Adrien de Wignacourt
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|birth_date = 1618
|birth_place = France
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Fra' Adrien de Wignacourt (1618 – 4 February 1697) was the 63rd Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta from 1690 to 1697.{{cite web
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He was the nephew of Fra Alof de Wignacourt. He was elected Grand Master after the death of Fra Gregorio Carafa in 1690.
He died in 1697Denaro, Victor F. (1959). [http://mhs.eu.pn/mh/19591.html Houses in Kingsway and Old Bakery Street, Valletta] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014317/http://mhs.eu.pn/mh/19591.html |date=2015-11-17 }}. Melita historica. Journal of the Malta Historical Society. 2 (4). p. 2015. and was succeeded by Fra Ramon Perellos.
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External links
- [http://coinsofmalta.com/jag-collection-20-adrien-wignacourt/ Coins of Grandmaster Adrien de Wignacourt]
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