Order of Saint John, 1530

Order of Saint John, 1530

In 1530 the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V of Spain, gave the Maltese islands to the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in perpetual lease; they ruled the islands until 1798. Their flag was red, with a white cross widening at the ends, and has been depicted with tails streaming from the fly. A modern plain version is flying today at the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta, St. John Bastion, in Valletta.

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