Giovanni Paolo Lascaris

Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
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Giovanni Paolo Lascaris

Summary

Giovanni Paolo Lascaris is a human[1]. His place of birth was Castellar[2]. He was born on June 28, 1560[3]. He died in Malta[4]. He died on August 14, 1657[5]. He worked as a warrior monk[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,209 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris's place of birth was Castellar[2].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris died in Malta[4].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris was born on June 28, 1560[3].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris died on August 14, 1657[5].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris held citizenship in France[8].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris worked as a warrior monk[6].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris held the position of bailiff[9].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris held the position of Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem[10].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris's religion is recorded as Catholicism[11].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris is recorded as male[12].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris's family is recorded as Laskaris[14].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris's Commons category is recorded as Giovanni Paolo Lascaris di Ventimiglia e Castellar[15].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris's religious order is recorded as Knights Hospitaller[16].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris's family name is recorded as de Lascaris[17].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris's family name is recorded as Castellar[18].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris's given name is recorded as Jean-Paul[19].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[21].
  • Giovanni Paolo Lascaris's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jean-Paul de Lascaris-Castellar'}[22].

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Origins and Family

Born in Castellar[2], Giovanni Paolo Lascaris… he was born on June 28, 1560[3].

Career and Affiliations

Giovanni Paolo Lascaris worked as a warrior monk[6]. Positions held include bailiff[9], a position[23] and Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem[10], a historical ecclesiastical position[24], founded in 1099[25].

Personal Life

Giovanni Paolo Lascaris's religion is recorded as Catholicism[11].

Death and Burial

Giovanni Paolo Lascaris died on August 14, 1657[5]. He died in Malta[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Giovanni Paolo Lascaris include Lascaris towers[26], a group of structures or buildings[27], in Malta[28], founded in 1637[29] and Lascaris Battery[30], an artillery battery[31], in Malta[32], founded in 1854[33].

Why It Matters

Giovanni Paolo Lascaris ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,209 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for him include Lascaris towers[26], a group of structures or buildings[27], in Malta[28], founded in 1637[29] and Lascaris Battery[30], an artillery battery[31], in Malta[32], founded in 1854[33].

FAQs

Where was Giovanni Paolo Lascaris born?

Giovanni Paolo Lascaris was born in Castellar[2].

Where did Giovanni Paolo Lascaris die?

Giovanni Paolo Lascaris passed away in Malta[4].

What did Giovanni Paolo Lascaris do for work?

Giovanni Paolo Lascaris worked as warrior monk[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . gallica.bnf.fr. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . gallica.bnf.fr. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . gallica.bnf.fr. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . gallica.bnf.fr. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Religious order Knights Hospitaller
    Given name Jean-Paul
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