Knights of Malta

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"This Order, which at various times in the
progress of its history. received the names of
Knights Hospitallers, Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights of Rhodes, and lastly Knights of Malta, was the oldest and one of the most important of the religious and military orders of Knighthood which sprang into existence during the Crusades, which were instituted for the recovery of the Holy Land.

lt owes its origin to the Hospitallers of Jerusalem, that wholly religious and charitable Order, which was established at Jerusalem in 1048 by some pious and benevolent merchants of the Italian city of Amalfi, for the succour of poor and distressed Latin pilgrims."The origin of Freemasonry and Knights templar" by Bennett, John Richardson, (1907) pg. 154

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Guy de Blanchefort (1446 – 1513) was the 42nd Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller (later know as Sovereign Military Order of Malta) from 1512 to 1513.

Guy de Blanchefor's uncle was Pierre d'Aubusson  which was the 40th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller (later know as Sovereign Military Order of Malta) from 1476–1503.

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In 1998, Daikaku Chodoin presented Michael Jackson with the Honorary Chairmanship of the United World Karate Association and a godan (fifth degree) black belt. Michael Jackson's clothing clearly show the emblem of Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta.