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    In 1530, King Charles V of Spain, as King of Sicily, gave the Knights of St. John what territories as a fiefdom?

    Question #94271. Asked by author. (Apr 03 08 10:57 AM)


    triviapaul

    		Malta, Gozo and Tripoli

    "After seven years of moving from place to place in Europe the Knights became established in 1530 when the Holy Roman Emperor, King Charles V of Spain, as King of Sicily, gave them Malta[6], Gozo and the North African port of Tripoli in perpetual fiefdom in exchange for an annual fee of a single Maltese falcon, which they were to send on All Souls Day to the King's representative, the Viceroy of Sicily.[7] (This historical fact was used as the plot hook in Dashiell Hammett's famous book The Maltese Falcon.)"

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Hospitaller

    Apr 03 08, 11:37 AM

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