Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle

His Eminence Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle
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

Personal details
Born	1531 Provence, France
Died	4 May 1595 Malta
Resting place	St. John's Co-Cathedral
Military service
Allegiance	Order of Saint John

Fra' Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle (13 April 1531 – 4 May 1595) was the 51st Grand Master of the Order of Malta, between 1582 and 1595.

History

He is mainly remembered for the reconstruction of the hunting lodge at Boschetto which was renamed Verdala Palace in his honour. He is buried in a sarcophagus in the Crypt of the Co-Cathedral of St. John in Valletta. He was made Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico Octaviae by Pope Sixtus V in the consistory of December 18, 1587.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "KOM". Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
^ Miranda, Salvador. "LOUBENX DE VERDALLE, O.S.Io.Hieros., Hughes de (1531-1595)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.