Russian Grand Priory - Timeline.

1698	Czar Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia had sent a delegation to Malta under Field Marshal Boyard Boris Petrovitch Sheremeteff.
1766-1769	under Empress Catherine II the Great Russian Naval Officers were trained at Malta.
1775	The Polish Priory had been formed as part of the German Langue.
1782	Catherine's son, Grand Duke Paul visited De Rohan in Malta.
1782	The conversion of the English Langue into the Anglo-Bavarian Langue with the formation of the Grand Priory of Ebensburg in Bavaria, created from the revenues of the suppressed Jesuit Order in Bavaria.
1783	18th July King George III of England consents to the creation of the Anglo-Bavarian Langue.
1789	Bailiff Count Giulio Renato de Litta who had been involved in the organisation of the Baltic Fleet took up service at St Petersburg and became involved in the war against Sweden.
1785	Polish Priory transferred to the Anglo-Bavarian Langue.
1793	Land owned by the Polish Priory was part of the territory partitioned by Russia.
1797	4/15th January Convention between The Order and Paul I, converting the Polish Priory into a Russian Grand Priory.
1797	7th August; The Sacred Council approved of the Convention
1797	17/28th November; additional articles appended to the Convention.
1797	29th November/10th December, The inauguration of the Grand Priory of Russia (Catholic).
1798	1st June; The Treaty drawn up between the Order and Paul I to create "a new Foundation" of the Order of Malta...."for the Nobility of the Greek Religion"
1798	June 11th Through Napolean's Invasion, Malta signed over to the French.
1798	26th August, Hompesch deposed by the Order in Russia.
1798	27th October/7th November, Paul I elected as Grand Master which he accepted on the 13th November/24th November.
1798	29th November/10th December, Emperor Paul I, investiture as Grand Master & Proclamation of the Emperor Paul I creating 98 Commanderies for Russian Nobles. Bailiff Count Giulio Renato de Litta appointed as Lieutenant Grand Master.
1798/1799	Ukase issued 28th December 1798/8th January 1799 terms the new foundation for Russian Nobles as the "Russian Grand Priory", and the previous Catholic Grand Priory as the "Russian Catholic Grand Priory".
1799	14th March, Russian Court informed of papal disapproval for the Election of Paul I as Grand Master.
1799	17th March, de Litta replaced as Lieutenant Grand Master by Field Marshal General Bailiff Count Nicholas Soltikoff.
1799	26th June Emperor Paul I had added by Ukase, a further 20 Commanderies to the 98.
1799	6th July Grand Master Hompesch abdicates bringing the schism in the Order to an end.
1799	21st July/1st August 1799 Ukase 19.044 issued governing the Family Commanderies.
1799	23rd October The Translation of the relics into Russia.
1799	The Order consists of four Langues, The Russian Langue, for the Italian and Latin Langue, the French Langue, the Allemande (German) Langue.
1800	5th September; British take possession of Malta.
1801	22nd March, Paul I murdered.
1802	27th March The Treaty of Amiens was finalised allowing the restoration of Malta to the Order, but preventing any resurrected, English and French Langues.
1803	9th February Giovanni Battista Tommasi di Cortona appointed Grand Master. Restoring a Roman Catholic Grand Master. Convent located at Messina.
1804	In February 1804 the Convent is moved to Catania.
1805	12th May 1805 Hompesch died at a Convent in Montpellier.
1805	13th June, Tommasi died. Innico-Maria Guevara-Suardo is appointed as Lieutenant GM.
1805	17th June, Bailiff Giuseppe Caracciolo di Sant Eramo elected as GM. Election rejected by the Pope Pius VII.
1807	21st October the Pope confirmed Guevara-Suardo to remain as the Lieutenant Grand Master finally rejecting Caracciolo.
1809	10th February the Russian Grand Priories recognise Guevara-Suardo as Lieutenant Grand Master withdrawing their previous support from Caracciolo.
1810	26th Feb (OS) Ukase issued removes income from both Russian Grand Priories, but funds continued activities.
1811	20th Nov (OS) Ukase allows the property of Family Commanderies of the Order, to be redeemed by the Family Commanders as personal property or become State properties.
1817	Russian Citizen refused permission to wear the Decoration of the Roman Catholic Order of Malta - known as the Lazareff Judgement.
1825	Nicholas I restores the two Chapels of the Order in Worontoff Palace.
1826	In May 1826 the Convent of the Order is moved to Ferrara.
1834	In 1834 the Convent is moved to the Palazzo Malta on the Via Condotti, in Rome.
1848	Nicholas Loumer (Belgium) publishes a book on Knighthood which states the two Russian Priories existed.
1858	Sir Bernard Burke issued a book on Knighthood which states the two Russian Priories existed - probaly relying on Loumer's research.
1889	Permission to Prince A V Troubletzkoy to wear the Decoration of the Russian Grand Priory in 1867 is renewed under Alexander II.
1912	Count Vladimir Armfeldt a member of the Russian Grand Priory receives permission to wear his decoration.
1917/18	Russian Revolution brings all activities of the Russian Grand Priory to an end.
1919	Relics of the Order taken to Copenhagen to Villa of Empress (mother of Nicholas II)
1928	June 24th Re-establishment of the activities of the Russian Grand Priory.
1928	Relics of the Order bequeathed by Empress to Prinncess Yelena of Yugoslavia (sister to the King) and placed in the Royal Palace in Belgrade.
1932	Paris Group seek rapprochment with the Roman Catholic Order - refused on the ground the members are not all Roman catholic.
1939	Creation of the Priory of Dacia (in Denmark) by members of the 1928 Paris group as a sub-Priory of the Russian Grand Priory. Not fully established until after the War allowed normallised communications.
1941	Transfer of the Relics of the Order to Ostrog Monastery for safe keeping.
1945	Transfer of the Relics of the Order to Museum at Cetinje.
1955	15th Feb Russian Grand Priory incorporated under French Law.

Amended 18th November 2004.

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