Rafael Cotoner

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Rafael Cotoner
Nicolas Cotoner
Personal details
Born	1601 St. John's Co-Cathedral
Alma mater	House of Cotoner
Military service
Allegiance	Order of Saint John

Rafael Cotoner y de Oleza (

Nicolas Cotoner

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During Cotoner's reign, the Order of Malta sent troops to Candia, besieged by the Ottomans.

Reign as Grand Master

During his 3-year reign, the Order of Malta sent reinforcements to support Venetians besieged by the Ottomans in Candia (Candia eventually fell after a siege lasting more than two decades in September 1669, almost 6 years after Cotoner's death).^[2] To show their gratitude and appreciation, the Republic of Venice passed a decree allowing members of the Order to appear armed within the Republic's dominions, something which had never been granted to the Republic's subjects themselves.^[3]

It was during Raphael's tenure as Grand Master that the Italian

External links

• Coins of Grandmaster Rafael Cotoner Archived 2014-11-05 at the Wayback Machine

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