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Martin de Redin

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Martin de Redin
Portrait by Mattia Preti
Viceroy of Sicily
In office
1656–1657
MonarchKing Philip III
Preceded byJuan Tellez-Girón y Enriquez de Ribera
Succeeded byPedro Rubeo
Grand Master of the Order of Saint John
In office
17 August 1657 – 6 February 1660
MonarchKing Philip III
Preceded byGiovanni Paolo Lascaris
Succeeded byAnnet de Clermont-Gessant
Personal details
Born1579
Pamplona, Navarre
Died6 February 1660
Malta
Resting placeSt. John's Co-Cathedral
NationalitySpanish
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Sicily
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Order of Saint John

Fra' Martin de Redin (Pamplona, 1579 – Malta, 6 February 1660) was a Spanish military and political figure, and the 58th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta. He became Grand Prior of the Order of Malta of Navarra in 1641, and Viceroy of Sicily in 1656.

He was elected Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller in 1657 after the death of Giovanni Paolo Lascaris. During his rule, he commissioned the building of 13 de Redin watch towers around the coast of Malta. These towers created a line of communication around the island to give warning of the approach of corsairs and pirates.

De Redin also created a corps of 4,000 musketeers, and brought in food and supplies from Sicily when Malta suffered a shortage during his reign.

Saint Mark's Tower in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq was completed in 1658. It was the third of the De Redin towers.
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Preceded by Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
1657–1660
Succeeded by