Valletta, MT
Jean Parisot de Valette held Malta
Jean Parisot de Valette held Malta through the siege of 1565, then immediately began building a fortified city so it could never be besieged that way again. He laid the foundation stone on 28 March 1566. De Valette died of a stroke on 21 August 1568, aged 74.
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