inscription above French Consulate in Rhodes Town
This stone panel dated 1492 sits above the door of the Inn of the French, which is one of the many inns which stand on the Street of the Knights (Odhós Ippotón) in Rhodes Town. These inns housed the different national and linguistic groupings of knights affiliated to the Knights of St John before they were eventually driven out by the Ottoman Turks after a siege in 1522.
The building now houses the French Consulate.
The stone carries a dedication to Émery d'Amboise who was in 1492 the Grand Prior of France, and was later to serve as Grand Master of the Order of St John from 1503-1512.
inscription above French Consulate in Rhodes Town
This stone panel dated 1492 sits above the door of the Inn of the French, which is one of the many inns which stand on the Street of the Knights (Odhós Ippotón) in Rhodes Town. These inns housed the different national and linguistic groupings of knights affiliated to the Knights of St John before they were eventually driven out by the Ottoman Turks after a siege in 1522.
The building now houses the French Consulate.
The stone carries a dedication to Émery d'Amboise who was in 1492 the Grand Prior of France, and was later to serve as Grand Master of the Order of St John from 1503-1512.