This page honours the esteemed leaders who have guided the Sovereign Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta, throughout its history. From its founding to the present day, the Grand Masters have upheld the Order’s values of faith, service, and charity, shaping its enduring legacy. Here, you will find a comprehensive list of the past Grand Masters, whose leadership has been pivotal in the Order’s mission to serve humanity.
 |  | Blessed Peter Gerard-Abbott: Master-French,1087-1120 |
 |  | Raymond de Puy (Pius): Master-French, 1120-1158/60 |
 |  | Auger de Balben: Master-French, 1158/60-1162/63 |
 |  | Arnaud de Comps: Master-French, 1162-1163 |
 |  | Gilbert d’Assailly: Master- English, 1163-1169/70 |
 |  | Gaston de Murols: Master-Doubtful, 1170-1172 |
 |  | Joubert of Syria: Master-Syrian, 1172-1177 |
 |  | Roger de Moulins: Master-French, 1177-1187 |
 |  | Ermengard d’Asp: Master-French, 1188-1190 |
 |  | Garnier de Naplous: Master-English, 1189/90 – 1192 |
 |  | Geoffrey de Donjon: Master-French, 1192/93 – 1202 |
 |  | Alphonse de Portugal: Master-Portuguese, 1202-1206 |
 |  | Geoffroy le Rat: Master-French, 1206-1207 |
 |  | Garin de Montaigu: Master-French, 1207-1227/28 |
 |  | Bertrand de Thessy: Master-French, 1228-1231 |
 |  | Guerin Lebrun: Master-Doubtful, 1231-1236 |
 | | Bertrand de Comps: Master-French, 1236-1239/40 |
 |  | Pierre de Vieille-Bride: Master-French, 1239/40 – 1242 |
 |  | Guillaume de Chateauneuf: Master-French, 1242-1258 |
 |  | Hugues de Revel: Grand Master-French, 1258-1277 |
 |  | Nicolas Lorgne: Grand Master-French, 1277/78 – 1284 |
 |  | Jean de Villiers: Grand Master-French, 1285-1293/94 |
 |  | Odon de Pins: Grand Master-French, 1294-1296 |
 |  | Guillaume de Villaret: Grand Master-French, 1296-1305 |
 | | Foulques de Villaret: Grand Master-French, 1305-1319 |
 |  | Helion de Villeneuve: Grand Master-French, 1319-1346 |
 |  | Dieudonne de Gozon: Grand Master-French, 1346-1353 |
 |  | Pierre de Corneillan: Grand Master-French, 1353-1355 |
 |  | Roger de Pins: Grand Master-French, 1355-1365 |
 |  | Raymond Berenger: Grand Master-French, 365-1374 |
 |  | Robert de Juilliac: Grand Master-French, 1374-1377 |
 |  | Jean Fernandez de Heredia: Grand Master-Spanish, 1377-1383 |
 |  | Richard Caracciolo: Grand Master-Italian, 1383-1395 |
 |  | Philibert de Naillac: Grand Master-French, 1396-1421 |
 |  | Antoine Fluvian de la Riviere: Grand Master-Spanish, 1421-1437 |
 |  | Jean de Lastic: Grand Master- French, 1437-1454 |
 |  | Jacques de Milly: Grand Master-French, 1454-1461 |
 |  | Pierre Raymond Zacosta: Grand Master-Spanish, 1461-1467 |
 |  | Jean-Baptiste Orsini: Grand Master-Italian, 1467-1476 |
 |  | Pierre d’Aubusson, Cardinal: Grand Master-French, 1476-1503 |
 |  | Emery d’Amboise dit Chaumont: Grand Master-French, 1503-1512 |
 |  | Guy de Blanchefort: Grand Master-French, 1512-1513 |
 |  | Fabrice del Carretto: Grand Master-Italian, 1513-1521 |
 |  | Philippe Villiers de l’Isle-Adam: Grand Master – French – 1521-1534 |
 |  | Pierre del Ponte: Grand Master-Italian, 1534-1535 |
 |  | Didier de Saint-Jaille: Grand Master-French, 1535-1536 |
 |  | Jean de Homedes y Coscon: Grand Master-Aragonese, 1536-1553 |
 |  | Claude de la Sengle: Grand Master-French, 1553-1557 |
 |  | Jean Parisot de la Valette: Grand Master-French, 1557-1568 |
 |  | Pietro Ciocchi del Monte San Savino: Grand Master-Italian, 1568-1572 |
 |  | Jean L’Evesque de la Cassière: Grand Master-French, 1572-1582 |
 | | Hugues Loubenx de Verdale: Cardinal-Grand Master-French, 1582-1595 |
 |  | Martin Garzes: Grand Master-Aragonese, 1595-1601 |
 |  | Alof de Wignacourt: Grand Master-French, 1601-1622 |
 |  | Luis Mendes de Vasconcellos: Grand Master Portuguese, 1622-1623 |
 |  | Antoine de Paule: Grand Master-French, 1623-1636 |
 |  | Jean-Baptiste Lascaris de Castellar: Grand Master-French, 1636-1657 |
 |  | Martin de Redin y Cruzat: Grand Master-Aragonese, 1657-1660 |
 |  | Annet de Clermont de Chattes Gessan: Grand Master- French, 1660 |
 |  | Rafael Cotoner y de Oleza: Grand Master-Aragonese, 1660-1663 |
 | | Nicholas Cotoner y de Oleza: Grand Master-Aragonese, 1663-1680 |
 |  | Gregorio Carafa della Roccella: Grand Master-Italian, 1680-1690 |
 | | Adrien de Wignacourt: Grand Master-French, 1690-1697 |
 |  | Ramon Perellos y Rocaful: Grand Master-Aragonese, 1697-1720 |
 |  | Marcantonio Zondadari: Grand Master-Italian, 1720-1722 |
 |  | Antonio Manoel de Vilhena: Grand Master-Portuguese, 1722-1736 |
 |  | Ramon Despuig y Martinez de Marcilla: Grand Master-Aragonese, 1736-41 |
 |  | Manuel Pinto de Fonseca: Grand Master-Portuguese, 1741-1773 |
 |  | Francisco Ximenes de Texada: Grand Master-Aragonese, 1773-1775 |
 |  | Emmanuel de Rohan de Polduc: Grand Master-French, 1775-1797 |
 |  | Ferdinand Von Hompesch zu Bolheim: Grand Master-German, 1797-1798 |
 |  | Paul I, Emperor of Russia: Grand Master-Russian, 1798-1801 |
 |  | Grand Duke Alexander of Russia: Grand Master-Russian, 1913-1933 |
 | | General Pavel Awaloff-Bermondt: Prince Grand Master, 1934 – 1954 |
 |  | Crolian Edelen de Burgh: Grand Master-American, 1960-1973 |
 |  | Roberto Paterno: Grand Master-Italian, 1974-1993 |
 | | George Korey-Krzeczowski: Grand Master-Polish, 1993-1997 |
 |  | Joseph Frendo Cumbo: Grand Master-Maltese, 1997-2006 |
 | Nicholas Papanicolaou: Grand Master-Greek, 2006-2011-*Disassociated | |
 |  | Adrian Busietta: Grand Master-Maltese, 2011-2015 |
 |  | HIRH Sandor Habsburg-Lothringen, Grand Master-Austrian, 2015-Present |