. John's Co-Cathedral |
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| Allegiance |  Order of Saint John |
Fra'Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle (13 April 1531 – 4 May 1595) was the 51stGrand Master of theOrder of Malta, between 1582 and 1595.
He is mainly remembered for the reconstruction of the hunting lodge atBoschetto which was renamedVerdala Palace in his honour. The palace is located in theBuskett Gardens, within the limits ofSiġġiewi. He is buried in a sarcophagus in the Crypt of the Co-Cathedral of St. John inValletta. He was madeCardinal-Deacon ofS. Maria in Portico Octaviae by PopeSixtus V in theconsistory of December 18, 1587.[1][2]
Verdalle owned 230 slaves at the time of his death, and some of them were bequeathed to his relatives and friends.[3]
| Preceded by | Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller 1582–1595 | Succeeded by |
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