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Description: | Born in Co. Waterford, Ireland, son of the Lord of the Manor of St John, James Wyse, Andrew was received into the Order on the 17 May, 1582, in Malta. Since Henry VIII had suppressed the English Tongue in 1540, the few remaining English Knights lived in exile there. In 1588 he was appointed titular (because he could not hold office in England) Bailiff of Egle, and in 1591 he appealed to the Court of Rome against the appointment of Francis Astorg de Segreville, a Frenchman and nephew of Grand Master Verdala, as Grand Prior of England. Contesting the case on grounds that the Frenchman was ineligible by birth, Wyse triumphed and was nominated Grand Prior of England by Papal Bull in 1593. The Frenchman was consoled with the Bailiwick of Egle. In 1595 he was sent as ambassador to Rome to announce the election of Grand Master Matino Garzes and offer obedience in his name. He seems to have gained the Commandery of Maruggio and a pension of 1,000 Scudi on the Priory of Castile. By 1602 he was obviously Councillor to King Philip of Spain in the Kingdom of Naples, according to the inscription on this painting. He died in Malta in 1631. | Subjects: | portrait (Andrew Wyse Grand Prior of England) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Maltese School Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8603... | Go to resource |
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