Relations between France and Malta in the Early Modern period

Anne Brogini (1)

1 CMMC - Centre de la Méditerranée Moderne et Contemporaine

Relations between France and Malta were mainly due to the presence of the Order of St John, thanks to the important role played by the French Langues and the French Knights, whose number grew in the Order and in the Convent from the end of the 16th century. Maritime trade was firts used by the Hospitallers for the exclusive supply of their Convent, and ythus contributed to gradually link France to Malta through its main Mediterranean port, Marseilles.

Keywords: Trade; Malta; Marseilles; Hospitallers of Saint-John

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences

Anne Brogini. Relations between France and Malta in the Early Modern period. Malta and France. Shared Histories, New Visions, The Presidency Culture Symposia Series, Presidence of Malta and Embassy of France in Malta, Malta, pp.21-34, 2023. ⟨hal-04513907⟩