Marc'Antonio Zondadari

Marc'Antonio Zondadari

Fra' Marc'Antonio Zondadari, from Siena, was the 65th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta, from 1720, after the death of Fra Ramon Perellos de Roccaful, till 1722. Although his reign only lasted for two years, he was popular with the Maltese. During his reign Carnival traditions were strengthened with the establishment of the Kukkanja.

His body is buried in a magnificent monument by Massimiliano Soldani Benzi in the St John's Co-Cathedral while his heart was buried in his native Siena, much to the dismay of the Maltese. This monument is baroque work of art in bronze and marble which shows the Grand Master reclining. This is the only monument found in nave of the church because it did not fit in the chapel of the langue of Italy.

External links

• Coins of Grandmaster Marcantonio Zondadari

Preceded by Ramon Perellos y Roccaful

Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller 1720–1722

Succeeded by Antonio Manoel de Vilhena

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Name	Zondadari, Marc'Antonio
Alternative names
Short description	Grand master of the Knights Hospitaller
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1722
Place of death