Martín Garzés

Fra Martín Garzés (circa 1525 − 7 February 1601^[1]) was a Spanish knight of Aragon who served as the 53rd Grand Master of the Order of Malta, between 1595 and 1601. He became the Grand Master of the Order after the death of Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle. His suit of armour is found in the Palace Armoury at Valletta.

Martín Garzés
Grand Master of the Order of Saint John
In office 8 May 1595 – 7 February 1601
Monarchs	King Philip I King Philip II
Preceded by	Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle
Succeeded by	Alof de Wignacourt
Personal details
Born	1525
Died	7 February 1601(1601-02-07) (aged 74–75) Malta
Resting place	St. John's Co-Cathedral
Nationality	Spanish
Military service
Allegiance	Order of Saint John

Biography

Garzés was born around 1525.^[1]

Portrait of Garzés, circa 1643.

External links

• Coins of Grandmaster Martin Garzez Archived 2014-11-05 at the Wayback Machine