Emery d'Amboise (1434 – 13 November 1512) was Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller from 1503 to 1512. He was the 41st Grand Master. He succeeded to Pierre d'Aubusson.[1]

Emery d'Amboise
Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
In office
10 July 1503 – 13 November 1512
Preceded byPierre d'Aubusson
Succeeded byGuy de Blanchefort
Personal details
Born1434
Chaumont-sur-Loire, France
Died13 November 1512(1512-11-13) (aged 77–78)
Rhodes
Military service
AllegianceSovereign Military Order of Malta Knights Hospitaller

Early life

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Emery d'Amboise was born in 1434 in the castle of Chaumont-sur-Loire, a stronghold of the powerful family of Amboise. He was the third son of Pierre d'Amboise (1408–1473), chamberlain of Charles VII and Louis XII and Anne of Bueil (1405–1458), daughter of Jean IV Bueil. His younger brother, George, was the future Cardinal d'Amboise, prime minister of Louis XII.

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Preceded by Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
1503–1512
Succeeded by