Filippo di Colloredo-Mels

Filippo di Colloredo-Mels
Lieutenant Grand Master of the Order of Saint John
In office
January 1845  October 1864
Preceded by Carlo Candida
Succeeded by Alessandro Borgia
Personal details
Born 29 November 1779
Udine
Died 9 October 1864
Recanati
Nationality Italian

Filippo di Colloredo-Mels (29 November 1779 in Udine – 9 October 1864 in Recanati) was a leader of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

From the Austrian noble family of the counts of Colloredo-Mels, his decision to join the Order was a sudden one - he was inscribed in it on 28 November 1779, when he was less than a year old. He made his adult profession to join it on 8 May 1840 and succeeded Carlo Candida as its lieutenant general in 1834, holding the post until his death, when he was succeeded by Alessandro Borgia.

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