John de Salis, 9th Count de Salis-Soglio
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John Bernard Philip Humbert de Salis, 9th Count de Salis-Soglio,[2] TD, John da Buri, Graf v. Salis-Soglio, (London, 16 November 1947-Cà Buri, Mezzane di Sotto, Veneto, Italy 14 March 2014[3]); SRI Comes, Illustris et Magnificus, was a Count de Salis-Soglio. He was a ICRC delegate and envoy; Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion (2000) of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (knight, 1974), and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Order of Malta with Swords, first ambassador of the Order to Thailand 1986–98, Cambodia 1993–98, president of its Swiss Association (1995-2000) and of CIOMAL (Comité International de l'Ordre de Malte), 2000–08; British soldier and lawyer; Valpolicella vigneron and hereditary Knight of the Golden Spur.[4]
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The Count de Salis | |
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Preceded by | John Eugène, 8th Count de Salis |
Succeeded by | John-Maximilian Henry, 10th Count de Salis-Soglio |
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Born | (1947-11-16)16 November 1947 London |
Died | 14 March 2014(2014-03-14) (aged 66) Mezzane di Sotto, Veneto, Italy |
Nationality | UK/SOM/Swiss/Italian |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |