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By 1511, the Hospitaliers on [[Rhodes]] were aware that it would only be a matter of time before the [[Ottoman Empire]] attempted to take the island. Thus, l'Isle-Adam began selling off their library to customers such as [[Sofia Sartor]]. The [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] knew from his reputation that l'Isle-Adam was a brave man.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> | By 1511, the Hospitaliers on [[Rhodes]] were aware that it would only be a matter of time before the [[Ottoman Empire]] attempted to take the island. Thus, l'Isle-Adam began selling off their library to customers such as [[Sofia Sartor]]. The [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] knew from his reputation that l'Isle-Adam was a brave man.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> | ||
In 1522, the Ottoman Sultan [[Suleiman I]] besieged the Hospitalier fortress on Rhodes for six months. Under l'Isle-Adam, the Hospitaliers resisted the siege, and negotiated the capitulation and departure of the knights in 1523.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' - [[War letters]]</ref> | In 1522, the Ottoman Sultan [[Suleiman I]] besieged the Hospitalier [[Forts|fortress]] on Rhodes for six months. Under l'Isle-Adam, the Hospitaliers resisted the siege, and negotiated the capitulation and departure of the knights in 1523.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' - [[War letters]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In the ''Revelations'' novel, Ezio refers to l'Isle-Adam as the Grand Master of the Hospitaliers, despite the latter only reaching that position in 1521, ten years after the events of the novel. | *In the ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|Revelations]]''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)| novel]], Ezio refers to l'Isle-Adam as the Grand Master of the Hospitaliers, despite the latter only reaching that position in 1521, ten years after the events of the novel. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 05:46, 22 October 2016
Philippe Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1464 – 21 August 1534) was the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier from 1521 to his death.
By 1511, the Hospitaliers on Rhodes were aware that it would only be a matter of time before the Ottoman Empire attempted to take the island. Thus, l'Isle-Adam began selling off their library to customers such as Sofia Sartor. The Assassin Mentor Ezio Auditore da Firenze knew from his reputation that l'Isle-Adam was a brave man.[1]
In 1522, the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I besieged the Hospitalier fortress on Rhodes for six months. Under l'Isle-Adam, the Hospitaliers resisted the siege, and negotiated the capitulation and departure of the knights in 1523.[2]
Trivia
- In the Revelations novel, Ezio refers to l'Isle-Adam as the Grand Master of the Hospitaliers, despite the latter only reaching that position in 1521, ten years after the events of the novel.